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What to do and see in Naples, Campania: The Best Art Museums
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. Sant'Anna dei Lombardi (Monteoliveto)
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5.0 based on 797 reviews
The church of Monteoliveto, or Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, is known for its quantity and quality of Renaissance artworks, such as those by tuscans Benedetto da Maiano and Antonio Rossellino, together with famed frescos by Giorgio Vasari within the Sagrestia Vecchia that make the Church one of the most relevant examples of Tuscan Renaissance in Naples. It’s also important to mention the Compianto sul Cristo Morto, a statuesque group by Guido Mazzoni from Modena. Guided Tours of the Museum are organized by the Social Cooperative ParteNeapolis.
Reviewed By RMstevenw - London, United Kingdom
We knew nothing about the church but were introduced to it by a couple of young stuff members that were promoting it outside. The church seems pretty forgettable until you reach the last chapel, a beauty all covered in frescoes by Giorgio Vasari, the illustrious tuscan artist from 1500s. Worth the visit.
2. Complesso Museale dell'Augustissima Arciconfraternita dei Pellegrini
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
RESERVATION REQUESTED. Open mon-fri 9-12a.m. Xvi century church; 18 century church (medrano and c.vanvitelli); the cripta (medrano); art paintings from 15 to 19 century: campi,maratta,vaccaro, fracanzano, palumbo, barra, farelli, de mura, bonito, diano. Sculptures: laurana, naccherino, angelo viva; wooden polychrome of 15-16 century. Historical archive.
3. Museo Archeologico Etrusco De Feis
4. 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.
5. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
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4.5 based on 2,467 reviews
This 18th-century museum houses magnificent collections from such renowned artists as Masaccio, Titian, Raphael, El Greco and Bruegel, including the immense Farnese collection.
Reviewed By Fpsmit-01 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This museum is a highlight in Napoli, I spent most part of the day there. There is a fantastic exhibition in the royal apartments about cultural life in Napoli in baroque times. The is a vast collection of medieval, renaissance and baroque painting. And I was pleasantly surprised by the modern art at the top floor. Highlights are paintings by Caravaggio, Brueghel and Andy Warhol.
6. 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!
7. 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
8. Villa Pignatelli
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4.5 based on 181 reviews
Reviewed By AntoineWaterfall - Volleges, Switzerland
If you are a dreamer, or remember in another life your aristocratic life in a millenium mansion this is the place for you. The house looks as is Princess Pignatelli just left it. Her books, her furniture, her pictures and the walls (paintings and souvenirs by camera), the sofas, the plates, the dining room her library: everything is here. Oh, I forgot: her garden, her pants her trees her gorgeous 'strelitzia' bushes (my favorite flower sometimes called oiseau paradis in French). Go everyday there, ask yourself why the bathroom looks upon the stairs with a bay window (- yes, true, why?). Nearby also the good looking carriage museum (most carriages made in Naples, poor guys and industry destroyed by the automotive industry). In the 'curies' (stables) of the princess. Unforgettable.
9. Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro
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4.5 based on 2,253 reviews
A YEAR OF EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM OF THE TREASURE OF SAN GENNAROA whole year to spend, between faith and art together and San Gennaro.In 2013, in fact, the patron saint of Naples will be the center of cultural tourism initiatives only to discover the secrets of the city and its priceless treasure. Not only. San Gennaro has even become the star of the first "App of the soul" that the Friends of the Treasury created for the 25 million devotees around the world can be downloaded for free on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.Music, guided tours, three tours dedicated, exhibitions, travel packages, and celebrations will create an intense program for the development of one of the most important treasures in the world dedicated to the patron saint of Naples.Tradition, but also innovation. Because from September 19, 2012 on smartphones and tablet Apple is the free online "Hooray San Gennaro" where people can light candles and make their virtual "prayer" to the saint.Almost 25 thousand lit candles so far from all over the world by devotees, whose messages of faith constitute an unprecedented social network dell'anim
Reviewed By hedrickr2017 - Central Florida, United States
You need to know the history and significance of San Gennaro to appreciate the beauty of this location
10. Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
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4.5 based on 826 reviews
Reviewed By Arizonapopi1 - Florence, Italy
Went here to see Caravaggio’s Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Samson and Delilah. Easy in and out, observing Covid protocols. One of only three Caravaggio’s in Naples.
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