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Palazzo Carafa della Spina 45 Via Benedetto Croce, Naples, 80134 | ![]() |
The sumptuous Carafa della Spina Palace was constructed at the end of 1500 and its interior was completely renovated in the first half of 1700. The facade is livened up by the presence of several floors with Rococo balco... more
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Bosco di Capodimonte 2 Via Miano, Naples, 80100 | ![]() |
The Royal Woods that extends around the palace of Capodimonte for some one-hundred-twenty-four hectares, was born in 1735 as the hunting reserve of king Carlo III of Bourbon. The original consistence and layout of plants... more
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Chiesa Santa Maria della Sanita Piazza Sanita no.14, Naples, 80136 | ![]() |
An ancient image of the Virgin Mary from the 5th or 6th century, in a small church annex of the crypt of San Gaudioso, is part of the original construction of the Monastic complex...
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Catacombe di San Gaudioso via Sanita n.124, Naples, 80136 | ![]() |
Also present in the Catacombs of San Gaudioso are seventeenth century portraits using the skulls of nobles (see above). In the 1600s, nobles subscribed to a funerary practice which, by modern standards, is morbid, to say... more
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La Villa Floridiana Via Cimarosa, Portici, Naples, 80100 | ![]() |
The hilly Vomero district is easily reached from the centre by taking the cable car in Via Cimarosa. At the top, the visitor can enjoy the park that surrounds Villa Floridiana built by Ferdinand I Bourbon for his beloved... more
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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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Piazza Bellini Piazza Vincenzo Bellini, Naples, 80135 | ![]() |
The piazza was developed over several years and serves as one of the the boundaries to the Greco-Roman city. At the centre of the piazza, you will see the remains of a wall dating back to the fourth century B.C. which ru... more
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Paestum Largo Archeologi, Salerno, Salerno, 84132 | ![]() |
Paestum is one of the most evocative archeological sites involving the Greek civilisation in the whole of Italy. It is located around 100 kilometres South of Naples, in the administrative district of Capaccio. The ancien... more
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Orto Botanico Via Foria, Naples, 80100 | ![]() |
A broad, double flight of steps to the left of the Albergo dei Poveri in Via Foria leads to the Botanical Garden created by Giuseppe Bonaparte, the king of Naples and brother of Napoleon, during the brief French dominati... more
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