Tourist guide of Italy
Napoli

museums and galleries  cathedrals and churches  castles and fortress  buildings and historical squares  panorama 
 

Capital of the region of Campania, taken a bath by the Sea Tirreno and dominated by Vesuvius, Naples is a typically mediterranean city with a historical helmet of great beauty.

 
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useums and galleries
 
  • Museo Nazionale
    • Installed in a building of 1585, this museum one of the best collections in Greek-Roman art of the world it picks up; it has works of incalculable value as much in sculpture as in mosaics or painting mural.

  • Museo e Galleria di Capodimonte
    • In this museum stupendous tapestries can be admired, sculptures in brasses or magnificent paintings like the "Crucifixion" of Masaccio, Caravaggio's Lashing" or "The Transfiguration" of Bellini among other. Appartamento can also visit one another Storico and the Museum with a sample of porcelains of all Europe of excellent quality and the collection of Ciccio.

  • Museo Nazionale della Ceramica Duca di Martina
    • Offers an unbeatable collection from all over the world with ceramic pieces.

  • Aquarius
    • Aquarius of Naples it is one of the best of the whole country.

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athedrals and churches
 
  • Duomo
    • An old basilica paleocristiana served like base for the construction of Duomo in the XIII century. Their wooden roofs, the baptismal pile of Egyptian basalt, the Chapel gave San Genaro that welcomes the well-known recipients that contain the Saint's blood that is liquefied or not, depending on the events that will happen, the Basilica paleocristiana of Santa Restituta and the Font of the century V is its attractive maxima.

  • San Lorenzo Maggiore
    • This church of medieval style, conserves a steeple of 1507 in the exterior while in the interior, the cloister that gives access to archaeological excavations highlights.

  • Chiesa di Santa Anna dei Lombardi
    • The church built in 1411, houses in its interior a true museum of Renaissance sculpture.

  • Santa Maria Donnaregina
    • In fact it is about two churches, a Franciscan Gothic of 1316 and another Baroque of 1649.

  • Santa Maria Maggiore.
    • It highlights for their stupendous steeple románico.

  • Catacombs of San Gennaro
    • The catacombs date of the century II and they are low the Basilica of San Gennaro.

  • Cloister of Monteoliveto
    • An impressive place that deserves to be visited.

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astles and fortress
 
  • Castel Nuovo
    • Built in the XIII century and reconstructed in the XV one it has as entrance the impressive Arch of the Victory built in 1443. Once in the interior the palatine chapel of the XIV century and the Room of the Barons with the window of cross güelfa are their main attractiveness.

  • Porta Capuana
    • It conserves two turrets coming from the Aragonese wall.

  • Certosa di San Martino
    • Located in a place chosen by the gods, in the Hill of Vómero, Certosa gave San Martino of Baroque style, it offers, besides some beautiful views, a church with Neapolitan paintings of the XVII century, the Choir deli Conversi with seat of the XVI one, the Chapel of the Treasure with fresh of Giordano and the Museum Nazionale San Martino where we will be able to see glass of Murano, an excellent exhibition of Nativities and policrípticos among other many objects.

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uildings and historical squares
 
  • Palazzo Reale
    • Building built by Fontana.

  • Teatro San Carlo
    • In this theater the lyrical representations can be enjoyed in one of the biggest seating capacity in the world.

  • Palazzo del Municipio
    • In their interior, this palace keeps the Church of San Giaocomo degli Spagnoli.

  • Porto di Santa Lucia
    • The area of the port is really beautiful. To part of the marine walk, the Old Port with its fishing ships and the restaurants of marine specialties, has as dominant building Castel dell'Ovo and from Immacolatella, source of marble of Bernini and Naccherio, one can enjoy a charming landscape.

  • Tomba di Virgilio
    • It is in the area of outside of Scanty Virgiliano.

  • Marechiaro
    • Barrio formado por casas di pescadores antiguas en las que se puede comer pescado cocinado di forma casera.

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anorama
 
  • Parco di Posillipo.
    • From this place a panoramic wonderful view of Naples is sighted.