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Historic neighborhood
Centro storico di Napoli
The historic center of Nápoles, a UNESCO World Heritage site, preserves the layout of the Greek city of Neápolis, intersected by the Spaccanapoli and the Via dei Tribunali.
Campânia · Italy Capital
Nápoles
In the destination Nápoles, Pompeia and Capri.
In the photo: Piazza del Plebiscito, Napoli
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The city
What to expect from Nápoles.
Capital of Campania, Nápoles has a historic center with a Greek layout, a World Heritage site, cut through by the Spaccanapoli. It houses the Cappella Sansevero with the Veiled Christ, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale with the treasures of Pompeia, the Napoli Sotterranea, the Duomo of San Gennaro, the Piazza del Plebiscito, the Palazzo Reale and the waterfront in front of the Vesúvio. It is the city where pizza was born.
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The local experience
What to see in Nápoles
Museum
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
The MANN houses one of the largest collections of Roman art in the world: sculptures from the Farnese collection and mosaics and frescoes taken from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Museum
Cappella Sansevero
Baroque chapel in the historic center that houses the Veiled Christ, a marble sculpture by Giuseppe Sanmartino from 1753.
Historical site
Napoli Sotterranea
Guided tour through the tunnels and cisterns carved into the tuff beneath the historic center, used as an aqueduct in Antiquity and as an air-raid shelter in World War II.
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Cathedral
Duomo di Napoli
The cathedral of Naples, dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Assunção, houses the capela do Tesouro de San Gennaro, the city's patron saint.
Square
Piazza del Plebiscito
The largest square in Naples, between the Palazzo Reale and the church of San Francesco di Paola, with its semicircular colonnade.
Palace
Palazzo Reale di Napoli
Palace of the Spanish viceroys and the Bourbon kings, with royal apartments, an honor staircase and a chapel, facing the Piazza del Plebiscito.
Street
Lungomare di Napoli
Naples' seafront along the Via Partenope and the Via Caracciolo, with the Castel dell'Ovo, the Borgo Marinari and views of the gulf stretching to Mount Vesuvius.
Castle
Castel Sant'Elmo
Star-shaped fortress atop the Vomero, with the widest view of Naples, the bay and Vesuvius.
Museum
Certosa e Museo di San Martino
Former Carthusian monastery in the Vomero, now a museum, with a Baroque church, cloister and a large collection of Neapolitan nativity scenes.
Architecture
Galleria Umberto I
Late 19th-century shopping arcade with a glass-and-iron dome, mosaic floor and an entrance facing the Teatro di San Carlo.
Museum
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Former Bourbon hunting palace high on Capodimonte, housing the Farnese painting collection (Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio) and a large park.
Historic neighborhood
Quartieri Spagnoli
A neighbourhood of narrow, uphill streets beside the Via Toledo, built in the 16th century for Spanish troops, where the large Maradona mural is located.