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"Best Historic Locations in Naples" Realizado por : Cityseeker 11 Ubicaciones indicadas Castel Nuovo "Historic Castle of Naples" Also known as the Maschio Angioino, Castel Nuovo is an impressive fortress built by the French Angevins in the 13th Century. The castle features 14th- and 15th-century sculptures, and frescoes by Giotto, as well as the Museo Civico's collection of Neapolitan paintings. The courtyard highlights the Palatine Chapel and the Apartment of the Viceroys. Once a prime political and cultural venue in Naples, Castel Nuovo remains a by Leandro Neumann Ciuffo grand and arresting sight with its massive, circular towers and sculpted facade. +39 081 795 2003 castnovo.napolibeniculturali.it/ Piazza Municipio 64, Nápoles Palazzo Reale Museum "Naples' Royal Palace" Museo di Palazzo Reale was built in the period of the viceroy Conte di Lemos. It has been home to La Reale Stamperia, la Reale Arazzeria, the 17th-century Palatine Academy, the King's Gabinetto Fisico, the Palatine Library, The Bourbon Archive and the musical archives of the Royal chapel. It has also been the seat of power of the Neapolitan monarchy and by loloieg that of South Italy. If you pass through the Cortile d'Onore you will reach the museum of the Palazzo Reale which contains the furnishings and decorations of the noble apartment-thirty rooms where state functions and gatherings would take place. +39 081 580 0421 preale.baa.remuna.org/ [email protected] Via Alcide De Gasperi 55, Nápoles Naples Underground "A Hidden Treasure" Hidden away beneath Naples' bustling Old Town is a world of wonder. Constructed over a period of 2,400 years, a series of tunnels, caves, and caverns exist underneath the city streets. Several of these were originally created by the Greeks who quarried tuft for construction, transforming the resulting hollow spaces into reservoirs and water cisterns. During WWII, by Lalupa some of these were repurposed for use as air-raid shelters. Across the ages, each civilization built upon the existing network of tunnels, finding new ways to interweave their lives above ground with the world beneath. Far from being forlorn and featureless, this subterranean labyrinth is riddled with the remains of Nero's lost theater, aqueducts, places of worship, catacombs, and many more veiled pieces of Naples' long and eventful history. +39 081 29 6944 www.napolisotterranea.or [email protected] Piazza San Gaetano 68, g/ Nápoles Castel dell'Ovo "City's Oldest Castle" First settled by the ancient Greeks who went on to found the city of Partenope, the tiny island of Megaride is home to the city's oldest castle. Many believe that the name, Castel dell'Ovo, is due to its unusual shape (as Ovo means Egg); however, others still think that the name is linked to medieval legends. Apparently the poet Virgil hid an egg in an iron cage by Kllwiki and left it to hang from a rafter in a secret place within the castle. It is said that if the egg is broken, both the castle and the city are doomed to destruction. +39 081 795 6180 www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/page Via Eldorado 3, Nápoles s/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/143 3 Castel Sant'Elmo "Re-Live the Past" Castel Sant'Elmo has stood witness to the city's major milestones in the history of Naples. Built in 1329 by Charles of Angiò, it is shaped like a six- sided star and gives the spectators a fantastic view of the city. Saint Elmo Castle has been restored and now houses the Molaido Library of Art and a videotheque that gives information on all the city monuments. Exhibitions, by Nicolas Vigier shows, concerts and even conferences are held in this historical monument. The castle has a 16th century Church of Saint Elmo and the 17th century Chapel of Santa Maria del Pilar. You pay a nominal entry fee. +39 081 229 4401 [email protected] Via Tito Angelini 22, Nápoles Cattedrale di San Gennaro "The Cathedral of Naples" Built in the Gothic style at the end of the 13th Century upon the wish of Carlo II d'Angio, the Cattedrale di San Gennaro sits on the site of the old cathedral Stafania. It has been subjected to numerous restoration works in the subsequent centuries, and the facade has been restructured significantly during the restoration work carried out following the by Edward Dalmulder earthquake of 1349. The three portals of Antonio Baboccio survived from the original structure. Under the second arcade on the left side of the central nave there is a baptismal font which is made of an Egyptian basalt basin decorated with Bacchic masks and on the upper parts from 1618 there is multi-colored marble. The 18th-century organs and the episcopal throne are under the last two arcades of the central nave. +39 081 42 1609 www.chiesadinapoli.it/ Via Duomo, Nápoles Villa Pignatelli "Riding on History" The museum of Villa Pignatelli is housed in Naples. One of the most striking things about the villa is its placement, as it lies along with Riviera di Chiaia. Dating back to the 19th Century, the villa was commissioned by Ferdinand Acton. Designed in the neo-classical style of architecture, the villa sports many beautiful architectural elements, including intricate by keith ellwood detailing and exquisite carvings. Enclosing a beautiful bed of gardens, the villa is home to some rare art collection depicting French and English wagons. +39 081 761 2356 www.coopculture.it/heritage.cfm?id Via Riviera di Chiaia 200, Nápoles =77 Catacombe di San Gaudioso "Sepulchre of San Gaudioso, Bishop of Abitina" The San Gaudioso Catacombs are situated beneath the presbytery and the apse of the church of Santa Maria della Sanita. Legend has it that after having been deprived of everything by the vandal, King Genserico, the saint, along with many other religious people was forced onto an un- seaworthy boat and abandoned at sea. God then set them ashore in by Peppe Guida Naples where the saint and his companions founded a monastery. The skeleton used to be painted on the wall along with some symbolic object indicating either the status or the profession of the deceased. +39 081 544 1305 www.santamariadellasanit info@santamariadellasanit Piazza della Sanità 14, Santa a.it/ a.it Maria della Sanita, Nápoles Parco Vergiliano a Piedigrotta "In remembrance of Virgil" Parco Vergiliano a Piedigrotta can be found near the beautiful Baroque church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta in the city of Naples. It is one of the two parks in the city that is dedicated to the eternal inspiration Virgil. His tomb is nestled deep within the heart of the park. Visitors will find various other dedications to the great writer and perhaps-magician, including the by Sharon McCutcheon on Crypta Neapolitana, an architectural feat, built by Coccieus, an architect Unsplash on Unsplash from Rome. Salita della Grotta, Nápoles Parco Archeologico Pausylipon e Grotta di Seiano "Both Culture & Fun" This is an extremely interesting archaeological-tourist route that starts at the Grotta di Seiano at the end of the Coroglio descent. The route follows a tunnel through roughly 770 meters of the tufo Posillipo hill, so joining the area of Bagnoli and Campi Flegrei to Gaiola valley. The tunnel was by Edward Dalmulder created about 2000 years ago and reinforced during the Bourbon era. It is lit by openings at the side that let in shafts of daylight and which overlook a superb view. You come out in the area of Villa di Vedio Pollone. The visit lasts about an hour and can only be arranged by telephone. +39 081 795 5877 Discesa Coroglio, Nápoles Zonas Arqueológicas de Pompeya "Glimpses of the Past" Buried under layers of ash and rock for over 1500 years, the archaeological remains of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Villa Oplontis at Torre Annunziata serve as windows into the past. The Roman town of Pompeii was buried alongside the summer retreat of Herculaneum and numerous lavish villas when Vesuvius erupted on the 24th of August, 79 by Wknight94 CE. Excavations began full-swing in the mid-18th Century, although the site was discovered several years before in the 16th Century. Frozen in time, these well-preserved vestiges of a once prosperous civilization are a vivid reflection of the day to day lives of its people. While the remnants of Pompeii and Herculaneum present a more generalized picture of the Roman society, the Villa Oplontis depicts the opulent lifestyle enjoyed by the rich. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, the baths, temples, burial sites, theaters and homes of Pompeii offer an invaluable insight into the history of the Roman Civilization. +39 857 5347 pompeiisites.org/ [email protected] Via Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii t UNIRSE A NOSOTROS A: cityseeker.com Condiciones generales | POLíTICA DE PRIVACIDAD | API | PóNGASE EN CONTACTO CON NOSOTROS | Derechos de autor 2021 CITYSEEKER Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).
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