Cercola, Naples

Name: Cercola
Address: Naples, Italy

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Cercola is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northeast of Naples. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.63 mi²Coordinates: 40°51'28"N, 14°21'16"E

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Nearby attractions include: Palace of Portici, Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Villa of the Papyri, Orto Botanico di Portici.

3.2 miS
Baroque architecture, Palace, Vernacular architecture
Palace of Portici, Portici
83 min walk • The Royal Palace of Portici is a former royal palace in Portici, Southeast of Naples along the coast, in the region of Campania, Italy.
3 miSW
Railway museum in a former metal foundry
Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Naples
78 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.
3.5 miS
, Vernacular architecture, Archaeological site
Villa of the Papyri, Ercolano
90 min walk • The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyri, discovered in 1750. The Villa was considered to be one of the most luxurious houses in all of Herculaneum and in the Roman world.
2.9 miS
Botanical garden
Orto Botanico di Portici, Portici
74 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.
3.6 miS
Town, , Area
Herculaneum, Ercolano
91 min walk • Herculaneum was an ancient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
3.3 miW
Cemetery
Cemetery of Poggioreale, Naples
85 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.
2.1 miSW
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San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples
55 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.
3.4 miW
Church
San Giuseppe Maggiore dei Falegnami, Naples
86 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.
1.6 miNW
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Volla, Naples
42 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.
1.4 miSE
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San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Naples
36 min walk • San Sebastiano al Vesuvio is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, located on the western slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Its elevation means that it is often a few degrees cooler than the neighbouring metropolis of Naples.
3.4 miN
Area
Casalnuovo di Napoli, Naples
88 min walk • Casalnuovo di Napoli is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 kilometres northeast of Naples.