Housed in a 16C building, this museum’s collections are essentially composed of works from the Farnese collection ( Greco-Roman sculpture ), and objects found at Herculanum and Pompeii. This makes it one of the world’s richest selections of Greek and..

Several rooms of the National Archaeological Museum are devoted to this villa discovered in Herculanum in the 18C. The Papyrus Room (n o 114) contains photographs of some of the 800 papyruses that were housed in the library. The bronze statue..

These rooms of the National Archaeological Museum house objects and paintings from the temple discovered at Pompeii . The focus is on three spaces, partially reconstructed here: the portico, the ekklesiasterion (where Isis's followers would gath..

These rooms of the National Archaeological Museum house exquisite frescoes from Pompeii , Herculanum and Stabies. The diversity of styles and colours is testimony to the incredible richness of Roman decoration. There are splendid paintings ins..

Covering 80km from Pozzuoli in the north to Sorrento in the south, the Bay of Naples makes for an expansive panorama: to the west the Phlegraean Fields with their intense geological activity; to the south the wild and rugged Sorrento peninsula (cliff..

Constructed under Charles de Bourbon in 1737, this jewel among European opera houses was ravaged by fire in 1816 but reconstructed entirely as before within six months. Only the Royal box is original. With its amazing stucco, gilded wood and red velv..

On the site of Greek Neapolis, the heart of the city, Spaccanapoli is an east-west road on the line of the decumanus of the Antique city (Via Tribunali corresponds with the main decumanus, Via Croce, Via San Giagio dei Librai and Via Vicaria with the..

The 121 stairs lead to Naples' underground passages buried 30-40m below in galleries of tufa that the Greeks dug in the 4C BC for the construction of the boundary walls of the city. The Roman Aqueduct carried water into the city until 1885. The r..

Nestling between a rocky islet and the jetty linking it to the shore, the port of Santa Lucia has preserved its charm. The Castel dell'Ovo or “Egg Castle” is a severe Norman structure, remodelled by the Angevins, which takes its name from the magic e..

The collections of the Farnese, inherited from the Bourbons and added to down the years, form the nucleus of the gallery.The essentially chronological presentational layout allows visitors to trace major movements in the history of Italian art, and c..

This complex of galleries cut into the volcanic rock is laid out over two levels. They form a “baptistry” and a spacious basilica with three naves (4C-6C). The tomb of St Januarius, buried here in the 6C, is decorated with frescoes representing the s..

Capodimonte was built by Charles III beginning in 1738 to house the Farnese collection. At the very summit of the hill, the palace stands in a pleasant park where you will discover the remains of a porcelain factory, famous in the 18C. The royal apar..

Surrounded by a deep moat, the imposing Castel Nuovo was built in 1282 by Charles I of Anjou’s architects, Pierre de Chaulnes and Pierre d’Agincourt, using Angers castle as their model. On the city side, a fine triumphal arch (1467) marks the entra..

Facing the San Carlo theatre is a shopping centre, just like the Italians loved to design them, with a high glasshouse forming a dome over the square, where the three branches of the gallery converge. Cafés, fashion shops and jewellers' add life to t..

The palace was built in 1600 by Domenico Fontana in anticipation of an official visit by Philip III... who forgot to go! The palace was then inhabited by the viceroys and the first actual King to stay there was Charles III, only in 1734! The austere ..

The church is built in the Renaissance style. You will note the interior, with numerous Florentine sculptures from this period. The tomb of Mary of Aragon was created by Antonio Rosselino. Another chapel contains an Annunciation by Benedetto da M..

The square was built under the reign of Murat in 1810. Its semicircular shape is enclosed on either side by the royal palace and the neo-classical façade of the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, which was built for the coronation of Ferdinand of Bo..

The building was commissioned by Sancie of Majorca, the pious wife of King Robert the Wise. It is a church of the Order of Saint Claire, in Gothic Provençal style. The cloister next to the church was transformed in the 18C into a garden and planted..

In addition to rooms dedicated to decorative arts, the theatre, 19C Neapolitan painting and depictions of the city, don't miss the section on nativity scenes with a very fine collection of 18C-19C Neapolitan terracotta figurines and associated deco..

The boss façade of this magnificent late 15C palace is reminiscent of the Florentine Renaissance. It houses the Filangieri municipal museum and its collections of arms, ceramics, porcelains, furniture and paintings by Ribera and Mattia Preti.