Location: Naples
Top Things to do in Naples
The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Naples, Campania
Romantic Naples, two hours south of Rome, is the largest city in southern Italy. It has some of the world's best opera and theater houses and is often called an open-air museum, due to its many historic statues and monuments. Join families on promenade as the sun sets on the Bay of Naples. View finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum, destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale or revel in the art and architecture of Museo Cappella Sansevero, built in the late 1500s.
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1. Chiesa Santa Maria del Faro
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
2. Tempio Zen Ten Shin - Cuore di Cielo Puro
3. Museo Cappella Sansevero
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4.5 based on 21,199 reviews
Built in the late 1500s, this gem of Italian artistic heritage was greatly influenced by the famous Raimondo de Sangro VII, Prince of Sansevero, a genius of science and invention.
Reviewed By stephaniep185 - New York City, United States
Buy your timed ticket online or expect to wait on a long line - simply magnificent church with world class art & sculpture- no photos allowed so be sure to buy the book at the gift shop so you remember what you saw!
4. Basilica Santuario del Carmine Maggiore
5. Santa Maria della Sanita
6. Chiesa della Santissima Trinita dei Pellegrini
7. Cimitero delle Fontanelle
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4.5 based on 2,349 reviews
Reviewed By sfrank1967 - Maisons-Laffitte, France
The cemetery is actually a massive man made cave containing the remnants of more than 15,000 napolitains who have died throughout the centuries. It is located in a very pittoresque area of Napoli, vibrant and very poor, below San Gennaro Catacombs. Many of the cranes exposed used actually to have been “adopted” by Napolitan families for protection, they are now back after the church denounced this pagan rite. I saw families with very young children however I would not advise unless children are briefed before the experience as it can be quite troubling to witness the mass of bones. Fontanelle is unique in the world and is for me almost worth the trip to Napoli. It is an historic but almost a very spiritual visit whatever your faith (or non faith) is.
8. Pio Monte della Misericordia
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4.5 based on 702 reviews
Reviewed By Sheridap4215 - Thurles, Ireland
An unassuming church on the outside but inside you have art by the great carravagio and other outstanding works. Upstairs has a museum charting neapolitan history and providing a show case for some modern art.
9. Monumental Complex Donnaregina - Diocesan Museum of Naples
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4.5 based on 300 reviews
At the beginning of the XVII century the Clarisse Nuns of the Monastery of Santa Maria Donnaregina decided to build a new Church better complying with the Baroque taste. The construction began in the first quarter of the century seeing the participation of the most renowned artists of the period, such as F. Solimena and L.Giordano. Prestigious masterpieces by famous artists such as A. Falcone, L. Giordano, F. Solimena, M. Stanzione, M. Pino da Siena, A. Vaccaro, C. Mellin were brought back to the Church on the occasion of the opening of the Diocese Museum, whose permanent exhibition within the Church covers a surface of nearly 3000 square mt. On display also gold and silver liturgical pieces, among the others the St. Leonzio Reliquary Cross and the St. Vincenzo Treasure. The arrangement of the works of art of the Museum follows a thematic itinerary covering the most significant subjects of Christian Faith. The wide spaces available make the Museum an ideal location to host any kind
10. Cappella del Monte di Pieta
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