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 Church of Santa Maria la Nova was constructed in 1297 but was completely rebuilt at the start of the 16th Century. Inside you can...

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...

Naples’ Palazzo Pignatelli di Toritto was constructed in about 1499 for Cesare Pignatelli di Toritto. This very elegant palace has Renaissance features into which the...

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 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...

The Santa Chiara Cathedral Complex is Naples’ most famous monument. It was commissioned by Robert of Anjou and his wife Sancia and erected in 1310...

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 Baroque Fontana di Monteoliveto is one of the most beautiful fountains in Naples, built in 1669 for Don Pedro de Aragona to the design...

The Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone was built in the early 18th Century from plans designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice. Walk down the Trinità Maggiore, towards the...

The Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo was erected in 1470 for the Jesuits. For the exterior they used the ashlars facade in diamond-point stone from the...

The Palazzo delle Congregazioni building dates from the late 16th Century. It replaced part of the 15th Century Jesuit complex, providing space for the lay...

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...

The idea for the Spire of the Immaculate Conception came out of a wish to preserve one of the many celebratory structures which had been...

Cosimo Fanzago built the Palazzo Zevallos sometime between 1637 and 1639 at the will of Giovanni Zevallos. In 1653 it became the property of Giovanni...

Dating from the 16th Century the Church of the Holy Spirit has decoration by Michelangelo Naccherino. This includes sculptures that can be seen at the...

The Santa Chiara Museum of Art Works is situated in the 14th Century complex of Santa Chiara. It holds works that are part 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 Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Naples is a very early Christian basilica. It was constructed sometime in the 6th Century but was rebuilt...

This Palazzo Marigliano was constructed for Bartolomeo di Capua the Count of Altavilla, by the architect Giovanni Donadio between 1512 and 1513. It is...