Naples: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place category
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- Church
- Baroque architecture
- Museum
- Palace
- Historical place
- Vernacular architecture
- Sacred and religious sites
- Area
- Art museum
- Gothic architecture
- Architecture
- Specialty museum
- Park
- Forts and castles
- Fountain
- Concerts and shows
- Theater
- Square
- Cemetery
- History museum
- Neoclassical architecture
- Neighbourhood
- Art gallery
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- Opera
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- Sport
- Sport venue
Castel Nuovo
Imposing medieval castle and art gallery Nestled in the heart of Naples, Italy, Castel Nuovo is a monumental landmark that stands as a testament to the city's storied past. This historic castle, often referred to as Maschio Angioino, is a fusion of medieval and Renaissance architecture that has dominated the...
Napoli Sotterranea
Napoli Sotterranea, or the Naples Underground, is a fascinating journey into the depths of history located beneath the vibrant city of Naples, Italy. This subterranean museum offers visitors a unique glimpse into the ancient and complex network of tunnels, caverns,...
Teatro di San Carlo
Ornate 18th-century opera house The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy, stands as one of the most prestigious and historically significant opera houses in the world. Inaugurated in 1737, it is the oldest continuously active venue for public opera in the world, predating both Milan's La Scala...
Teatro Mercadante
Nestled in the heart of Naples, Italy, the Teatro Mercadante stands as a testament to the city's rich cultural tapestry and its enduring love affair with the performing arts. This prestigious theatre, with its opulent architecture and storied past, has been an...
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Art-filled 1200s church and Roman remains Nestled in the heart of Naples, the San Lorenzo Maggiore is an evocative church that stands as a testament to the city's rich historical tapestry. This medieval church, not as globally renowned as some of its contemporaries, harbors a profound history that dates back...
San Domenico Maggiore
Opulent church with frescos and tombs San Domenico Maggiore is a historical gem nestled in the heart of Naples, Italy. This majestic church, steeped in religious and architectural significance, stands as a testament to the Gothic and Renaissance styles that have shaped the city's cultural heritage.
Palazzo dello Spagnolo
The Palazzo dello Spagnolo is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace in Rione Sanità in central Naples. It is best known for its elaborate staircase.
Santa Chiara
Group of landmark religious buildings Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum.
Cappella Sansevero
Funerary chapel with renowned sculptures The Cappella Sansevero is a chapel located on Via Francesco de Sanctis 19, just northwest of the church of San Domenico Maggiore, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. The chapel is more properly named the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà.
Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino
The Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino is a palace, located on the corner of Via Nilo and Via dei Tribunali in central Naples, Italy. A palace at the site was first built in the 15th century, but the present layout, with an elliptical interior courtyard was commissioned by Trojano Spinelli.
Real Albergo dei Poveri
The Bourbon Hospice for the Poor, also called il Reclusorio, is a former public hospital/almshouse in Naples, southern Italy. It was designed by the architect Ferdinando Fuga, and construction was started in 1751.
Santa Maria del Carmine
Santa Maria del Carmine is a church in Naples, Italy. It is at one end of Piazza Mercato, the centre of civic life in Naples for many centuries until it was cut off from the rest of the city by urban renewal in 1900.
Palazzo San Felice
The San Felice or Sanfelice Palace is a Rococo or late-Baroque-style palace at Via Sanità 167 in Rione Sanità in central Naples. It is best known for its elaborate staircase.
Santa Maria La Nova
Santa Maria la Nova is a Renaissance style, now-deconsecrated, Roman Catholic church and monastery in central Naples. The church is located at the beginning of a side street directly across from the east side of the main post office, a few blocks south of the Church and Monastery of Santa Chiara.
San Giuseppe delle Scalze a Pontecorvo
San Giuseppe delle Scalze a Pontecorvo is a church, located in Salita Pontecorvo, in the historical center of Naples, Italy. The church was built in 1619 in the site where the Palazzo Spinelli a Pontecorvo stood, and was rebuilt in 1643 and 1660 by Cosimo Fanzago.
Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy, located on Via San Biagio dei Librai, near the churches of San Biagio Maggiore and Santa Luciella.
Villa Floridiana
Museum with decorative arts collection The Villa Floridiana is a monumental house located amid a large park in the Vomero quarter in Naples, southern Italy. It overlooks the western Neapolitan suburbs of Chiaia and Mergellina.
Palazzo Venezia
The Palazzo Venezia is a historical building Via Benedetto Croce 19 in Naples, Italy, a section of a street, Spaccanapoli. It is next to three other important buildings of Naples: Filomarino Palace, Carafa della Spina Palace and Petrucci Palace.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità
The Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità is a basilica church located over the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, on a Piazza near where Via Sanità meets Via Teresa degli Scalzi, in the Rione of the Sanità, in Naples, Italy.
Purgatorio ad Arco
The church of the Purgatorio ad Arco, or Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco is a religious edifice in central Naples, Italy, located on Via dei Tribunali. The church is two blocks west of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta on Via dei Tribunali.
Port'Alba
The Port'Alba is the remnant of one of the city gates in Naples, Italy. It is located on the northwestern edge of Piazza Dante, just north of Vanvitelli's colonnade, which obscures the bastion into which the gate was carved.
Palazzo Cellammare
The Palazzo Cellamare or Cellammare is a monumental palace located in via Chiaia 139 in the Quartiere San Ferdinando of Naples, Italy. The entrance is near the church of Santa Caterina a Chiaia.
Palazzo Doria d'Angri
The Palazzo Doria d’Angri is an historic building and monument in Naples in southern Italy located in Piazza 7 Settembre in the corner with the busy Via Toledo and Via Monteoliveto.
Palazzo d'Afflitto
The Palazzo D'Afflitto is a palace located in the San Giuseppe neighbourhood of Naples, Italy, adjacent to the Palazzo Capomazza di Campolattaro. It used to belong to the princely family d'Afflitto.
Gesù delle Monache
Gesù delle Monache is a Roman Catholic church located near the Porta San Gennaro in central Naples, Italy. Over the years, the church was also a parish church known as San Giovanni Evangelista in Porta San Gennaro or San Giovanni in Porta.
Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus
The Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus are underground paleo-Christian burial sites, located in the northern area of the city of Naples.
Palazzo delle Poste
The Palazzo delle Poste is located in Piazza Matteotti in central Naples. It is an example of architecture completed during the fascist government of Benito Mussolini.
Palazzo Marigliano
The Palazzo Marigliano, also known as Palazzo di Capua is a Renaissance-style palace in Central Naples, Italy. It is located on the Via San Biagio dei Librai number 39.
Catacombe di San Gennaro
The Catacombs of San Gennaro are underground paleo-Christian burial and worship sites in Naples, Italy, carved out of tuff, a porous stone.
Porta San Gennaro
The Porta San Gennaro is one of the ancient gates of the city of Naples, located just southwest of the edge of the Piazza Cavour, just off the busy Via Foria and leading to a pedestrian alley, just east and parallel to Via Duomo.
Castel Capuano
Castel Capuano is a castle in Naples, southern Italy. It takes its name from the fact that it was at that point in the city walls where the road led out to the city of Capua.
Basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore
The Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore is a church in Largo San Giovanni Maggiore in central Naples, Italy. A 4th-century church at the site was likely erected sometime in the 4th century. There are a number of founding legends for the church.
Porta Nolana
The Porta Nolana is the remnant of one of the medieval city gates in Naples, Italy. It is located in Piazza Nolana, near a local train station, Napoli Porta Nolana with the Circumvesuviana lines, and a bustling local pedestrian market, Mercato di Porta Nolano, known for seafood.
Villa Bruno
Villa Bruno is a Vesuvian villa located on Via Cavalli di Bronzo in San Giorgio a Cremano. It has long been the cultural center of San Giorgio, hosting concerts, events and the Troisi Prize, dedicated to young comedians.
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