Naples – Centro Storico – Spaccanapoli – Stuff to See
Via Benedetto Croce, which is more popularly known as Spaccanapoli (literally ‘Naples splitter’), was one of the three main streets of the ancient city, the others being Via dei Tribunali and Via della...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Via della Sapienza
Via della Sapienza (the ‘street of wisdom’), and its continuation via Anticaglia, was the northern decumanus of the old Roman city as it runs parallel to and north from Tribunali (the Decumanus...
View ArticleNaples – Pendino – Porta Nolana
The best place nearby to escape ugly Piazza Garibaldi and get some real local colour is the even more manic Mercado di Porta Nolana, the main outdoor market in Naples (at Via Diomede Marvasi which is...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Piazza Bellini
Piazza Bellini at the end of Via Tribunali has some nice bars with outdoor terraces where you can meet for an aperitivo before heading off to eat in any of several different directions. Later in the...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Porta Alba & Piazza Dante
Connecting Piazza Bellini to Piazza Dante and Via Toledo is the Port Alba gate. Underneath the gate there’s a very nice place to eat: Pizzeria Ristorante Port d’Alba (A), 18 Via Port’ Alba, Tel. 081...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Via Mezzocannone
Via Mezzocannone is in the university district, running south off Spaccanapoli from Piazzetta Nilo down to Corso Umberto. If you’re coming from Corso Umberto you want to turn next right after you see...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Porta Capuana
Porta Capuana is the ancient gate of the north-west road leading out of the old Roman city towards Capua. You’ll find it where Via Carbonara meets Via Casanova. I usually go through it on my way to Via...
View ArticleNaples – food shopping in the Centro Storico
There are several good food shops in the old town, especially along Spaccanapoli (aka Via Benedetto Croce): Antiche Delizie, 14 Via Pasquale Scura (the western continuation of Spaccanapoli although...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Via Tribunali – Stuff to See
Although originally laid down by the Greeks, Via dei Tribunali was the Decumanus Maximus or main east-west street of the later Roman city too. The parallel street, Spaccanapoli was the southern...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Via Tribunali – Napoli Sotteranea
As you’re facing San Paolo Maggiore in Piazza San Gaetono you will see the entrance to Napoli Sotteranea just to the left of the church. In 2011 I paid €9 for a ninety minute tour of the ancient...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – pizzerias on Via Tribunali
Via Tribunali and Spaccanapoli (see separate food post) have the greatest concentration of pizzerias in Naples, as you’d probably expect in such a touristy area. There are several shops along...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – places to eat on Via Spaccanapoli
Palazzo Petrucci (Advanced B+), 4 Piazza San Domenico Maggiore (the large square at the western end of Spaccanapoli), www.palazzopetrucci.it A relative new kid (since 2007) on a very old block,...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Piazza Monteoliveto
Piazza Monteoliveto is a medium-sized square sandwiched between Via Toledo and Via Sant’ Anna dei Lombardi. As it’s slightly off the beaten track it’s often ignored by tourists and is mainly populated...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Churches
I’m not a believer but even an atheist can still appreciate the beauty of the stunning religious art housed in Naples’ numerous churches and chapels. According to this thread, there are around 440...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Porta Gennaro
Porta Gennaro is the on the northern boundary of San Lorenzo, the quarter of Naples that corresponds to the Centro Storico. Via Foria separates San Lorenzo from Sanita which I wrote about in my...
View ArticleNaples – Centro Storico – Street Art
Naples is a hot spot for street art and graffiti. Most of the best stuff is found on Via Tribunali, Spaccanapoli and their side streets, particularly around the university district. Artists come from...
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