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Places in Naples

Districts, churches, castles, alleys and museums: a guide to the places of Naples and its surroundings, with the stories you will not find in guidebooks.

  • Fuorigrotta: the Roman Baths of Via Terracina
    Fuorigrotta: the Roman Baths of Via Terracina

    An artery linking Agnano, and therefore Pozzuoli, to Fuorigrotta, Soccavo and Vomero, travelled every day by an endless number of people heading to work, school or the nearby University of Monte Sant'Angelo: we're talking about Via Terracina, a road that, until not so long ago, wasn't even "split" by the compulsory junction now found on Via Cinthia, and which hides ancient stories

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  • The Flavian Amphitheatre, Pozzuoli's Colosseum
    The Flavian Amphitheatre, Pozzuoli's Colosseum

    We saw it with the ancient Thermal Complex located in Fuorigrotta, on Via Terracina, and we realise it again in Pozzuoli, where the marvellous Flavian Amphitheatre stands, second in capacity only to the Colosseum and the Campanian Amphitheatre of Capua, thanks to a cavea that could hold up to 40,000 spectators(...)

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  • Castel Sant'Elmo: a fortress in the heart of Naples
    Castel Sant'Elmo: a fortress in the heart of Naples

    Work on the “Palatinum Castrium” began in 1329 and was completed, under the reign of Joan of Anjou, in 1343, thanks to designs first drawn up by Tino da Caimano, the Tuscan architect who also designed the well-known Certosa di San Martino (Charterhouse of San Martino), and, after his death, by Attanasio Primario and Francesco di Vico(...)

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  • The Royal Palace of Caserta, the little Versailles
    The Royal Palace of Caserta, the little Versailles

    The project, entrusted to the innovative and skilled hands of Luigi Vanvitelli, called for, besides the construction of the Royal Palace itself, the completion of an aqueduct (today’s Carolino Aqueduct), a park, the redevelopment of the surrounding urban area and the building of a grand avenue leading all the way to the city of Naples (this last part was only partly carried out).

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  • Villa Floridiana and the Ceramics Museum
    Villa Floridiana and the Ceramics Museum

    Villa Floridiana is a site of historic and artistic interest in Naples. The complex was once part of the buildings used by the Bourbon royals and, since 1927, has also housed the Duca di Martina National Ceramics Museum.

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  • A day on Capri
    A day on Capri

    Of the three islands in the Campania archipelago, Capri is the most fascinating, drawing huge numbers of tourists and, above all, famous faces. For first-time visitors, there are certain things you simply must do and see.

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  • Naples VS Venice
    Naples VS Venice

    Venice, like Naples, is a city of water. In Naples the sea, Vesuvius and the islands; in Venice the river, the canals and the gondolas. Two cities united by water, yet so different in culinary traditions and places to see. Let's look together at these differences(...)

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  • Apple Academy: a source of pride for Naples, in the district of San Giovanni a Teduccio
    Apple Academy: a source of pride for Naples, in the district of San Giovanni a Teduccio

    On 28 and 29 June 2017, with the awarding of certificates and the closing ceremony, in the presence of the rector of the Università Federico II di Napoli, Gaetano Manfredi, the director of the Developer Academy, Giorgio Ventre, and Gordon Shukwit, head of Information Technology and Learning Technologies at Apple, the first cycle of courses of the first Developer Apple Acade

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  • Città della Scienza: Naples' hub of innovation
    Città della Scienza: Naples' hub of innovation

    Città della Scienza is one of our city's many crowning glories: an initiative for the promotion and dissemination of science that takes place in Naples, within a complex made up of an interactive science museum, a business incubator and a training centre; it is run by the IDIS Foundation - Città della Scienza and is located in the Bagnoli district.

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  • Cinemas in Naples: Top 5
    Cinemas in Naples: Top 5

    Naples has plenty of them, but there was once an even greater number, as going to the cinema used to be one of Neapolitans' favourite pastimes. Nowadays, unfortunately, with the arrival of pay-per-view television such as Sky, Netflix and Mediaset Premium, young people especially prefer to choose the film, TV series or documentary to watch, enjoying it comfortably at home. That said, it's still always a pleasure

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