Naples and the Italian Royal Pizza

Naples is the southern culinary capital of Italy. The Pizza was born here in honor of Queen Margherita di Savoia in 1889. The queen was visiting the city ...after the unification of Italy (1861) and the Neapolitan served her a pizza topped with ingredients in the colors of the Italian flag: green (basil), white (mozzarella) and red (tomato). It was a great success and since then, this particular kind of pizza; which has been named after the queen, has become the most popular pizza in Italy and in the world.  It is called Pizza Margherita.

Tommaso De Poi

Founder/Owner

Tommaso De Poi, founder of Trips 2 Italy, was born at the foot of the Alps in Lake Como, Italy. He developed a love of skiing, but as he grew, the waters of Lake Como became his passion. Growing up in Italy made him uniquely qualified to be able to share the love of his country with anyone who asks.