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CASTEL NUOVO: is a medieval castle located in front of Piazza Municipio and the city hall in central Naples, Campania, Italy. Its scenic location and imposing size makes the castle, first erected in 1279, one of the main architectural landmarks of the city. In the complex there is also the Civic museum, which includes the Palatine Chapel and the museum paths on the first and second floors. he castle most of it reconstructed by Alfonso v of aragon regularly trapezoidal plan and was defended by five large cylindrical towers, four covered with pieprno and one with tuff, and crowned with merlons on brakets. The three towers on the side facing the ground, where the entrance is located, are the tower of San Giorgio, the tower of Mezzo and the tower of Guardia , while the two on the side facing the sea they take the name of the tower dell'Oro and the tower of Beverello. The castle is surrounded by a moat and the towers rise on large embankments, in which the texture of the stone blocks takes on complex designs, recalling Catalan majorcan examples.
.ALAZZO REALE: is a palace, museum, and historical tourist destination located in central naples southern italy.
It was one of the four residences near Naples used by the bourbon Kings during their rule of the kingdome of the two sicilies (1734-1860): the others were the palaces of caserta, capodimonte overlooking Naples, and the third portici on the slopes of vesuvius. In 1888, King Umberto I of Savoy made changes to the western façade side of the building (fronting on Piazza del Plebiscito, by displaying in niches a series of statues of prominent rulers of Naples since the foundation of the Kingdom of Naples in the 12th century. The statues are displayed in chronological order, based on the dynasty of each ruler.
It was one of the four residences near Naples used by the bourbon Kings during their rule of the kingdome of the two sicilies (1734-1860): the others were the palaces of caserta, capodimonte overlooking Naples, and the third portici on the slopes of vesuvius. In 1888, King Umberto I of Savoy made changes to the western façade side of the building (fronting on Piazza del Plebiscito, by displaying in niches a series of statues of prominent rulers of Naples since the foundation of the Kingdom of Naples in the 12th century. The statues are displayed in chronological order, based on the dynasty of each ruler.
PIAZZA DEL PLEBISCITO: is a large public square in central naples, it is named after the plebiscit taken on October 2, 1860 that brought Naples into the unified kingdome of italy under the house of savoy. It is located very closely to the gulf of naples, and bounded on the east by the royal palace and on the west by the church of san franscesco paola with colonnades extending to both sides. In the first years of the 19th century, the King of Naples, , planned the square and building as a tribute to the emperor. Soon after Napoleon was finally dispatched to St Helena, the Bourbons were restored to the throne, and Ferdinand I continued the construction but converted the finished product into the church one sees today. He dedicated it to saint francis of paola , who had stayed in a monastery on this site in the 15th century.
PALAZZO CAPODIMONTE: is a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy, formerly the summer residence and hunting lodge of the kings of the Two Sicilies, and was one of the two Royal Palaces in Napoli. It today houses the National Museum of Capodimonte and art gallery of the city. "Capodimonte" means "top of the hill", and the palace was originally just outside the city, which has now expanded to surround it, and somewhat cooler than the city in summer. Elsewhere in the palace the royal apartments are furnished with antique 18th century furniture and a collection of porcelain and majolica from the various royal residences. The famous capodimonte porcelain factory was just adjacent to the palace. The palace is situated in the Bosco di Capodimonte which serves as a royal hunting preserve. There is still a pleasant park around the palace.