Southern Italy things to do

In the rococo chapel of the Prince and alchemist Raimondo di Sangro the Neapolitan cult of the dead reaches its aesthetic high point in the marble-covered Christ by Giuseppe Sammartino (1753).

Pergolas with benches made from colourful majolica. Badly damaged by bomb attacks in 1943, this large and impressive cloisters church has been rebuilt in its original French Gothic style. Inside, many ...

The attractive sense of the ancient world: enchanting Pompeian wall decorations in the museum in Naples. Unparalleled collection of 8th c BC to 5th c AD ancient art forms and culture of the Mediterrane...

Take the funicular railway to the museum with the famous collection of Christmas cribs. The view, the garden, the fantastic Neapolitan models of the nativity scene - all good reasons to visit the impos...

The oldest castle in Napoli which was actually founded by the Greeks during the 14th Century. Access is gained via a small causeway. The castle itself is not open to view. At the foot of the castle lie...

address:Piazza del Plebiscito, Napoli 80132

Wonderful stonework on a Renaissance arch between defiant castle walls. Built by Charles I of Anjou at the end of the 13th century and therefore also called Maschio Angioino. When the Spanish took cont...

address:Via Duomo 147, Napoli 80138

From the third castle, a stone fortification from the days of Anjou on the eastern edge of the Vomero plateau, you get a one of the most beautiful views possible of the Gulf. Before it, lies the big C...