Naples: Vernacular Architecture
Places and attractions in the Vernacular architecture category
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Palazzo Reale
Restored palace and royal apartments Palazzo Reale, or the Royal Palace of Naples, is an architectural gem that stands as a testament to the city's rich history and cultural heritage. This majestic palace, located in the heart of Naples, Italy, has been the seat of power for Spanish and Bourbon kings...
Museo di Capodimonte
Museum of international art and treasures Perched atop a hill offering panoramic views of Naples, the Museo di Capodimonte is a repository of artistic and historical treasures that beckons art aficionados and casual visitors alike. Housed in the grand Palazzo di Capodimonte, originally built as a hunting lodge...
National Museum of Ceramics
Nestled in the heart of Naples, the National Museum of Ceramics is a treasure trove of artistic expression, showcasing the rich tradition of ceramic artistry in Italy. This museum is a testament to the country's centuries-old love affair with pottery and ceramics...
Palazzo della Prefettura
Nestled in the heart of Naples, the Palazzo della Prefettura stands as a testament to the city's rich historical tapestry and architectural splendor. This grandiose palace, with its imposing façade and ornate details, serves as the seat of the provincial government...
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.
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.
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.
Villa Pignatelli
The Villa Pignatelli is a museum in Naples in southern Italy. The villa is located along the Riviera di Chiaia, the road bounding the north side of the Villa Comunale on the sea front between Mergellina and Piazza Vittoria.
Villa Rosebery
The Villa Rosebery is one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. The villa grounds cover 6.6 hectares. Villa Rosebery is situated in Naples and it is so named because it was owned by the British prime minister, the 5th Earl of Rosebery.
Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
The Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano is a Baroque palace located on Via Toledo number 185 in the quartiere San Ferdinando of central Naples, Italy.
Museo Civico Filangieri
The Museo Civico Filangieri is an eclectic collection of artworks, coins, and books assembled in the nineteenth century by Gaetano Filangieri, prince of Satriano, who gave it to the city of Naples as a museum.
Palazzo Diomede Carafa
The Palazzo Diomede Carafa, also known as Palazzo Santangelo, or Santagelo Carafa, is a monumental Renaissance palace on Via San Biagio dei Librai #119–121 in central Naples, region of Campania, Italy.
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 Giordano a Via Medina
The Palazzo Giordano in central Naples, Italy, is a Palace located on via Medina 61 in the Quartiere San Giuseppe of Rione Carita.
San Giacomo degli Spagnoli
San Giacomo degli Spagnoli is a basilica church in Piazza Municipio in central Naples, Italy. The Renaissance church was enveloped in 1812 by the Palazzo San Giacomo built by King Ferdinand I of Bourbon when he built a central block of offices for the ministries of his government adjacent to the fortress of the Castel Nuovo.
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.
Palazzo Carafa della Spina
The Palazzo Carafa della Spina is a historic palace located on Via Benedetto Croce number 45, in the quartiere San Giuseppe of Naples, Italy. It is located between the Piazza of the Gesu Nuovo and the Piazza of San Domenico Maggiore. The Palace once belonged to a branch of the Carafa family.
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 Firrao
The Palazzo Firrao or Palazzo Bisignano, once called Palazzo di Santa Agata, is a monumental palace located on Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli number 98, facing Piazza Bellini, in central Naples, Italy.
Archbishop's Palace
The Archbishop's Palace is a building in Naples, Italy. It is the official residence of the Archbishop of Naples. The building is located on the square largo Donna Regina one block north of the Cathedral of Naples directly across from the church of Donna Regina Nuova.
Nunziatella
The Church of the Nunziatella is a Baroque-style church located inside the grounds of the military school of Nunziatella, in the quartiere of San Ferdinando in Naples, Italy. The Baroque style church was built in 1588 with the patronage of Anna Mendoza Marchesa della Valle, who donated the church to the Jesuits.
Palazzo d'Aquino di Caramanico
The Palazzo d'Aquino di Caramanico in central Naples, Italy, is a Palace located on via Medina in the Quartiere San Giuseppe of Rione Carita. It is flanked by the contemporary Palazzo Giordano and two doors down from the tall modern NH Ambassador Hotel.
Monte di Pietà
The Palazzo of Monte di Pietà is a historic building located along the lower decumanus of Naples, Italy. The lower decumanus is also known as Spaccanapoli street. It housed the Mount of Piety or Christian bank in Naples.
Palace of Capodimonte
The Royal Palace of Capodimonte is a large palazzo in Naples, Italy. It was formerly the summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bourbon kings of the Two Sicilies, one of the two royal palaces in Naples.
Palazzo Ravaschieri di Satriano
The Palazzo Ravaschieri di Satriano is a monumental palace on the Riviera di Chiaia number 287, in Naples, Italy. The palace was commissioned in 1605 by Prince Ravaschieri di Satriano, and was one of the first palaces built in shores of Chiaia.
Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III
The Biblioteca nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III is a national library of Italy. It occupies the eastern wing of the 18th-century Palazzo Reale in Naples, at 1 Piazza del Plebiscito, and has entrances from piazza Trieste e Trento.
Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli is a university-level art school in Naples. In the past it has been known as the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti and the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti.
Music conservatories of Naples
The Naples Conservatory of Music is a music school located in Naples, Italy. It is situated in the complex of San Pietro a Majella.