Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Naples, Italy

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Number of sights 25 sights
Distance 9.5 km
Ascend 522 m
Descend 421 m

Experience Naples in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NaplesIndividual Sights in Naples

Sight 1: Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata

Santa Maria dell'Incoronata is an ancient church on Via Medina in Naples, Italy. It is located just south of San Giorgio dei Genovesi and across the street from the Church of Pietà dei Turchini.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Incoronata, Naples (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Genovesi

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San Giorgio dei Genovesi is a church on Via Medina in the Center of Naples, Italy. It is adjacent and just north of the Church of the Santa Maria Incoronata, two doors south from the Palazzo d’Aquino di Caramanico, and across the street from the Church of the Pietà dei Turchini.

Wikipedia: San Giorgio dei Genovesi, Naples (EN)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci

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Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci is a church at the Campania, the historic center of Naples, in Via San Tommaso d'Aquino 51. It was the center of the Scuola dei Greci in Naples and the Confraternity of the Greeks in Naples. Around this period there was a similar church in Venice called San Giorgio dei Greci. There was also a Greek Brotherhood of Venice. A prominent member of the Greek Brotherhood was famous painter Belisario Corenzio. The church was initially dedicated to the Twelve Apostles. They began building the church at the request of one of the descendants of the Byzantine Empire Thomas Asen Palaiologos. The church currently belongs to the Greek State.

Wikipedia: Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci (EN)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa di San Giacomo degli Spagnoli

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San Giacomo degli Spagnoli is a basilica church in Piazza Municipio in central Naples, Italy. The Renaissance church was enveloped in 1812 by the Palazzo San Giacomo built by King Ferdinand I of Bourbon when he built a central block of offices for the ministries of his government adjacent to the fortress of the Castel Nuovo. The Palazzo San Giacomo is now the municipio or city hall of Naples. Another church of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli is found in Rome.

Wikipedia: San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, Naples (EN)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Fontana del Nettuno

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The Fountain of Neptune is a monumental fountain, located in Municipio square, in Naples, Italy. The fountain until the end of 2014 was located across the street of via Medina across from the church of Santa Maria Incoronata, Naples and a few doors south of the church complex of Pieta di Turchini. Now the fountain is located in front of the Town hill building, its location changed due to the construction of the new underground station.

Wikipedia: Fountain of Neptune, Naples (EN)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa di Santa Brigida

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Santa Brigida is a church located on Via Santa Brigida in central Naples, Italy. The church is a few doors down from one of the entrances to the Galleria Umberto I.

Wikipedia: Santa Brigida, Naples (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Teatro Augusteo

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The Teatro Augusteo is a theatre complex in Naples, Italy.

Wikipedia: Teatro Augusteo (IT), Website

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa di Santa Rita alla Speranzella

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Chiesa di Santa Rita alla Speranzella

The church of Santa Maria della Speranza is one of the historical churches of Naples.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Speranza (Napoli) (IT)

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe

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The church of Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe is a place of worship, located in the historic center of Naples in the Spanish Quarters.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe (IT)

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Gallerie d'Italia

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Gallerie d'Italia is the museum centre owned by Intesa Sanpaolo, set up to make its artistic and architectural heritage accessible, as well as the collections from the Fondazione Cariplo in Milan, another partner in the project. They are based in Naples, Milan, Turin and Vicenza. The director of the Gallerie d'Italia is Michele Coppola, Executive Director of Art, Culture and Historical Heritage of Intesa Sanpaolo.

Wikipedia: Gallerie d'Italia (IT), Website

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa dei Santi Francesco e Matteo

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The Church of Saints Francis and Matthew is a Baroque church in Naples, Italy. it stands in the historic center in vico lungo San Matteo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Francesco e Matteo (IT)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli

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The church of the Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli is a religious building in Naples, Italy, found in the piazza of the same name.

Wikipedia: Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Concordia

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Santa Maria della Concordia is a baroque-style, Roman Catholic church, located on the Piazza of the same name in Naples, region of Campania, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Concordia (EN)

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena

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The church of Santa Caterina da Siena is located in the city center of Naples, Italy, and while built in the 16th century, the interior was decorated by Baroque era artists over the next two centuries.

Wikipedia: Santa Caterina da Siena, Naples (EN)

477 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di Santa Maria Apparente

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The church of Santa Maria Apparente is one of the monumental churches of Naples; It is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Apparente (IT)

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 16: Palazzo delle Arti Napoli

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Palazzo delle Arti Napoli

The Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli is a museum in the city of Naples, located in the historic Carafa di Roccella - a monumental building located in the neighbourhood of Chiaia, via dei Mille ; it hosts exhibitions of contemporary art in its many forms.

Wikipedia: Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli (EN), Website

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa di Santa Teresa a Chiaia

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Santa Teresa a Chiaia is a Baroque church in Naples, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Teresa a Chiaia (EN)

805 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 18: Villa Comunale

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The Villa Comunale is a park in Naples, southern Italy. It was built in the 1780s by King Ferdinand IV on land reclaimed along the coast between the main body of the city and the small port of Mergellina. The park was originally a "Royal Garden", reserved for members of the royal family, but open to the public on special holidays such as the Festival of Piedigrotta. The park was opened to the general public on a permanent basis in 1869 after the unification of Italy.

Wikipedia: Villa Comunale (EN)

793 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 19: Museo delle Carrozze

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The Carriage Museum is a museum in Naples that is located inside some rooms of the Villa Pignatelli complex.

Wikipedia: Museo delle carrozze (Napoli) (IT)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Villa Pignatelli

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The Villa Pignatelli is a museum in Naples in Southern Italy. The villa is located along the Riviera di Chiaia, the road bounding the north side of the Villa Comunale on the sea front between Mergellina and Piazza Vittoria.

Wikipedia: Villa Pignatelli (EN)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 21: Chiesa dell'Ascensione a Chiaia

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The Church of the Ascension in Chiaia is a church in Naples located in the area of Chiaia, from which it takes its name.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dell'Ascensione a Chiaia (IT)

397 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico

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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico is a late-baroque church in the city center of Naples placed at the end of its homonymous street, just off the seaside promenade of the Riviera di Chiaia.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria in Portico, Naples (EN)

804 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 23: Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Teresa

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The church of Saints John and Teresa is one of the monumental churches of Naples; it stands in the Chiaia district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Teresa (IT)

1151 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 24: Museo nazionale della ceramica Duca di Martina

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The National Museum of Ceramics Duca Di Martina is a historical and artistic site situated inside of the Villa Floridiana Park in Naples, Italy. The building used to be one of Campania’s Bourbon royal residences and since 1927 this residence has hosted the museum.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Ceramics, Naples (EN)

1404 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 25: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità

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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a church in Naples, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Napoli) (IT)

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