NAPOLI

NAPLES

The city of the siren Partenope

The imagination of the contemporary traveler gets lost in the alleys, after crossing Piazza del Plebiscito, touching the Royal Palace, the San Carlo Theater, and Via Toledo, aiming here and there at the surprising green patches of Capodimonte, the vegetable gardens and the Posillipine parks and the coastal cliffs of yellow tuff.

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01.

THE ROYAL PALACE

Majestic and unmistakable due to its Pompeian red color clearly visible from the sea, the Royal Palace complex, the work of the greatest architects, defines a fundamental quadrant of the city centre and houses works of art with sumptuous decorations and furnishings inside.

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CASTLES

From the top of the Vomero hill, the highest point of the city, to the sea, on the islet of Megaride, the four castles of Naples impose themselves on the eye, each one for its own particularity and uniqueness. Four stone giants, where the history of Naples and the southern kingdom was made.

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CHURCHES

Hundreds of churches of eras and styles that the centuries have mixed and integrated, each leaving the imprint of its most talented and representative artists. Architectural superimpositions that incorporate the remains of Greek and Roman temples and civil structures. And domes that rise boldly, watching over the city.

04.

BETWEEN DECUMANS AND HINGES

For the Greeks they were the "plateiai", for the Romans the "decumani": the three main arteries that have defined the layout of the ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for twenty-seven centuries.

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SQUARES AND GALLERIES

Daughters of the various urban interventions that have shaped the city, squares have been an affirmation of power, legitimization of changes, consecration of talents and exercise of style. Never simple open spaces between palaces and churches, but monumental scenographies with a precise identity.

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GARDENS

Two centuries of history for the Royal Botanical Garden of Naples, the work of Bourbon botanists who also left their signature on other ancient city parks. Green masterpieces, luxuriant caskets of Mediterranean flora and rare species, embellished with historical testimonies and dreamy landscapes.

07.

AQUARIUM AND ZOOLOGICAL STATION

The oldest aquarium in Europe, directly connected to the sea, as it was already at its foundation in the 1800s, when it was opened on the waterfront with the new Zoological Station, founded by the Darwinian scientist Anton Dohrn. Today a marine biology research center of world excellence.

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MUSEUMS

The great and long history of Naples is told and enhanced by an extraordinary museum network that benefits from prestigious seats in monumental buildings, themselves unmissable attractions in the exploration of the city. From the treasures of antiquity to the testimonies of faith up to contemporary art.

09.

SUBMERGED PARK

It is the sea continuation of the Environmental Archaeological Park on the hill of Posillipo, where the maritime villas of the Romans once stood. The smallest Marine Protected Area in Campania extends into the bay below, to protect valuable underwater habitats, all around the island of Gaiola.

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SAN GREGORIO ARMENO

A street famous throughout the world, whose name and fame are inextricably linked to the crib art, which has become one of the recognized typical features of Naples since the eighteenth century. And, in addition to the famous shops, the ancient convent and the beautiful church of San Gregorio with the miracle of Santa Patrizia.

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FOUNTAINS

Almost all of them began their Life as monuments in places other than those they currently contribute to embellishing. Thus, beyond their artistico value, the fountains of Naples participate in the narration of the history of the city

NAPLES - The Vergiliano Park in Piedigrotta

Only a vowel changes in the adjective but the reference fo the poet Virgil remains in both cases,...

NAPLES - The Villa Comunale along the sea

A public walk along the sea. It was in 1692 when the viceroy of that time, Luis Francisco de la...

Castle St. Elmo

From the top of the Vomero Hill, Castel Sant’Elmo dominates the whole city and represents an ideal...

NAPLES - Castel dell'Ovo on the islet of Megaride

The history of Castel dell’Ovo (literally "Egg Castle") cannot be separated from the one of the...

The Zoological Station Anton Dohrn and the Aquarium of Naples

The zoological station of Naples is a scientific excellence of international level and a precious...