Vomero
District of Naples
Campania - Italy

Mergellina

Mergellina is a coastal section of the city of Naples, Italy. It is located in the quartiere of Chiaia, demarcated by two streets: via Caracciolo e via Partenope. It stands a the foot of the Posillipo Hill and faces the Castel dell'Ovo. The name derives from that of a shorebird called "mergoglino".

Located at 40.8268, 14.2226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Zones of Naples

Vomero

Vomero is a central district of Naples, with a population of about 48,000.

Located at 40.8333, 14.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Quartieri of Naples, Hills of Italy

Certosa di San Martino

The Certosa di San Martino is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples, southern Italy. Along with Castel Sant'Elmo that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the Vomero hill that commands the gulf. A Carthusian monastery, it was finished and inaugurated under the rule of Queen Joan I in 1368. It was dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. During the first half of the 16th century it was expanded.

Located at 40.8433, 14.2412 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1368 establishments in Italy, Religious buildings completed in 1623, Buildings and structures in Naples, Carthusian monasteries in Italy, Museums in Naples, History museums in Italy, Art museums and galleries in Italy

Villa Comunale

The Villa Comunale is the most prominent and visible park in Naples, southern Italy. It was built in the 1780s by King Ferdinand IV (later known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) 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.

Located at 40.833, 14.2322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Naples, 1780s establishments, Parks in Naples

Villa Floridiana

The Villa Floridiana is a large park in the Vomero quarter in Naples, southern Italy. It is overlooks the western Neapolitan suburbs of Chiaia and Mergellina. The villa dates from 1816 when Ferdinand I of the House of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies, acquired the property. Between 1817 and 1819 the architect Antonio Niccolini reconstructed the building and the surrounding gardens.

Located at 40.8394, 14.2301 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1816 establishments, Buildings and structures in Naples

Villa Pignatelli

The Villa Pignatelli is a museum in Naples in southern Italy. The villa is perhaps the most striking building along the Riviera di Chiaia, the road bounding the north side of the Villa Comunale on the sea front between Mergellina and Piazza Vittoria. It was built at the behest of Ferdinand Acton in 1826 as a neo-classical residence that would be the centerpiece of a park.

Located at 40.8349, 14.2335 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Naples, Houses in Italy, Houses completed in 1826, Rothschild family, Museums in Naples, Art museums and galleries in Italy, Carriage museums in Italy

Santa Caterina a Chiaia

Santa Caterina a Chiaia (also known as Santa Caterina martire) is a church in Naples, Italy. It is located near Piazza dei Martiri in the Chiaia section of the city. The church was built originally as a small family chapel by the Forti family and then ceded to the Franciscan order, which expanded it by 1600. The church that ones sees today, however, is the result of a series of remodelings, including one as late as 1732 in the wake of a serious earthquake in that year.

Located at 40.8351, 14.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1732, Churches in Naples, 16th-century establishments in Italy, Franciscan churches

Palazzo Serra di Cassano

Palazzo Serra di Cassano is a building in Naples, Italy, built for the wealthy Serra Family, one of the original 54 families of the 'old nobility' of Genoa, whose family was organized within an Albergo (family). The family insignia (crest) is frescoed on the ceiling of the Palazzo Serra's Great Hall. The family had economic interests in banking, insurance & law. The Palazzo is behind the Piazza del Plebiscito on via Monte di Dio, the road leading up to the height of the Pizzofalcone peak.

Located at 40.8335, 14.2458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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18th-century architecture, Palaces in Naples

Chiaia

Chiaia is a neighbourhood on the seaside in Naples, bounded by Piazza Vittoria on the east and Mergellina on the west. The most prominent landmark in the area is the large public park known as the Villa Comunale. Historically, it underwent initial development in the late 16th and early 17th centuries as the Spanish rulers of Naples opened the city to the west of its historic boundaries. The Renaissance poet Laura Terracina was born in Chiaia and grew up there.

Located at 40.8342, 14.2258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Quartieri of Naples

Nunziatella military academy

The "Nunziatella" Military School of Naples, Italy, founded November 18, 1787 under the name of Royal Military Academy, is the oldest military school in the world among those still operating without interruption; as well as the oldest Italian institution of military education among those still operating. Its building, familiarly called "Red Manor", and the adjacent church of the Santissima Annunziata, is an architectural monument of the city of Naples.

Located at 40.8326, 14.2444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Naples, 1787 establishments, Military academies, Education in Naples

Stazione Zoologica

The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn is a research institute in Naples, Italy, devoted to basic research in biology. Research is largely interdisciplinary involving the fields of evolution, biochemistry, molecular biology, neurobiology, cell biology, biological oceanography, marine botany, molecular plant biology, benthic ecology, and ecophysiology.

Located at 40.8327, 14.2358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Research institutes in Italy, Biological research institutes, Biological stations, Marine botany, 1872 establishments in Italy

Central Funicular

|} The Central Funicular, is a funicular railway line that forms part of the Metropolitana di Napoli (Naples Metro), which is the main part of the metro system for the city of Naples, Italy. Opened in 1928, the Central Funicular of Naples is one of the most used funicular railways in the world, and carries over 10 million passengers per year. Central Funicular connects four stations, Piazza Fuga, Petraio-Via Palizzi, Corso Vittorio Emanuele (Napoli), and Augusteo at Piazzetta Duca d'Aosta.

Located at 40.8406, 14.2414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Naples Metro, Funicular railways in Italy, Railway lines opened in 1928, 1200 mm gauge railways

Chiaia Funicular

|} The Chiaia Funicular is a funicular railway line that forms part of the Metropolitana di Napoli (Napoli Metro), which is the main part of the metro system for the city of Naples, Italy. Opened in 1889, the Chiaia Funicular is one of the oldest funicular railways in the world, and carries over half a million passengers per year.

Located at 40.8404, 14.2332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Naples Metro, Funicular railways in Italy, Railway lines opened in 1889, Standard gauge railways in Italy

Riviera di Chiaia

The Riviera di Chiaia is a long street in the Italian city of Naples, running along the coast of the Gulf of Naples. On this street there are many ancient villas built by aristocratic families between the 16th and 19th centuries, such as the Villa Pignatelli. The Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico is nearby. Mark Twain calls this street "Riviere di Chiaja" in his book The Innocents Abroad.

Located at 40.8336, 14.2336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Naples

San Carlo alle Mortelle

San Carlo alle Mortelle is a historical church in Naples, southern Italy. The church was erected in 1616 under design of Giovanni Ambrogio Mazenta. Most of the work was completed within the 17th century, while the façade, designed by Enrico Pini, was finished only in the mid- and late-18th century. The latter has two orders, with capitals featuring vegetable motifs; at the sides of the main portal are statues of St. Liborius and Bl.

Located at 40.8386, 14.2413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples, 18th-century religious buildings, Baroque architecture in Naples

Santa Maria degli Angeli a Pizzofalcone, Naples

Santa Maria degli Angeli a Pizzofalcone is a Baroque-style church in Naples, Italy. A church, designed by Francesco Grimaldi, was built at the site for the Theatine Order. Construction started in 1587 and was completed in 1610. The interior is decorated with paintings by Giordano, and Andrea Vaccaro. The central nave and transept ceilings were frescoed Scenes from the Life of the Virgin (1668-1675) by Giovanni Battista Beinaschi. The Cupola was frescoed with a Coronation of the Virgin.

Located at 40.8353, 14.2446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples, Baroque architecture in Naples

San Giuseppe a Chiaia, Naples

San Giuseppe a Chiaia is a church in Naples, Italy. Originally founded as a chapel for the Jesuit Order; it was enlarged during 1666-1673 under designs by Tommaso Carrere. With the suppression of the Jesuit Order, the church changed management. About 1817, under the patronage of Ferdinando I it became a hospice for the blind called the Casa di San Giuseppe e Lucia.

Located at 40.8332, 14.2282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples, Baroque architecture in Naples

Santa Maria in Portico, Naples

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

Located at 40.835, 14.2312 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples

Castel Sant'Elmo

Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on a hilltop near the Certosa di San Martino, overlooking Naples, Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church, Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and, finally altered to "Elmo". It presently serves as a museum, exhibition hall, and offices.

Located at 40.8438, 14.239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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14th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Naples, Castles in Italy, Visitor attractions in Naples

San Nicola da Tolentino, Naples

San Nicola da Tolentino is a church, located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1618 in a zone where one of the Palaces of the Regio Consigliere Scipione De Curtis was found, and which patronized the construction of a hospice run by the Augustinian Order. After the 1631 eruption of Vesuvius, forced the monks to relocate to Resina.

Located at 40.8403, 14.2417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sant'Orsola a Chiaia, Naples

Sant'Orsola a Chiaia (also called Sant'Orsola dei Mercedari Spagnoli, or the Parish church of Santa Maria della Mercede a Chiaia) is a church in largo Sant'Orsola in the quartieri of Chiaia in Naples, Italy. Originally, this was the site of a small 16th century chapel endowed by the Spaniard Annibale de Troyanis y Mortella and dedicated to Saint Ursula. In 1569 it was donated to fathers of the Order of Santa Maria della Mercede, who in 1576 demolished the chapel to build a new convent.

Located at 40.8361, 14.2437 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Santa Maria della Concordia, Naples

Santa Maria della Concordia is a church, located on the Piazza of the same name in Naples, Italy. The building was erected in 1556 and designed by the Carmelite priest Giuseppe Romano, and was restored in the 18th century by the architect Giovan Battista Nauclerio. In 1735, Nicola Tagliacozzi Canale was involved in carpentry in church. Near the door of the sacristy, is a painting depicting la Virgin and St. Michael, by Jusepe de Ribera, though some attribute it to Bernardo Azzolino.

Located at 40.8395, 14.2448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Naples, 1556 architecture

Santa Teresa a Chiaia, Naples

Santa Teresa a Chiaia is a Baroque church in Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1620, and completed in 1650-1662 by Cosimo Fanzago. Unfortunately, the earthquake of 1688 damaged the church and required reconstruction. The church was originally called Santa Teresa Plaggie, due to the place near the beach where it was located. The facade is rich in stucco decoration. The interior is a greek cross plan with a statue of St Teresa, by Fanzago on the main altar.

Located at 40.8369, 14.2358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples, Baroque architecture in Naples

Sant'Anna di Palazzo, Naples

Sant'Anna di Palazzo (or church of the Rosario di Palazzo) is a church in the quartiere of San Ferdinando in Naples, Italy. After the victory at the Lepanto, many churches in Naples were erected and dedicated to the Madonna del Rosario, whose devotion was felt to have contributed to the success a the battle. In 1572, Michele Lauro offered the Dominicans this land for construction of a church. In this time, this zone was exterior to the walls and less populated.

Located at 40.8383, 14.246 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Church of the Nunziatella

The Church of the Nunziatella is a Baroque style church located inside the grounds of the military school of Nunziatella, in the quartiere of San Ferdinando in Naples, Italy. The Baroque style church was built in 1588 with the patronage of Anna Mendoza Marchesa della Valle, who donated the church to the Jesuits. In 1736, it was rebuilt wholly anew by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice.

Located at 40.8329, 14.2447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Naples