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Top 10 Churches & Cathedrals 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 di San Giovanni a Carbonara
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5.0 based on 565 reviews
Reviewed By AdrianH855 - Brighton, United Kingdom
Prepared to be knocked out! This is a gem. The wall paintings are mostly medieval and captivating. The sculptures stunning. It is free to get in and twice a week local college students offer guided tours which is great training to them and fun for the visitor to meet local youngsters. Fa
2. Chiesa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo - Complesso Museale dell'Arte della Seta
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5.0 based on 461 reviews
The Association RESPIRIAMO ARTE offers a unique tour in the Church of Art of Silk of Saints Philip and James. Tour's duration is 30 minutes, it walking inside the story of noble Silk Art and includes the visit of the Church and some secret special place: the remains of frescos of XVI century, the wood Neapolitan Sacristy of XVIII century, the Crypt where men of Silk Corporation were buried and archaeological remains in the inside courtyard. A guided tour that returns to Naples the title of City of Silk. Guided tours every 40 minutes with admission until 30 minutes before the closing. The Guided Tour in English language is possible with a descriptive brochure of the places and their history but always following the tour group in Italian language.
3. Chiesa di Santa Patrizia
4. Chiesa Museo di Santa Luciella ai Librai
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5.0 based on 250 reviews
The church was founded by Bartolomeo Di Capua in 1327 and became a place of worship for the Guild of Pipernieri, Frabbicatori and Tagliamonti that in Santa Lucia entrusted the protection of sight, put at risk by their profession. In the basement of the church is kept the famous Skull with Ears, from which the Neapolitans, up until the 1900s, went to pray.
Reviewed By valelic
The medieval church is an adorable little place which preserve a wonderful “skull with ears”. It is unique in the world. This place is more important for the great job of refurbishing of Respiriamo Arte association. Thank you a lot!
5. Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara
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4.5 based on 3,507 reviews
The Monumental Complex of St. Chiara, including the Church, the Monastery and the Convent, had been raised since 1310 to 1328 by the will of the King Roberto d’Angio and his wife Sancia of Majorca. The sovereigns, both devoted to St. Francis of Assisi and St. Chiara, wanted to build a Franciscan citadel that housed in the Convent the Clarisses and in the contiguous Monastery the Friars Minor. The Church, central nucleus of the whole complex, rose with the title of Saint Host or Sacred Body of Christ, dedication suggested by the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena, happened in 1264; the denomination changed immediately in Santa Chiara, probably for the extraordinary number of Clarisses introduces in the Convent.
Reviewed By sharonhW264WM - Las Vegas, United States
The Gothic church of Santa Chiara was originally built 1310-28 by the will of King Roberto d’Angio and his wife, Sancia, of Majorca. They wanted to build a Franciscan citadel to house a convent and a monastery. During the 18th century, the monarchs updated the church with baroque decoration and created the beautiful cloister, with amazing majolica tiles representing social scenes, to introduce art and to give the nuns a chance to see what life was like outside the convent. The church was heavily bombed during WWII, but was restored to its original Gothic style afterwards. Giotto had painted most of the frescoes in the original church, but only pieces/parts of them were recovered to show how the originals looked. Despite the rain on the day we visited, we enjoyed wandering through the church and the old cloisters, restored to their former glory. The majolica tiles were vibrantly colorful and the scenes they portrayed gave us insight into the lives of the people of 1700’s Naples. The biblical scene frescoes along the side walls of the cloister were also amazing, and there was an adjoining museum where we saw many interesting artifacts and an archaeological excavation. A definite hidden gem in Naples.
6. Chiesa di San Domenico Maggiore
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4.5 based on 433 reviews
Reviewed By StephenCr0ss - Dublin, Ireland
Really impressive inside. The ceiling is stunning as are the pillars, stained glass and altar. The colours projected into the building are really interesting. Recommended.
7. Santa Maria della Sanita
8. Gesu Nuovo Church
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4.5 based on 2,795 reviews
Reviewed By tomj932 - London, United Kingdom
The Gesu Nuovo church is an interesting church located just around the corner from the Toledo metro station and not too far from Vei dei Tribunali. The outer facade of the church is very interesting and quite quirky with the pyramid designs. The interior of the church is massive, with so many different pieces of art to look at and admire and many items laced in gold. The large dome helps to expand the size of the church also.
9. Duomo di Napoli
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4.5 based on 2,630 reviews
Reviewed By lisac436 - Solihull, United Kingdom
We attend mass in this beautiful cathedral and then spent a happy couple of hours walking round and enjoying the beauty, peace and tranquility of this wonderful place. The Chapel of San Gennaro is a particular high point, which is incredibly ornate. NB. Depending on which direction you come from it can be really hard to find, if you come from the front it's fine as on more of a main road but one entrance comes more from a back alley and you think your in the wrong place but you're not just go up the stairs.
10. 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
