Naples Italy Tourist Information
The Complex of San Lorenzo Maggiore, which every year attracts thousands of visitors and schoolchildren from all over the world and hosts important events, represents a sort of “trait d’union”, that is a rare example of continuity of life and testimony of the centuries-old history of Naples Italy. The excavations of San Lorenzo Maggiore, known as the Buried Neapolis, are located below the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore, one of the oldest in Naples Italy, an extraordinary church from 1200, the Norman period, founded by Charles of Anjou and built above what remained of the ancient Greco-Roman settlement. The irregular reservoir of San Gaetano Square is what remains of a larger open space, corresponding to the civil and religious center of the ancient city: this area has in fact always been recognized as the Roman Forum, coinciding in turn with the agora of the Greek city. The testimonies of the past already emerge in the monumental Gothic basilica. The modern floor hides the plan of the pre-existing early Christian basilica, divided into five naves and preceded by a four-sided portico; near the main altar, the work of Giovanni da Nola, the mosaic floors of the 6th century Paleochristian apse are […]
Piazza San Gaetano, Naples, italy
The Bourbon Tunnel, is an underground cavity in Naples Italy that extends under the hill, near the Royal Palace. By decree of February 19, 1853, Ferdinand II of Bourbon commissioned the architect Errico Alvino to build a long underground tunnel that connected Plebiscito Square to Vittoria Square. The work was part of the public works that Ferdinand II had conceived, however its real purpose was military: it was to constitute a quick escape route to the sea for the royal family in case of riots and a quick connection with the palace for the soldiers quartered in the Chiaia barracks: the Victory barracks and the Cavallerizza barracks. The works lasted three years and were carried out exclusively by hand with picks, hammers and wedges, and with lighting provided only by torches and candles. On May 25, 1855, the Bourbon Tunnel of Naples Italy was inaugurated with the passage of Ferdinand II of Bourbon, but then it remained open to the public for only 3 days. The gallery closed permanently for economic reasons and for the decline of the Bourbons with the arrival of the unification of Italy. The path was abandoned in the following century, until during the Second World […]
Via Domenico Morelli, 61, naples, Italy
Vico del Grottone, 4, Naples, Italy
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples Italy (MANN), founded by the Bourbons at the end of the 18th century, is the oldest museum in Europe. By virtue of its rich and valuable heritage of works of art and artifacts, arranged over an exhibition area of 12,650 m², it is considered one of the most important archaeological museums in the world, if not the most important for Roman art. The Museum includes the prestigious Farnese and Bourbon antiques collections among its art objects. Furthermore, walking through its rooms, we will be able to admire the original frescoes, furnishings and mosaics from the excavations of Pompeii and other Vesuvian cities such as the famous mosaic of Alexander the Great from the house of the Faun. The Egyptian collection is considered the third most important in the world after those of the Egyptian museum in Cairo and the Egyptian museum in Turin. The Farnese collection houses all the archaeological finds collected from the sixteenth century by Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III. Obtained by purchase or confiscation of other minor collections, the Farnese collection was considerably enriched with the findings of the Roman excavations. With the extinction of the family branch, the […]
Piazza Museo, 19, Naples, Italy
The bond that Naples Italy and the Neapolitans with San Gennaro goes far beyond the simple devotion to the patron saint. It is a visceral and shared sentiment, which over the centuries has overcome prohibitions and restrictions, becoming increasingly stronger. Although San Gennaro is considered by the church a saint of “Serie B”, it is not for the Neapolitans. The treasure is the most immediate and important proof of this love for “Yellow Face”, the name with which the Neapolitans call the Saint due to its most famous statue in gilded silver. The Treasure of San Gennaro is located in the Museum dedicated to the Saint, inside the Cathedral of Naples Italy, and collects relics and precious objects, which have become oracles of faith. An extraordinary journey through time among incredible masterpieces donated over the years by the many devotees of the Saint who have led in 700 years to the formation of the largest treasure in the world after that of the Crown of England. Hundreds of jewels, paintings, sculptures, statues, silver furnishings and fabrics, all unique masterpieces to be admired in the museum as soon as possible but which we can also see on the website with the […]
Via Duomo, 149, 80138 Napoli NA
The term Naples underground indicates the dense and complex network of tunnels and cavities, which are found in the Neapolitan subsoil and which form a real city that traces, in negative, the surface city. The underground city extends under the entire historic center of Naples Italy, myths and legends are linked to it still alive today in the collective imagination of the Neapolitans. The galleries below Naples Italy have been used, over the centuries, in different ways. Born following the extraction of tuff for the construction of the city, they were then used as an aqueduct and as a refuge during the Second World War. Following the great expansion of the city during the reign of the Angevins, a series of laws were enacted that prohibited the transport of building materials to the city. These measures were necessary to avoid the uncontrolled expansion of buildings. But the Neapolitans are not, historically, a people who love prohibitions. Using existing wells, the underlying cisterns were enlarged, thus obtaining more tuff intended for construction. The perpetuation of this activity has meant that today the city stands on a convex surface, causing a widespread fragility of the streets, especially in some points, where repeated […]
Piazza San Gaetano, 68, Naples, Italy
The Monumental Complex of Santa Chiara in Naples Italy, also known as the Monastery of Santa Chiara, is among the most relevant and appreciated monuments of the artistic heritage of Naples. Located in the historic center of Naples Italy, between the homonymous street and Gesù Nuovo Square, the complex extends over a vast area that includes the Basilica of Gothic origin, the monastic rooms, the archaeological area with the remains of a thermal establishment of Roman times, the large area occupied by the Franciscan Opera museum, the famous Majolica Cloister and the large bell tower. The Monumental Complex of Santa Chiara was built between 1310 and 1328 by the will of King Roberto d’Angiò and his wife, Sancia di Maiorca. The structure also includes a splendid majolica cloister made up of 66 arches resting on as many piperno pillars covered with majolica with plant scenes. Some seats connect the majolica pillars and scenes of everyday life of that time are depicted on them. Frescoes from the 1700s cover the walls of the four sides of the cloister and represent allegories, scenes from the Old Testament and saints. Roberto d’Angiò chose the best painter of the time to have the basilica […]
Via Santa Chiara, 49/C, 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
