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Your guided tour of the city's historic center starts here! Naples Cathedral is called the "Cathedrale di Santa Maria Assunta," but everyone knows it as the "Duomo di San Gennaro," as it is dedicated to the patron saint, San Gennaro, and the famous miracle of the melting blood.
Walking along Via Dei Tribunali, you'll be completely immersed in one of Naples' most colorful and unique atmospheres! Shops, restaurants, cafes, and many small boutiques surround you! Here you'll taste the famous Tarallo Napoletano (a spicy savory biscuit), visit the city's oldest factory, and choose your favorite flavor! Traditional "nzogna e pepe" with almonds or with new flavors.
In the historic center of Naples lies a magical place: the San Gregorio Armeno alley, also known in Italian as "la strada dei presepi." San Gregorio Armeno is one of Naples' most incredible attractions. You can admire countless shops with creative nativity scenes and figurines in all their variations. In addition to figurines of Jesus and the Madonna, you'll also find detailed replicas of pizzerias, fruit markets, all household objects, gastronomic delights, exotic animals, and sometimes even caricatured politicians and soccer players. They are all handmade by local artisans; their art has been passed down from father to son, and each nativity scene is meticulously crafted. You can find thousands of accessories and building materials for your Neapolitan nativity scene. Visiting one of San Gregorio's oldest factories will give you a traditional lucky charm: the Neapolitan Horn!
Chiesa di Santa Chiara, the Basilica of Santa Chiara, is a Gothic church located in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore; it is the ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of the city; the complex includes a beautiful monastery, a basilica, and a small museum with a religious library.
Piazza del Gesu Nuovo, flanked by the spiky Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo and the Basilica of Santa Chiara, is one of the most beautiful squares in Naples. It houses the Church of the Gesu Nuovo, with its ugly facade, originally part of a late 15th-century palace covered with pyramidal extrusions of dark basalt. In the middle of the square rises the Guglia dell'Immacolata, a wild pinnacle that fuses Rococo and Gothic art, richly decorated with statues of saints, putti, and frills.
Spaccanapoli is the straight, narrow main street that runs through the old historic center of Naples, Italy. The name is popularly used and literally means "divider of Naples." It's actually a very long road, and from above it appears to divide the city in two. Time for another tasting...
You will continue passing through the square of Piazza San Domenico Maggiore and here you can taste a typical "cuoppo napoletano" a paper horn filled with lots of fried delicacies... super typical street food... you will be addicted!
The Galleria Umberto I was built at the end of the 19th century as part of a long project to rebuild and renovate the city of Naples.
It is a light-filled shopping arcade, crowned by a vaulted glass and steel roof and is elegantly decorated with murals and sculptures.
It's a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and well worth a visit!
The Teatro San Carlo is a magnificent theater commissioned by King Charles III of Bourbon decades before the founding of La Scala in Milan. It is the oldest opera house in the world still in operation. From the most famous dancers to the greatest composers, all great artists have loved this theater and sought to perform their art here.
Via Toledo has always been considered Naples' most important avenue, connecting the Decumani area to Piazza del Plebiscito. On the right side of Via Toledo, the narrow streets of the Spanish Quarters unfold, where colors, smells, and flavors trace the history of Naples.
Via Toledo is also home to one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world: Toledo Station, also known as the "art station".
Dulcis in fundo (as we say in Italy)... time for some pizza! Not the "normal" kind... but the Piazza Poretafoglio, which is a pizza folded over itself (hence the Italian word for "portafoglio")... at one of the best pizzerias in Italy! Last but not least... time for dessert... sfogliatella or baba or a delicious espresso in Piazza Plebiscito!
Notes:
You must reconfirm your pickup time and meeting point with your local service provider prior to travel.
Please wear comfortable shoes.
The guide may slightly alter the itinerary if it is not possible to make some stops or visits mentioned in the program.
Meeting point
Encontre seu guia na entrada da Catedral de Nápoles, o guia será muito fácil de localizar, pois chamará seu nome! Local de retorno: Via Toledo, Nápoles.
