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Napoli · Campania
Things to see in Naples
In Naples the atlas lists 541 historic places: 332 historic villas and palaces, 103 museums, 38 archaeological sites, 28 abbeys and monasteries, 18 historic theatres, 12 fortresses and towers, 9 castles and 1 lighthouse.
Of these, 37 list opening hours and 4 have free entry.
Don’t miss: Sansevero Chapel (1593), church.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (52% of dated places) and the Early modern period (21% of dated places).
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The town
Naples (Italian: Napoli; Neapolitan: Napule) in Italy is an ancient port on the Mediterranean sea. With just short of a million citizens, is the third most populous municipality. Metropolitan Naples is one of Italy's largest metropolitan areas, at three million citizens.
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541 places
Villas and palaces 332
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Villa Pignatelli 
Palazzo San Giacomo 
San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music 
Palazzo delle Poste, Naples 
Palazzo Serra di Cassano 
La Santarella 
Palazzo Venezia 
Ospedale L'Albergo Reale dei Poveri 
Palazzo dell'Università degli Studi Federico II 
Villa Comunale 
Palazzina Russo Ermolli 
Palazzo dello Spagnolo 
Villa Rosebery 
Villino Elena e Maria 
Villa Donn'Anna 
Palazzo Doria d'Angri 
Palazzo Filomarino 
Palazzo Marigliano 
Palazzo Acquaviva Coppola 
Palazzo del Conservatorio dello Spirito Santo 
Palazzo delle Congregazioni 
Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone, Naples Museums 103
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Diocesan Museum of Naples 
Naples Academy of Fine Arts 
Physics Museum of Naples Museo nazionale della ceramica Duca di Martina 
Civic Museum of Castel Nuovo 
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte 
Museum of the Treasure of St. Gennaro 
Museo nazionale di San Martino 
Città della scienza 
Museo Napoli Novecento 
Biblioteca e Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini 
Filangieri Civic Museum 
Naples underground geothermal zone 
Gallerie d'Italia 
Coral Jewellery Museum 
Naples Mineralogy Museum 
Paleontology museum of Naples 
Sea Museum Naples 
Museo dell'Opera Pia Purgatorio ad Arco 
Museo della Moda Napoli - Mondragone Foundation Anthropology museum 
Museo Giuseppe Caravita principe di Sirignano 
Secret Museum 
Museo artistico industriale 'Filippo Palizzi' Zoological Museum of Naples 
Picture gallery of the Girolamini 
Capodimonte park 
Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci 
Museo del conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella 
Stazione Neapolis 
Museum of san Lorenzo Maggiore 
Museo dell'Opera di S. Chiara 
Museo Principe Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortés Archaeological sites 38
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Abbeys and monasteries 28
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Historic theatres 18
Fortresses and towers 12
Castles 9
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Getting there
By plane: Naples International Airport (Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli) (NAP IATA, also known as Capodichino Airport). Works for connecting the airport to Naples Metro system were expected to be completed in 2027, but check.
From the airport you can take a bus for €5 (called Alibus) which has two stops only: Stazione Centrale (Central station) and Piazza Municipio, near the main ferry port (molo Beverello). You can buy your ticket on the bus. The ticket is valid for further public transport trips, up to 90 min after validation. Further connections are listed on the official airport website. Beware of (legal) taxi drivers on the way to the Alibus stop, who claim to charge the same price as the Alibus, but actually also charge for children and go only once the minivan is full.
If you have time to spare, you can take the 3S bus that will take you to the same stops as the Alibus for less. The difference is that the Alibus has limited stops, but the 3S will take you to the backstreets leading to the Stazione, continuing all the way to the port and a shopping district. Also, the Alibus is air conditioned whereas most 3S buses are not.
Beware of illegal, unauthorized taxis and of anyone who may approach you directly. Authorized taxis are clearly visible at the exit; fixed fares exist for a number of destinations, and must be clearly shown in the cab.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
As a UNESCO World Heritage site, the historic centre of Naples hosts a huge number of architectural landmarks.
Churches and religious structures: Cappella Sansevero. A chapel built in 1590, it contains sculptures and other works of art by some of the leading Italian artists of the 18th century, like the extraordinary Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino. It also has a high scientific interest because it hosts the anatomical machines, a still mysterious experiment by Raimondo Di Sangro, a prominent Renaissance scientist. In addition, in the basement there are two human vein models, looking like plastination. San Francesco di Paola (Municipio 1 ). One of the main churches in Naples. The place was planned by King Joachim Murat of Naples (Napoleon's brother-in-law) as a tribute to the emperor. When Napoleon was dispatched, Ferdinand I of Bourbon continued the construction but converted the final product into the church one sees today. The church is reminiscent of the Pantheon in Rome. The façade is fronted by a portico resting on six columns and two Ionic pillars. Inside, the church is circular with two side chapels. The dome is 53 metres high. Gesù Nuovo.
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