| | Facilities within the Property |
 Reception: the staff of the hotel are always at your disposal to help you in planning excursions and tours of the city, also regarding Pompei, Amalfi and the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida.
Bar: our bar is available for guests all day long, nearby the Hotel it is also possible to reach nice bars and classic cafes.
Meeting Room: a fully equipped meeting room with a capacity of 20 people is also available. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Bar | Business Centre | | Coffee Break | Computer | | DVD Player | Fax Service | | Guided Tours | Internet Point | | Internet Wireless | Laundry & Ironing | | Lift | Luggage Storage | | Meeting Room | Newspaper | | Photocopier | Porter Service | | Private Parking | Sightseeing Tours | | TV | Wake Up Service | | |
 Museums
The National Archaeological Museum in Piazza Museo is the most important archaeological museum in Europe thanks to the collection that Charles of Bourbon inherited from the Farnese of Parma, bronze and marble sculptures, paintings and furnishings recovered from the excavations at Pompei, Ercolano and other parts of Campania. There are also the collections of Etruscan and Egyptian antiques, antique coins and "secret room" ("gabinetto segreto"). The Capodimonte Museum and Picture Gallery in the Park of Capodimonte. The palace houses the National Picture Gallery whose central feature is the Farnese Collection inherited by the Bourbon dynasty, the gallery of 19th century works of art, the historical apartments, the china and majolica collections, the arms museum and several other collections.
The San Martino National Museum in the Vomero is located within the monastery of St. Martin dated back to the time of Angevin dynasty. The terraced gardens provide a wonderful view of the city.
The Royal palace Museum and Royal apartments in Piazza Plebiscito with magnificently decorated halls and rooms contain original Bourbon furnishings, paintings, statues and porcelain.
Churches
The Duomo is located in Via Duomo and was consecrated in 1315 in the presence of Robert of Anjou and Queen Sancha. It has been restructured over the centuries.
Of great historic and artistic value is the Chapel where the Treasure of St. Gennaro is kept, with the flasks containing the saint's blood. Every year in May and September the blood liquefies, a miracle that has been studied by scientists from all over the world.
Santa Chiara in Via Benedetto Croce is certainly one of the most important Angevin monuments in Naples, originally built in the early 14th century. The interior was altered in the 18th century to the Baroque style. In 1943 the church was heavily damaged during an air-raid and was later restored to its original style (Gothic).
Gesł Nuovo in Piazza del Gesł: This church was originally built in the late 16th century. The Altar and side chapels are sumptuously decorated, and the church contains valuable paintings and sculptures.
San Domenico Maggiore in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore: This Gothic Church, dating back to the late 13th century, has been restructured many times over the centuries. In the right-hand aisle the remains of the original Byzantine church can be seen. The Chapel of the Crucifix and the Vestry are particularly interesting to visit.
San Lorenzo Maggiore in Piazza San Gaetano: This is where Boccaccio first met Fiammetta in 1334, and where Petrarch took refuge a few years later. The majestic building dates back to the late 13th century and was restructured in the 17th century.
San Paolo Maggiore in Piazza San Gaetano: The church was built in the late 16th century on the ruins of a 9th century church, which was once the site of a Roman Dioscuri temple. An impressive double staircase leads up to the entrance. The interior is divided into a nave and two aisles.
San Francesco di Paola in Piazza del Plebiscito: The church is a copy of the Pantheon in Rome and was built by Ferdinand I of Bourbon in 1817 to celebrate the restoration of his kingdom. An imposing pronaos resting on six columns and two Ionian pilasters stands at the front of the church.
Castles
The Maschio Angioino is the landmark of Piazza Municipio, the large square facing the port. It was built by the Angevin dynasty in the 13th century, but was then completely rebuilt by order of the Aragonese kings and restructured over the years. The magnificent Arch at the entrance to the castle was built to commemorate the triumphal arrival of Alfonso I of Aragon in Naples on February 26th 1443.
Castel dell'Ovo is the splendid castle in the Borgo Marinari, the "fishing village" on the sea-front of the Santa Lucia district. Its foundations rest on a tufa rock in the bay which was later connected to the mainland. In Roman times the out-buildings of the villa of the patrician Lucullus stood on this site. At the end of the 5th century, an order of Basilian Monks settled there and in the 12th century a fortress was built. This was later enlarged by both the Normans and Angevins.
Sant'Elmo Castle with its foundations laid in the tufa rock of the hill on which it stands. The castle was established in 1349 during the reign of Roberto of Anjou.
Capuano Castle has hosted the Neapolitan Civil and Criminal Courts for several centuries. It's name derives from the nearby Porta Capuana, one of the old city gates.
Theatres
San Carlo, via San Carlo, is one of the most important opera houses in Europe.
Augusteo, in Piazzetta Augusteo.
Bellini, in Via Conte di Ruvo.
Bracco, in Via Tarsia.
Mercadante, in Piazza Municipio.
Sannazaro, in Via Chiaia. |
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