Club entertainment in Italy
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Galleria 19
Set in a long, cavernous cellar scattered with chesterfields and industrial lamps, this cool and edgy club draws a uni crowd early in the week and 20/30- somethings with its Friday and Saturday electronica sessions. It's also home to one of the city's best mixologists, Gianluca Morziello, famed for his Cucumber Slumber. At the time of research, plans were under way to also open the space as a daytime cafe/bar.
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New Valentino
A rollicking-good time disco with pulsating lights, punchy music and the aesthetic surprise of some pretty, traditional majolica tilework.
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Taverna Anema e Core
Lying beyond a humble exterior is one of the island’s most famous nightspots, Taverna Anema e Core, run by the charismatic Guido Lembo. This smooth and sophisticated bar-cum-nightclub attracts an appealing mixture of super chic and casually dressed punters, here for the relaxed atmosphere and regular live music, including unwaveringly authentic Neapolitan guitar strumming and singing.
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Gattopardo
This gorgeous Champagne-coloured space in a deconsecrated church is filled with flickering candles and baroque-style furniture. Gattopardo’s clientele is equally aesthetically blessed.
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Il Sale
One of the recommended drinking spot in Ortygia is Il Sale.
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Club Milano
Club Milano is a sports centre with a popular pizzeria. It has a Latin night on Wednesday.
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Bond
A grunge-free late-nighter on the Naviglio Grande, owned by stylish retailer Claudio Antonioli.
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Link Associated
Historic music club famous for its experimental art shows, video projections and multimedia events.
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Le Banque
Centrally located, this former bank has decent beats, a languid lounge bar and a mood-lit restaurant.
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Mandracchio
Dance until dawn, with Italian hits on Friday and the latest in international DJ dance numbers on Saturday.
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Gasoline
Nights include Thursday’s electro grunge Popstartz, Friday’s techno/house Queen and Saturday’s disorderly Disorder.
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Shocking Club
A huge, popular club that hosts various nights; DJs spin everything from ’80s schlock to commercial house to hip hop.
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Ex-Ex
Underground in mood and quite literally, this happening club attracts top DJs from Berlin, Amsterdam and other hot-sound European cities.
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Velvet Zone
A historic Naples club, the Velvet rocks to different tunes on different nights. Expect anything from minimal techno to house, retro and rock.
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Quartiere Latino
Another tried and tested favourite is Gallipoli's oldest disco, Quartiere Latino. Things don't get going until 23:00 and it stays open until the early morning.
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Exmud
This (literally) underground club serves up a staple of house anthems to a regular and lively young posse. There's a cocktail lounge and a chilled-out courtyard.
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Oxidiana
Pantelleria's only disco is full to the gunwales in summer. The building is built from black lava, which gives it an eerie atmosphere at night. It also runs a popular pizzeria.
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Conte Staccio
With an under-the-stars terrace, Contestaccio is a laidback cocktail bar with an arched white interior that hosts DJs and regular live gigs. Admission is usually free in the week.
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Gattopardo
This gorgeous Champagne-coloured space in a deconsecrated church is filled with flickering candles and baroque-style furniture. Gattopardo’s clientele is equally aesthetically blessed.
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Music on the Rocks
This is one of the town’s few genuine nightspots and one of the best clubs on the coast. Music on the Rocks is dramatically carved into the tower at the eastern end of Spiaggia Grande. Join the flirty good-looking crowd and some of region’s top DJs spinning mainstream house and reliable disco.
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Lian Club
Brick-arched Lian Club is an intimate place to see up-and-coming local bands and is friendly, relaxed and fun. Entrance is usually €5 (free if you’ve eaten here) and drinks are cheap too.
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Hollywood
This is the club frequented by footballers and supermodels, and those that come to gawk at them. If you make it in, you might see the next scandal in the making, or you might wonder what the fuss is about.
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Qube
Rome's multilevel clubbing giant has retro, live disco and death rock on Thursdays; gay night Muccassassina (www.muccassassina.com in Italian) on Fridays; and hip-hop, disco revival and electro on Saturdays.
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La Pavonière
DJ sessions and live bands by the pool is the thrust of this fabulous Miami-style summer project by Tenax – apéritif and cocktail bar with music until late around the swimming pool in Parco delle Cascine.
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Supperclub
Is it a bar? Is it a restaurant? Is it a cabaret joint? No, it's the Supperclub! Resembling its cousin in Amsterdam, but with less reefer, here you recline on white divans, eat a violin-serenaded dinner, and then strut your designer-clad stuff in the disco.
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