Naples showcases pizza Nativity scene in Basilica di S. Chiara over the Christmas season.

Pizza-makers in Naples have teamed up with local Christmas crib artisans to create a large Nativity scene made entirely from pizza dough.

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The unconventional Christmas scene, mounted on a giant pizza base, will be on display throughout the festive period in the city's Basilica of S. Chiara.

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The pizza Nativity was made to celebrate three years since the art of the "pizzaiuolo" - twirling the dough and baking it in a wood-fired brick oven - was added to the Unesco world intangible heritage list.

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The Christmas scene was made by the Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani (APN) together with the S. Gregorio Armeno crib artisans, and can be seen until 10 January 2021.

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