Naples Italy Tourist Information
Today’s Tribunali Street, so called because it ends in front of Capuano Castle (seat of the Palace of Justice since the 16th century), corresponds to the ancient Decumanus Major which crossed the ancient city of Neapolis, founded by the Greeks for its entire length. in the fifth century BC, the current Naples Italy. The Decumanus Major is a thoroughfare of the ancient center of Naples Italy and, together with the Lower and Upper Decumanus, one of the three main streets of the ancient Greek urban layout. The road, urbanistically the most important of the three, is the heart of the decumanus of Naples. The Major Decumanus starts roughly from Port’Alba and Bellini Square (where there are the first Greek walls of the historic center of Naples Italy) continuing along San Pietro a Majella Street and Tribunali Street, which crosses with Duomo Street and then ends at Capuano Castle. The latter is the reason why the street has been called the street of the courts since the sixteenth century. In fact, the Capuano Castle, since the beginning of the sixteenth century, by the will of Don Pedro of Toledo, assumed the role of court of the city. In a central position […]
Via Tribunali, Naples, Italy
Gesù Nuovo Square is one of the most important, famous and symbolic squares of the historic center of Naples Italy. Located on the Lower decumanus, it is the symbolic square of the historic center of Naples Italy. Entirely pedestrianized, it is dominated by the imposing marble obelisk of the Immaculate Conception and is enclosed by the Church of Gesù Nuovo, the monastery of Santa Chiara and historic noble palaces such as, for example, Pandola Palace, Pignatelli di Monteleone Palace, Professa Palace and the Palace of the Congregations. Inside the square is the church of the same name of Gesù Nuovo (or Trinity Major), consecrated in 1601, which some of the most influential artists of the Neapolitan school worked on. The exterior, consisting of a characteristic ashlar facade and a Renaissance marble portal, the interior in Baroque style with a Greek cross plan and divided into three naves, is majestic and lively due to the polychrome marble coating of the walls and the richness of the altars. In all, there are eleven side chapels with as many altars, also rich in decorations. What completely captures the eyes inside the Church of the Gesù Nuovo in Naples Italy is the high altar, […]
Piazza del Gesù, Naples, Italy
San Gregorio Armeno is a street in the historic center of Naples Italy and connects Tribunali Street (Decumanus Major) from San Gaetano Square with San Biagio dei Librai Street (known as Lower Decumanus or Spaccanapoli). In San Gregorio Armeno it’s Christmas all year round. In all months, even when it’s hot and Christmas is far away, the masters are at work to build the typical cork cribs and terracotta shepherds. The atmosphere of San Gregorio Armeno begins to warm up in November, but December is the month when the street is packed with people at any time of day. Shops that follow one after the other – some even hidden in the courtyards of the ancient buildings – the kindness and sympathy of the sellers, the love that shines through the eyes of the presaprai masters for their art, and the all Neapolitan cheerfulness that breathe is something unique to experience at least once in your life. Walking through San Gregorio Armeno is a tradition for every people of Naples Italy family during Christmas, but it is an obligatory stop to be completed before starting the construction or expansion of your crib.In San Gregorio Armeno, artisans create, exhibit and sell […]
Via San Gregorio Armeno, Naples, Italy
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
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
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
