Presentation of the city (4.38 MB).The city of Naples, in close collaboration with the Campania Region, the Province of Naples and the Italian Government, endorsed the request of the ASI and is a candidate to host the IAC and the Space Expo in 2012.
Naples is an ancient city full of history, a meeting place of civilizations and cultures. A strategic hub in the Mediterranean for economic trades and a center for the dissemination of culture and scientific research, at the center of air routes. One of the most important poles of the Italian astronautics industry, a modern city, open and connected with its seaport - the second in the world after Hong Kong for passenger traffic - Capodichino International Airport and a modern and efficient transport system, that combines underground art with high speed.