In this post i'll try to make an itinerary to visit Naples in just one day: what to see and what to do in Naples with only a day on our schedule? Here it is.
Start from the Naples train station and take via Poerio, then via Tribunali and reach the Duomo of Naples (Naples Cathedral), widely known as St. Gennaro's Cathedral in honour of St. Januarius, the city's patron saint.
It's a Roman Catholic cathedral completed in the early 14th century and inside you can find the Royal chapel of the Treasure of St. Gennaro with many frescoes, the hight altar by Francesco Solimena, the bronze railing and many others artworks. In this Cathedral there is a vial containing the dried blood of St. Gennaro and it is brought outside the first saturday of May and September 19th when the blood liquefies. If that doesn't happen the legend says great disasters will strike Naples.
It's a Roman Catholic cathedral completed in the early 14th century and inside you can find the Royal chapel of the Treasure of St. Gennaro with many frescoes, the hight altar by Francesco Solimena, the bronze railing and many others artworks. In this Cathedral there is a vial containing the dried blood of St. Gennaro and it is brought outside the first saturday of May and September 19th when the blood liquefies. If that doesn't happen the legend says great disasters will strike Naples.
Near the Duomo there is the Museum of the Treasure of St. Gennaro where a collection of artworks is kept. The treasure consists in artworks and donations made by here.
Popes, kings and emperors throughout 7 centuries. The ticket to visit the Museum costs 5 euros and you can find more informations
Popes, kings and emperors throughout 7 centuries. The ticket to visit the Museum costs 5 euros and you can find more informations
Keep walking in Via Tribunali and you will find Napoli sotterranea (Underneath Naples), an underground tour of the city (2 hours, the ticket costs 9,30€. For more information about time and days click here). The tour will take place 40 meters (about 130 feet) underground, in the caves used to extract the tufa of which the city is built. These caves have been used for many purpouses since 400 B.C., for example as cult sites, catacombs, or shelter during WWII. The legend says that if you hear someone crying is just Munaciello, a ghost of a monk that sometimes appears in the underground Naples!
After this tour I suggest to take lunch. You must taste a classic neapolitan pizza in one of the many restaurants or pizzerias in the area.
After lunch take via Nilo and then via De Sanctis and visit San Domenico Maggiore Church situated in the historic center in a square with the same name. In the square there is an obelisk on the top of which there is a statue of Saint Dominic, erected in 1656. Inside the Church you can admire many frescoes and near the church there is Cappella Sansevero built in 1590. Inside the chapel there are late-Baroque sculptures like the famous Veiled Christ.San Domenico Church is situated in the street known as Spaccanapoli (Naples splitter), a narrow street of Greco-Roman origins.
Take now via Croce, then Calata trinità maggiore and turn left in via Monteoliveto. Proceed in via Medina and you will reach Castel Nuovo known as Maschio Angioino, a medieval castle built in 1279. Inside the castle there is a museum that you can visit with a 5 euros ticket and that will show you some castles chambers and artworks. Proceed in via San Carlo and see the Royal Palace of Naples, one of the residence of Bourbon kings. In 1888 King Umberto I of Savoy had niches be built with statues of kings of dynasties. In front of Palazzo Reale there is Piazza del Plebiscito. Go now in via Chiaia and reach Piazza Vittoria where you can take a bus or a metro to go back to the train station. If you have some time left, take a walk along via Caracciolo and enjoy the beautiful panorama!
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