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A Day in Naples "A Day in Naples" Realizado por : Cityseeker 17 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 Via Toledo "Local Street" Dating back to 1536, the street of Via Toledo is one of the most ancient streets in Naples. This 0.74 miles (1.2 kilometers) long street begins near Piazza Dante and stops at the Piazza del Plebiscito. Commissioned by by No machine-readable Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, second Marquis of Villafranca, the street houses author provided. important buildings like the Santa Maria delle Grazie and most of its Inviaggiocommons assumed renowned structures have been turned into commercial complexes. (based on copyright claims). Today, the street is the fashion capital of Naples with tons of street shops, department stores, and quaint little boutiques. +39 81 245 7475 (Tourist Information) Via Toledo, Nápoles Cappella Sansevero "Historic Chapel And Museum" Cappella Sansevero is a historic chapel and houses a number of art works by Italian artists, it is also a notable architecture of international heritage. It houses many masterpieces but the one that stands out is the Veiled Christ. It's ceiling is said to be painted in 1749 and its flooring represents good and evil in black and white. It is a must visit attraction when in by David Sivyer Naples.. +39 081 552 4936 www.museosansevero.it/ [email protected] Via Francesco De Sanctis 19, Napoli Via San Gregorio Armeno "Street Enjoying Perpetual Christmas Vibe" It's Christmas all year round at Naples' Via San Gregorio Armeno. This quaint street is well-known across Italy for its collection of artisan shops selling Christmas decorations, tree ornaments, figurines, houses and anything else you may need to create your own nativity scene. At Christmastime, the street is thronged with locals and visitors alike excited by Erik Cleves Kristensen for a glimpse of some of the most elaborate nativity scenes to be viewed anywhere in town, and to shop for the missing pieces to complete their own. The rest of the year, visitors can watch as the artisans' craft each beauty by hand in relative peace. An homage to the city's grand, old traditions, Via San Gregorio Armeno is also a great place to shop for authentic, Neapolitan handicrafts. Via San Gregorio Armeno, 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 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 Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore "Baroque Beauty" Believed to have been founded by the Carmelite friars who fled the Holy Land in light of the Crusades, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore is a charming sample of Baroque architecture. Even with its bell tower rising high above the surrounding structures, the exterior of this by Giuseppe Guida 13th-century church does little to belay the elaborate treasures that lie within. Rich carvings in wood, elegant stucco furls and filigree, polychromatic marble inlay, and gilded sculptures shape the interiors of this historic church. The square where the church stands was once a part of the Piazza del Mercato - the original center of commerce and religion for the city of Naples - and has been the site of numerous momentous events. Although marked by the city's turbulent past, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore stands tall as an homage to the faith of the people. +39 081 20 1196 www.santuariocarminema info@santuariocarminemag Piazza del Carmine 2, ggiore.it/ giore.it Nápoles National Archaeological Museum, Naples "Important Archeological Collection" Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli boasts the Farnese collection which is the largest art collection in Italy. This includes precious paintings by Titian and other great masters, antique sculptures and great Renaissance pieces from Barbo and Fulvio Orsini and the Medici by ell brown collection. The collection is enriched by the largest archaeological collection in history, consisting of the precious remains of towns buried by Vesuvius during the eruption of 79 AD. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli or National Archaeological Museum of Naples also has pieces from Etruscan and Roman civilization from cities such as Capua, Nola, Pozzuoli, Baia, Miseno, Capri and many more. The Egyptian collection is now in the Farnese complex of Terme di Caracalla with materials from the Iside Temple in Pompei and the Proto-historic and Prehistoric sections. +39 081 442 2328 www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/ Piazza Museo 19, Nápoles Naples Cathedral "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 JACLOU-DL 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 Museo Madre "Muesum in a Palace" Museo Madre occupies three floors of Palace Donnaregina. It is known to be the oldest museum of contemporary arts in the historic center of the city of Naples. The museum houses temporary and permanent exhibitions of contemporary arts. They also organize several activities and events, details of these can be found on their official website. by Mondschwinge +39 081 1931 3016 www.madrenapoli.it/ [email protected] Via Settembrini 79, Nápoles La Villa Comunale "Surrounded by Avenues & the Sea" Villa Comunale lies between the Via Caracciolo seafront and Chiaia riviera, close to Piazza Vittoria and Piazza della Repubblica. Opened to the public at the end of the 18th century and later enlarged and embellished, it is now one of the Neapolitans' favorite places for a walk, bike ride, skate ride or just sitting in the shade of its huge trees. The avenues are adorned by Baku with monuments and statues of famous citizens and fountains that celebrate classical mythology. One of the first you see as you come from Piazza Vittoria is that of Flora Capitolina; further up on the left is that of Oreste and Electra, then there is the fountain of St. Lucy, which is one of Naples' most beautiful. Close to the entrance to the Aquarium, another fountain celebrates the myth of Castor and Pollux. Then there are the Fountain of the Four Lions (whose basin comes from the Temple of Poseidon in Paestum), and the fountain of the Flora del Belvedere (near the Casina Pompeiana, home to the Società di Belle Arti Salvador Rosa).
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