The most distinctive feature of Piazza del Gesù Nuovo is the Church of Gesù Nuovo itself, identifiable by its massive façade covered in dark, rusticated stone blocks carved into diamond-shaped points. This building began as the private…
Spaccanapoli Historic Heart
Walk the straight, narrow Roman street that literally splits the ancient center of Naples in two, stopping at lively squares, majestic churches, and artisan workshops.
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1. Piazza del Gesù Nuovo
2. Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara
The Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara is defined by its massive, austere Gothic basilica that looms over the historic center of Naples. Commissioned in thirteen thirteen by King Robert of Anjou and his wife, Sancha of Majorca, the site…
3. Piazza San Domenico Maggiore
Piazza San Domenico Maggiore is anchored by a tall, pyramid-shaped marble spire known as the Obelisco di San Domenico. This monument, designed by the architect Cosimo Fanzago in sixteen fifty-six, was built as a votive offering to Saint…
4. Sansevero Chapel Museum
The Sansevero Chapel is marked by the presence of a marble figure that seems to defy the nature of stone. Inside this former private burial site, the Veiled Christ rests, carved by Giuseppe Sanmartino in seventeen fifty-three. The…
5. Corpo di Napoli
The Largo Corpo di Napoli is a small square in the historic center defined by an ancient Roman marble statue of the Nile God. Created in the second century by Alexandrian merchants who had settled in the city, the figure reclines on a…
6. Via San Gregorio Armeno
Via San Gregorio Armeno is a narrow, pedestrian street in the heart of the historic center of Naples, connecting the two major thoroughfares of Via dei Tribunali and Spaccanapoli. It is known across the world as the street of nativity…
7. Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta stands out for its nineteenth-century Neo-Gothic facade, a sharp, ornate contrast to the surrounding dense urban streetscape of Via Duomo. While many major cathedrals occupy vast, open squares, this one…