Founded by Joseph Bonaparte between 1807 and 1819, these botanical gardens belong to the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Dedicated botanists will be impressed with its collection of over 1000 plant species, hailing from all corners of the globe. Highlights include an arboreal fern gully (the perfect antidote to a hot summer's day), as well as a notable collection of medicinal plants.
Orto Botanico di Napoli
Naples
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Naples' National Archaeological Museum serves up one of the world’s finest collections of Graeco-Roman artefacts. Originally a cavalry barracks and later…
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Certosa e Museo di San Martino
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The high point (quite literally) of the Neapolitan baroque, this charterhouse-turned-museum was built as a Carthusian monastery between 1325 and 1368…
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Naples' oldest and most sacred catacombs became a Christian pilgrimage site when San Gennaro's body was interred here in the 5th century. The carefully…
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Running along ramshackle Via Sant’Antonio Abate, O’ Buvero is a hyperactive, rough-and-ready neighbourhood market peddling everything from fresh fruit and…
2. Chiesa San Giovanni a Carbonara
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Sumptuous sculpture and Technicolor frescoes makes this Gothic church worth a detour. Andrea de Firenze, Tuscan sculptors and northern-Italian artists…
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In baroque-rich Naples, even staircases can be an event and the masterpiece gracing the courtyard of this palazzo is one of its most showstopping…
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Once a baroque place of prayer, this is now a repository for religious paintings, triptychs and sculptures, many from defunct churches. Notable works…