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The historic center of Naples is the first historical nucleus of the city. It contains almost three millennia of history and is the largest in Italy. A part has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its exceptional monuments, which testify to the succession of cultures of the Mediterranean and Europe since its first Greek settlement in the eighth century BC. The city has two real original ancient nuclei: the first is the hill of Pizzofalcone on which the city of Partenope was born, while the second is the area of the decumani of Naples where the subsequent Neapolis was built.
The Cathedral of Naples is a monumental basilica with the Gothic style of the fourteenth century and the neo-Gothic of the nineteenth century. Three times a year this church hosts the rite of the dissolution of the blood of San Gennaro, patron saint of the city.
The Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro is a museum in Naples next to the Duomo. The Treasure of San Gennaro has been preserved for centuries and during the First World War it was kept in the Vatican. The Museum preserves jewels, statues, busts, precious stones such as diamonds, rubies, emeralds, a chalice, an episcopal cross, a pyx that belonged to the Saint.
The Castel dell'Ovo is the oldest castle in the city of Naples, overlooking the gulf and stands on the tuff islet of Megaride. Its name derives from an ancient legend tells that the Latin poet Virgil hid an egg in the dungeons that had the power to keep the entire fortress standing and if it had broken it would have collapsed and there would have been misfortunes throughout the city.
Castel Nuovo, also called Maschio Angioino is a historic medieval and Renaissance castle, as well as one of the symbols of the city of Naples. It is home to the Neapolitan Society of Homeland History and the Naples Committee of the Institute for the History of the Italian Risorgimento. Charles of Anjou when he shrew the Swabians in 1266 ascended the throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by settling in Naples in this castle. Castel Nuovo hosted important personalities of the culture of the time, such as the writers Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio during their Neapolitan stays and the most famous painters of the time were called to fresco its walls.
The Gulf of Naples is a wide inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The coastline of the gulf includes the entire Gulf of Pozzuoli, the Neapolitan and Vesuvian coast, the Sorrento coast and the coasts of the islands of Ischia, Procida and Capri.
San Gregorio Armeno is also called Via dei presepi and is a street in the historic center of Naples.
Today this street is known all over the world as the exhibition center of the local craft shops which make both canonical and original figurines for cribs all year round. The exhibitions begin around the Christmas holidays and become a real attraction for tourists and Neapolitans.
Mount Vesuvius is a dormant volcano, famous for its most devastating eruption of 79 AD. and caused the destruction of the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis.
Today the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum are home to two of the most important archaeological sites in the area and together with the ruins of Pompeii and Oplonts, has become part of the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Pomeii excavations
The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii destroyed. They represent one of the best testimonies of Roman life. The finds recovered as frescoes, mosaics and statues are preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and have been very useful to understand the uses, customs, eating habits and art of the time.
Herculaneum excavations
The archaeological excavations of Herculaneum have returned the remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum, buried under the ashes. most of the finds are kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and since 2008 with the birth of the Virtual Archaeological Museum you can see the city before the eruption of Vesuvius.
The Vesuvius National Park is a national park established on June 5, 1995 to preserve animal and plant species, paleontological formations, biological communities, biotopes, scenic and panoramic values, natural processes and ecological balances of the Vesuvius territory. There are 612 species of the plant world and 227 species of the animal world that are protected due to the risk of hesitation.
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