Naples Things to Do

This is the most important and most centrally located piazza in Naples. It was called "Largo del Mercatello" until 1588, during which time it hosted a market. After the Unification of Italy, it was named after the poet Dante Al... more

The piazza was developed over several years and serves as one of the the boundaries to the Greco-Roman city. At the center of the piazza, you will see the remains of a wall dating back to the 4th Century B.C. which runs down wh... more

Procida is less famous than the renowned Capri and Ischia, but it can rival them with its charm and natural splendor. Its cliffs overhanging the sea, the wide beaches and quiet bays, the citrus groves and the vineyards, have tu... more

Piazza del Carmine is known more because of the church Santa Maria del Carmine, a 12th shrine famous for it's architecture and history. Once a site of pitched battles fought between invading and the defending armies, today it i... more

Immediately next to the Castello Capuano there is the Porta Capuana which was built in 1484 on the design of Giuliano da Maiano. The impressive triumphal renaissance arch was put between two imposing cylindrical Aragon towers,... more

Palazzo Sanfelice was built between 1724 and 1726, and was built to be a home for the architect and his family. It has four floors, with two symmetrical entrances. As in the Palazzo dello Spagnolo, the facade is decorated with... more

Thanks to the Swiss banker Meuricoffre, who lived in Naples from 1760 onwards, the Lutheran church in Naples became fairly widely accepted from 1808. The neo-gothic Lutheran church (1862-1865) was founded on a plot bequeathed t... more

Before the 18th century Via Morelli was built, there was a wonderful view from Palazzo Sessa of Capri and Posillipo Hill. Palazzo Sessa was built on the grounds belonging to Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia. To reach the palace y... more

This, "palazzo" was built in 1738 for Marquis Nicola Moscati. It was first named "dello Spagnolo" at the beginning of the 19th century when it became the property of Tommaso Atienza, a nobleman from Madrid. The building was alm... more

The interior consists of architectural elements typical of the sixteenth century, plus an eighteenth century altar in polychrome marble. During the "Maggio dei monumenti 1999" festival, the church was finally restored. The stru... more