Cemetery of Poggioreale, Naples

Name: Cemetery of Poggioreale
Address: Naples, Italy

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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. It is delimited by the Largo Santa Maria del Pianto, Via del Riposo, Via Santa Maria del Pianto, and via nuova Poggioreale, and is built upon the ruins of Alphonso II's Villa Poggio Reale. ()

Local name: Cimitero di Poggioreale Coordinates: 40°52'11"N, 14°17'33"E

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Municipalità 4 (Poggioreale)Naples Italy

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Cemetery of Poggioreale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santa Maria del Pianto, English Cemetery, San Giuseppe Maggiore dei Falegnami, Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli.

0.5 miW
Church
Santa Maria del Pianto, Naples
13 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.
1.4 miSW
Cemetery
English Cemetery, Naples
37 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.
0.8 miS
Church
San Giuseppe Maggiore dei Falegnami, Naples
22 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.
0.7 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples
18 min walk • Stadio Partenopeo, also known as Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, was a multi-use stadium in Naples, Italy. It was used mostly for football matches, and it was also the home ground of S.S.C. Napoli. The stadium was able to hold 40.000 people. During the 1934 World Cup, it hosted two games.