Naples
2015

Naples has never been my favorite Italian city - here some reasons I was wrong, and some that I was not....

Castel d'Ouvo

Castel Nuovo at the port, with the Castel Sant' Elmo and the San Martino Monastery atop the hill

Castel Sant' Elmo and the San Martino Monastery

Castel Nuovo

Castel Nuovo

Castel Nuovo

Gesù Nuovo Church

The Church of Gesù Nuovo was originally a palace built in 1470, located in a square of the same name. Conversion to a church began in 1584. The new church retained the unusual facade, originally built for the palace, faced with rustic ashlar diamond projections.

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

Santa Chiara cloister

The Palazzo Postale, built by Mussolini in 1936, or year 14 of the Fascist Era (note date)

The old London Grand Hotel