The Fontana dell’Immacolatella can be found on the seafront, where the Via Nazario Sauro and the Via Partenope meet. It was the creation of architects...

The Museum of Ethnoprehistory is part of the Neapolitan Section of the Alpine Italian Club. It was established in 1972, and can be found in...

The large, ornate Fontana del Gigante (Giant) is also called Immacolatella because of its proximity to the Immacolatella building. Dating from the 16th Century it...

The Museo Artistico Industriale has over 6,000 items of tableware, ceramic panels, metal, woodwork, and jewellery. Many of these were produced in the school’s workshops...

The palace was built in 1600-1602 for Filippo III, king of Spain. Restored in 1837, it suffered serious damage during WWII. In 1888, Umberto I...

The Church of San Francesco di Paola was constructed by the wish of Ferdinando I in 1817 as an offering of thanks for the re-conquest...

The Carciofo fountain was erected in the 1950s when Piazza Municipio, and Piazza Trieste and Trento were refurbished. Its better-known nickname ‘Artichoke Fountain’ was coined...

The Royal Palace gardens is a large green area stretching from the Royal Palace towards the Bay of Naples. A 17th Century bridge joins them...

The Teatro Politeama was built in 1870, and is one of the oldest and most influential theatres in Naples. Located in the heart of the...

The Teatro San Carlo is one of the oldest theatres in Europe. Charles of Bourbon commissioned Antonio Medrano to undertake the project. The theatre was...

The Fontana delle paperelle was designed by Pietro Bianchi and constructed at the end of the 18th Century. It can be found in the Villa...

Designed and built by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1780, the Villa Comunale was originally called Passeggio Reale (Royal Promenade). It was commissioned by a member of...

The Palazzo Sessa was constructed on grounds belonging to Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia. Before the 18th century, when the Via Morelli was built, there...

The construction of Castelnuovo - Maschio Angioino (Angevin Keep) began in 1279 on the order of Charles I of Anjou, and from whom it takes...

The Neapolitan Actor Museum opened its doors to the public in 2000. Inside, the rooms are arranged in the underground passage of the Piazza del...

A military association in the late 18th Century commissioned the Teatro Mercadante, which was originally called the Teatro del Fondo. It was only later that...

The medieval fortress was built on the former site of a Franciscan convent dedicated to Santa Maria La Nova. The castle’s Palatine Chapel is a...

The Fountain of Neptune is said to be the most beautiful fountain in the city of Naples. It was erected for the Viceroy Enrico Guzman...

The Historical Museum of Cloth in Naples can be found in The Mondragone Institute. It is a well known place because of the precious collection...

The Church of Monteoliveto is also known as Sant’Anna dei Lombardi and was built in the 15th Century. The exterior has a façade in piperno...