Places in Naples

The church is also known as Cesarea, after the name of its founder Annibale Cesareo, secretary of the royal court of Santa Chiara. The complex was built in Baroque style, and the embellishments added between the year of its founding and 1636, when the church was completed, are of great importance. Later, restoration works were also carried out: in 1773 by Costantino Manni and, two years

The green island is certainly one of the favourite holiday destinations for Neapolitans and visitors alike, thanks both to the beauty of the sea and to its thermal waters, used since ancient times to strengthen the body and cure illnesses and infections. The whole territory is, in fact, of volcanic origin, which makes it one of the largest spa centres in Europe.

After Florence, Milan and Rome, it's time for another great and wonderful Italian city, of which we'll be assessing ten characteristic aspects, in comparison with as many from our Naples. It's Turin.

It's the ideal city for a weekend away, in which case you can limit yourself to a quick dash around the most famous spots, or it can be the perfect destination for a longer stay too.

One is the capital of fashion and is gaining more and more importance on a European and national level, and the other is our beloved Naples. Have you worked out which city we're talking about? It's Milan, and it will be the star of this new comparison, based on 10 points, with the Neapolitan city. Here's our line-up, the choice is yours!

The religious building was constructed in 1633 and, having been damaged by the ‘lave’ (the rainwater that rushed violently down the Sanità valley, causing genuine flooding), was rebuilt in 1760 thanks to Luca Vecchione.

The first record of a place of worship dedicated to St John in that area is found in a document from the year 923, which attests to its existence, sited a foris sub muro publico regioni Portenobensis. The specification "in corte" ("in the courtyard") was probably due to a pre-existing curtis, and was later kept to distinguish it from the subsequent church of San Giovanni a Mare (St John at the Sea).

It stretches between the municipalities of Massa Lubrense and Positano, protecting around 40 km of coastline and the sea in front of it. The Odyssey tells us that this is where Ulysses encountered the enchanting sirens.

In Naples it's hard to find a bar that doesn't know how to make a good coffee, but there are certainly some worth stopping at, and sometimes not just for a great espresso, but also for a cornetto, a brioche or a sfogliatella (Neapolitan filled pastry).

This is, perhaps, one of the few places in the Neapolitan city where the famous Neapolitan proverb "'O sparagno nunn'è maje guadagno" (literally, "saving is never earning") does not apply: