Ponticelli, Naples

Name: Ponticelli
Address: Naples, Italy

#346 among attractions in Naples

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Ponticelli is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 70,000 inhabitants. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.52 mi²Coordinates: 40°51'45"N, 14°19'48"E

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Municipalità 6 (Ponticelli)Naples Italy

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Ponticelli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Madre, Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Santa Maria del Pianto, Orto Botanico di Portici.

3.8 miW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Madre, Naples
96 min walk • Tucked away in the vibrant heart of Naples, Italy, the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina, known colloquially as Madre, is a beacon for contemporary art enthusiasts. This museum, housed in a 19th-century palazzo that has been masterfully renovated to blend...
2.8 miS
Railway museum in a former metal foundry
Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Naples
72 min walk • The National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa lies beside the Naples–Portici railway, between the city of Naples and the towns of Portici and San Giorgio a Cremano. Pietrarsa is an area among these villages in the past known as “Pietra Bianca” but it was renamed Pietrarsa after the eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631.
2.5 miW
Church
Santa Maria del Pianto, Naples
63 min walk • Santa Maria del Pianto is a church in Naples, Italy. It was built in 1657 to commemorate the victims of the 1656 plague, buried in the nearby Grotta degli Sportiglioni. Its site was the original core of the Cemetery of Poggioreale on via vicinale di Santa Maria del Pianto.
3.2 miS
Botanical garden
Orto Botanico di Portici, Portici
81 min walk • The Orto Botanico di Portici, also known as the Orto Botanico della Facoltà di Agraria dell'Università di Napoli-Portici, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Naples Agriculture Department, and located at Via Università, 100 – 80055 Portici, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy.
3.3 miW
Baroque architecture, Church
Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana, Naples
85 min walk • The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana is a Baroque-style church in central Naples. The church was commissioned by the guild of physicians, and built in 1611. The church was located across the Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi from the gate of Porta Nolana.
3.2 miW
Cemetery
English Cemetery, Naples
82 min walk • The English Cemetery, Il Cimitero degli Inglesi, or more correctly, Il Cimitero acattolico di Santa Maria delle Fede, is located near Piazza Garibaldi, Naples, Italy.
3.5 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Teatro San Ferdinando, Naples
90 min walk • Teatro San Ferdinando is a theatre in Naples, Italy. It is named after King Ferdinand I of Naples. Located near Ponte Nuovo, it is to the southeast of the Teatro Totò in the western part of the neighborhood of Arenaccia.
2 miW
Cemetery
Cemetery of Poggioreale, Naples
52 min walk • The Cemetery of Poggioreale is one of the major cemeteries in Naples, Italy. It is also known as Camposanto Nuovo, to distinguish it from Camposanto Vecchio, which is now known as Cemetery of the 366 Fossae.
2.2 miS
Area
San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples
57 min walk • San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples.
2.1 miW
Church
San Giuseppe Maggiore dei Falegnami, Naples
54 min walk • San Giuseppe Maggiore dei Falegnami is a historic church in via Carlo Bussola in the quartiere of Poggioreale, in the rione of Luzzatti in Naples, Italy. Originally built in the 15th century; and dedicated to the Sacra Famiglia.
1.4 miNE
Area
Volla, Naples
35 min walk • Volla is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 kilometres northeast of Naples. Its economy is mostly based on agriculture. Volla borders the following municipalities: Casalnuovo di Napoli, Casoria, Cercola, Naples, Pollena Trocchia.