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| Chiesa della Pieta dei Turchini 19 Via Medina, Naples, 80133 |  |
The orphanage and the church Pieta dei Turchini were built between 1592 and 1607 by the congregation of the Oratorio dei Bianchi. The institution took in abandoned children and the name of the church referred to the whit... more
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| Celebration of the Epiphany All over the city, Naples | |
In the late 15th century when Turks were marauding the Balkans, many Albanian communities were welcomed to Southern Italy. One of these established the village of Piana degli Albanesi near Palermo. The people integrated ... more
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| Casina Pompeiana Villa Comunale - Riviera di Chiaia, Naples, 80121 | |
The Neo-classical building was built in 1870 and was called 'Pompeiorama', because it housed a permanent exhibition of images from Pompeii - first looked after by the artist F.Maldarelli and then by the photographer Laur... more
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| Campi Flegrei - Baia, Bacoli, Miseno Bacoli, Bacoli, 80070 | |
The present area covered by the town of Bacoli includes some important Roman sites and has its roots in Greek mythology. Hercules, after having defeated Geryon, built some stables here where he housed the oxen of the def... more
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| Chiesa di San Pietro ad Aram 292 Corso Umberto I, Naples, 80138 | |
Legend has it that the origins of this church lie in the coming of St Peter to Naples, where he took his first mass at the altar in the atrium. This is commemorated in the painting which hangs above the altar, attributed... more
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| Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola Piazza Plebiscito, Naples, 80132 | |
The Church of San Francesco di Paola was built as an offering from Ferdinando di Borbone after his return from exile in Palermo during the french occupation. The project was drawn up by the architect Pietro Bianchi in 18... more
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| Chiesa Luterana 5 Via Carlo Poerio, Naples, 80121 | |
Thanks to the Swiss banker Meuricoffre, who lived in Naples from 1760 onwards, the Lutheran church in Naples became fairly widely accepted from 1808. The neo-gothic Lutheran church (1862-1865) was founded on a plot beque... more
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| Chiesa Anglicana 15 Via San Pasquale a Chiaia, Naples, 80121 | |
In 1860 non-Catholic cults, forbidden by Rome, met only in foreign embassy's, that is to say, on foreign soil. The Anglican cult met at the British Consulate, Palazzo Calabritto. It was consecrated by the first Bishop of... more
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| Campi Flegrei - I Laghi Vico Basilio Puoti, Naples, 80134 | |
The Campi Flegrei is an unsettled and intriguing area, capable of evoking fear, superstitions, myths, and legends. The Averno lake, created 4000 years ago by a violent volcanic explosion, was believed by the ancients to ... more
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| Chiesa di San Severo al Pendino 286 Via Duomo, Naples, 80138 | |
San Severo was built in 1575 on the grounds of the ancient church and hospital Santa Maria a Selice. It was modified and restructured bewteen 1599 and 1620, according to a design...
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