Naples Italy Tourist Information
Toledo Street has been, since the 16th century, one of the most beautiful and important arteries of the city of Naples Italy both from a commercial, cultural and historical point of view. It was built in 1536 at the behest of the viceroy Pedro Alvarez de Toledo. It is 1.2 km long and, starting from Dante Square, leads to Trieste and Trento Square. Among the main noble palaces you will find Cirella Palace, Zevallos Palace, Lieto Palace, De Rosa and Trabucco Palace. Those upstream still retain the original appearance of the sixteenth century with narrow alleys that rise towards the mountain, are still known as Spanish Quarters. On Toledo Street in Naples Italy there are elegant shops, department stores and the headquarters of the major banks in the ancient noble palaces. Always animated by a lively crowd, it is the heart of the city “struscio” (which in addition to them the name used throughout Italy for the walk on the main street on holidays is also used to define the Holy Week walk on the occasion of the visit to Sepulchres, right on Toledo Street). On both sides, populous neighborhoods grew. They were built to accommodate the Spanish military garrisons […]
Via Toledo, Naples, Italy
Chiaia Street is one of the most famous and elegant streets in the historic center of Naples Italy, a favorite destination for city shopping, full of boutiques and characteristic shops, but also of picturesque views and buildings of historical and architectural interest. If you are in Plebiscito Square, the walk along Chiaia Street is an alternative and pleasant way to reach the Chiaia Riviera. The pedestrian street starting from Trieste e Trento Square, adjacent to Plebiscito Sqaure, ends on the opposite side on Martiri Sqaure which in turn leads to the Riviera di Chiaia. The road was intended to connect the city with the Phlegraean Fields. Until 1782 it was also characterized by the presence of a door, known as the Santo Spirito, Chiaia or Romana door. Along the road between clothing boutiques, leather goods shops and typical products, on the right side, you reach the corner with Salita Sant’anna di Palazzo where the famous Antica Pizzeria Brandi is located, that of pizza Margherita. In this pizzeria you can read, on display in one of its premises, the letter of thanks from the Queen of Italy Margherita of Savoy. The letter, dated 1889, was sent by the Queen to the […]
Via Chiaia, Naples, Italy
The Spanish Quarters have been portrayed for many years as a place to be avoided, one of the most dangerous areas of the historic center of Naples Italy. Fortunately, in recent years, the Spanish Quarters have been re-evaluated and have become one of the main tourist attractions of the city, a place made up of narrow alleys, clothes hanging out in the sun, small taverns, elements that best represent the soul of Naples Italy and the Neapolitans. The birth of these quarters is linked to the period in which the Spaniards ruled in Naples, in fact they were born with the intention of finding accommodation for the many soldiers present in the city at the time. Since their birth, the Spanish Quarters in Naples Italy were immediately a disreputable place of perdition, where soldiers came to seek entertainment and where many crimes and abuses were committed. In fact, in recent years we have tried to do a lot to make the area safer and re-evaluate the many architectural jewels hidden in neighborhoods usually not very popular with tourists. The area thus began to experience rehabilitation from a tourist point of view. Thanks to the particular urban layout, to the new […]
Quartieri Spagnoli, Naples, Italy
The Basilica of Gesù Vecchio is one of the basilicas of Naples Italy; it is located in Giovanni Paladino Street, in the heart of the historic city center. The temple is called Basilica of Gesù Vecchio due to the fact that later, due to the expansion of the Society of Jesus, a new much larger church was built a short distance away, known as the Church of Nuovo Gesù (or of the Greater Trinity). It was the first Jesuit church in Naples Italy: its construction began in 1555 and it became the first place of worship for the Order of the Society of Jesus in the city. The church has a facade, built in the late seventeenth century by Giovan Domenico Vinaccia, in baroque style with a slightly convex shape: in the center there is the entrance door, surmounted by a large rectangular window. The interior of the Basilica of Gesù Vecchio has a latin cross architectural structure, with a single nave and side chapels, and preserves numerous works of art. The main altar contains a sculpture of the Immaculate that belonged to Don Placido. Very well known is the Feast of the Privileged Saturday falls on the first Saturday […]
Via Giovanni Paladino, 38, Naples, Italy
The Naples Seafront, Partenope Street, Caracciolo Street, Castel dell’Ovo with its splendid Seaside Village, the panorama of Vesuvius with the Posillipo Hill and Capri, are indescribable beauties in words, perhaps the reason why someone said “See Naples and then die … “is its splendid view of the sea. The one on the seafront is certainly one of the most fascinating walks in Naples Italy and there are many citizens and tourists who include it among the obligatory stops in the city, even for the events and manifestations of all kinds that are often organized. About 3 km long, it extends from Mergellina to the Santa Lucia District, passing through the famous Caracciolo Street and the lively Partenope Street. It offers one of the most beautiful views in the world because it allows you to admire the imposing Vesuvius, the Castel dell’Ovo on the islet of Megaride, the island of Capri and the Posillipo Hill. In part it runs along the Municipal Villa, a green space that reaches up to Vittoria Square, with the Vomero Hill in the background. On Partenope Street it is possible to stop for a drink or a pizza by choosing from the many clubs, bars, restaurants […]
Via Partenope, Naples, Italy
Plebiscito Square is one of the most beautiful and characteristic squares in Naples Italy whose name derives from the plebiscite, a sort of popular referendum for which in 1860 the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, which later became the Kingdom of Italy. he current shape of the square, decidedly scenic, consists of a semicircle joined to a rectangle, it is the result of several alterations that have taken place over the centuries, starting from the 1600s. Until the end of the 16th century it was a dirt widening used for popular festivals. Plebiscito Square was a real open-air theater: tournaments, weddings, carousels and armigers competitions. The square became even more famous for its “cuccagne” in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Spanish viceroys and the Bourbon sovereigns gave orders to set up huge boxes in front of the Royal Palace where, on the occasion of certain anniversaries, all kinds of food were available to the people: chickens, meats, cheeses, cattle. With the growth of the beauty of the Royal Palace of Naples Italy, the square could no longer stand up to the comparison with the majesty of this palace, and therefore a path […]
Piazza del Plebiscito, 15, Naples, Italy
The Royal Palace of Naples is a historic building located in Plebiscito Square, in the historic center of Naples Italy, where the main entrance is located: the entire complex, including the gardens and the San Carlo Theater, also overlooks Trieste and Trento Square, Municipio Square and Acton Street. The Palace was built in 1600 by Domenico Fontana commissioned by the viceroy Fernando Ruiz de Castro, who wanted to host King Philip III of Spain on an official visit to Naples, the capital of the vice kingdom, in a spacious and comfortable seat. An opportunity that never came about, given the fickleness of King Philip III who decided to cancel the visit. But Naples Italy finally found itself having a Royal Palace which, from that moment on, became one of the most prestigious royal residences, rich in masterpieces of art and precious objects belonging to the royals of four dynasties. Inside the Royal Palace you can visit the Historic Apartment, used as a museum, which contains, among the many rooms, the Court Theater, the Throne Room, the Mariacristina di Savoia Room and the Royal Chapel, which contain masterpieces prestigious works of art made by the most famous painters of the Bourbon […]
Piazza del Plebiscito, 1
Spaccanapoli is one of the symbolic streets of Naples Italy and is so called because it divides the ancient city in two, between north and south. Commonly called the Lower Decumanus, it is a long straight line of the historic center which, together with the Decumanus Major and the Decumanus Superior, is one of the three main arteries of the original Greek urban layout. The street is one of the most famous and animated streets in the city and in the historic center of Naples Italy. Here there are many sites of historical and artistic interest in Naples italy. Numerous churches stand out, including the Basilica of Santa Chiara, the Church of Gesù Nuovo, the Church of San Domenico Maggiore. We also find an infinity of historic noble palaces, including Filomarino Palace, Petrucci Palace, Venezia Palace, Marigliano Palace. Originally the route rose from San Domenico Maggiore Square and continued as far as Duomo Street. In Roman times, the street lengthened and also incorporated the area of the present Gesù Nuovo Square as evidenced by the remains of the Roman baths found under the cloister of the basilica of Santa Chiara. The modern concept of Spaccanapoli, on the other hand, also […]
Via Domenico Capitelli, Napels, Italy
