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Grand Hotel Oriente : Naples
The city of Naples.
Naples forms an amphitheatre overlooking the sea and is surrounded by Vesuvius, the coastal mountains, the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida, and Capo Miseno. Situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, it is famed all over the world for the enthusiasm of its inhabitants, the warmth of its sun and the bright colours of its landscapes, which, together with the fascination of its history and the artistic beauties that tell of it, have always welcomed artists, celebrities and ordinary tourists for stays that are always memorable.
Around Naples.
Naples is a city that’s easy to love and hard to understand, just as it’s portrayed by Vittorio De Sica in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. A city that changes its traits and its character at every street corner, that thrives on symbols and excitement. In every season of the year. But summer is when Naples lays out the best of itself. When its bustle of modern metropolis has quieted and it temporarily empties of crowds, it gets back its charms of old Bourbon capital, the splendour of noble residences, the silences of shady patios and villas set beside the sea, ... A precious pearl surrounded by the enticing attractions of Capri, of verdant Ischia and picturesque Procida, of the Roman memories of the excavations at Ercolano and Pompeii... A Naples full of unexpected surprises, one that seduces the gaze and absorbs the attention for holidays short and long.
Underground Naples.
Cellars that provided refuge to revolutionaries, tunnels that in the eighteenth century were the road to safety for scores of insurrectionists, sections of the aqueduct of Claudius and antiaircraft shelters used during the 2nd World War... It’s the invisible Naples, hidden among the labyrinthic caves dug into the tufa since ancient times. A city within the city that, since a few years ago, can be visited on guided tours organised by the “Napoli e la Città Sotterranea” association. But the underground tunnels most seen and used are currently those of Line 1 of the Metropolitan. Six stops – Cilea-Quattro Giornate, Salvator Rosa, Museo, Dante, Materdei and Rione Alto – designed by different architects and interpreted by 108 artists under the direction of Achille Bonito Oliva that make functional public spaces into a contemporary art show hailed by critics as one of the best international exhibitions of the moment.
Veiled Christ.
Naples is not averse to secrets. On the contrary. Among its most mysterious and particular places is the Cappella di San Severo, built by Prince Raimondo di Sangro. A true genius of his times, the Prince wanted strongly symbolic works inside the chapel. Among them, the statue of the veiled Christ and the 1750 fresco dealing with some of the secrets of alchemy.
The City of Science.
The name has a futuristic flavour: Città della Scienza, the City of Science. What it actually is is the first phase of the rehabilitation of the former Italsider steelworks in Bagnoli. Inaugurated in 2001, Città della Scienza is the opening act of the rebirth of the industrial giant shut down in 1990. With sixty-five thousand square metres of buildings it attracts 400,000 visitors every year and is designed as a citadel of scientific culture where people of all ages can find explanations and clarifications on a host of technological, biological and physics topics. A training ground for science where visitors interact with monitors and screens, put their creativity to the test in workshops, star-gaze in the Planetarium or visit the “Signs, Symbols and Signals” show, the first stable exhibition on communication in an Italian museum. At play with science, the arts, and creativity. As much as one wants, the way one wants.
Ruins of Pompei.
A dive into the past, an extraordinary voyage to admire not only the beauty of a Roman civilisation at the feet of teh Vesuvius, but also a way to discover and explore the wonderful world of the Ancient Roman cuisine of the inhabitants of Pompei. Via Villa dei Misteri 2, Pompei.
Museums
May of monuments.
In May, not only flowers bloom in Naples: monuments blossom as well. To them and to the rediscovery of palaces that saw the pomp of the Bourbons, churches abounding with gold and stuccowork, secret courtyards and gardens, the capital of Campania dedicates a month of intense, impassioned culture. The cornerstone of the event, which enables visits to museums and residences with a single advantageous card, are the eight kilometres of routes winding through the old heart of the city. An itinerary interspersed with 200 churches, archaeological sites and no fewer than 3,000 works of art. Guided tour programmes, audio guides in six languages, informative panels and multimedia services.
PAN - Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli.
From March 2005, Naples finally also has its own centre for documntation of Contemporary Arts. In fact, the Pan, Palazzo of Arts of Naples, is the city’s first civic structure for the function of an exclusive and permanent Centre of Contemporary Arts. Via dei Mille 60, Naples.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
It is the oldest and most important archaeological museum in Europe. The archaeological material recovered from the Vesuvian area is of inestimable value; other items are also of excellent prestige: statues, bronzes, ancient coins, mosaics,… Among the more significant pieces are: the “Doriforo of Policleto”, il group of Tyrannicides, the bronzes and the papyri of Herculaneum, the sarcophagus of Ruggero d’Altavilla, the Pompeian paintings. The museum has an hitinerary for childern entitled “Permanent Story”. Piazza Museo19, Naples.
Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte.
The Capodimonte Royal Palace was constructed in 1739 under the reign of Charles of Bourbon to house the Franese family’s art collection. Today is set out in the following way: the Farnese works are on the 1st floor, followed by the rooms of the Royal Apartment with their furnishings and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries; on the second floor the Gallery of “The Arts in Naples from the 13rd to the 18th cen.” Is dedicated to Neapolitan and southern Italian works, collected from churche and monasteries suppressed during the 19th century; on the 3rd floor the sections dedicated to the 19th century and contemporary art; on the ground and basament floors there is the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints. Parco di Capodimonte, Via Miano 1, Naples.
Museo di Palazzo Reale.
Built for Charles of Bourbon starting in 1738 to plans by Antonio Mediano, the palace stands at the centre of a 120-hectare park, the former royal hunting reserve. Here is how the museum is organised: the Farnese works are on the first floor, followed by the rooms of the Royal Apartment with the collection of furnishings and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries; on the second floor is the gallery of Neapolitan art from the 13th to the 17th centuries; the sections on the 1800s and contemporary art are on the third floor; and drawings and prints are displayed on the ground floor and the mezzanine. Piazza del Plebiscito 1, Naples.
Civic Museum of Castel Nuovo.
Located inside the Maschio Angioino, is made up of: Armoury Room, with archaeological evidence of the Ancient Roman period; the Hall of the Barons, the “Sala Major” of the Castle; the picture gallery, that cover two storeys – on the 1st there are the most religious works from the 15th to the 18th centuries, on the 2nd there is a collection of 19th century Neapolitan paintings as well as other works from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Finally there are the chapels: the Palatine Chapel, with a cicle of frescoes by Giotto and his school; the Chapel of the Souls in Purgatory, with Baroque decorations; the Chapel of St. Francesco di Paola, decorated in the Baroque style, howether, only three works by Nicola Russo remain of its historical splendour. Maschio Angioino, Piazza del Municipio, Naples.
Naples forms an amphitheatre overlooking the sea and is surrounded by Vesuvius, the coastal mountains, the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida, and Capo Miseno. Situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, it is famed all over the world for the enthusiasm of its inhabitants, the warmth of its sun and the bright colours of its landscapes, which, together with the fascination of its history and the artistic beauties that tell of it, have always welcomed artists, celebrities and ordinary tourists for stays that are always memorable.
Around Naples.
Naples is a city that’s easy to love and hard to understand, just as it’s portrayed by Vittorio De Sica in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. A city that changes its traits and its character at every street corner, that thrives on symbols and excitement. In every season of the year. But summer is when Naples lays out the best of itself. When its bustle of modern metropolis has quieted and it temporarily empties of crowds, it gets back its charms of old Bourbon capital, the splendour of noble residences, the silences of shady patios and villas set beside the sea, ... A precious pearl surrounded by the enticing attractions of Capri, of verdant Ischia and picturesque Procida, of the Roman memories of the excavations at Ercolano and Pompeii... A Naples full of unexpected surprises, one that seduces the gaze and absorbs the attention for holidays short and long.
Underground Naples.
Cellars that provided refuge to revolutionaries, tunnels that in the eighteenth century were the road to safety for scores of insurrectionists, sections of the aqueduct of Claudius and antiaircraft shelters used during the 2nd World War... It’s the invisible Naples, hidden among the labyrinthic caves dug into the tufa since ancient times. A city within the city that, since a few years ago, can be visited on guided tours organised by the “Napoli e la Città Sotterranea” association. But the underground tunnels most seen and used are currently those of Line 1 of the Metropolitan. Six stops – Cilea-Quattro Giornate, Salvator Rosa, Museo, Dante, Materdei and Rione Alto – designed by different architects and interpreted by 108 artists under the direction of Achille Bonito Oliva that make functional public spaces into a contemporary art show hailed by critics as one of the best international exhibitions of the moment.
Veiled Christ.
Naples is not averse to secrets. On the contrary. Among its most mysterious and particular places is the Cappella di San Severo, built by Prince Raimondo di Sangro. A true genius of his times, the Prince wanted strongly symbolic works inside the chapel. Among them, the statue of the veiled Christ and the 1750 fresco dealing with some of the secrets of alchemy.
The City of Science.
The name has a futuristic flavour: Città della Scienza, the City of Science. What it actually is is the first phase of the rehabilitation of the former Italsider steelworks in Bagnoli. Inaugurated in 2001, Città della Scienza is the opening act of the rebirth of the industrial giant shut down in 1990. With sixty-five thousand square metres of buildings it attracts 400,000 visitors every year and is designed as a citadel of scientific culture where people of all ages can find explanations and clarifications on a host of technological, biological and physics topics. A training ground for science where visitors interact with monitors and screens, put their creativity to the test in workshops, star-gaze in the Planetarium or visit the “Signs, Symbols and Signals” show, the first stable exhibition on communication in an Italian museum. At play with science, the arts, and creativity. As much as one wants, the way one wants.
Ruins of Pompei.
A dive into the past, an extraordinary voyage to admire not only the beauty of a Roman civilisation at the feet of teh Vesuvius, but also a way to discover and explore the wonderful world of the Ancient Roman cuisine of the inhabitants of Pompei. Via Villa dei Misteri 2, Pompei.
Museums
May of monuments.
In May, not only flowers bloom in Naples: monuments blossom as well. To them and to the rediscovery of palaces that saw the pomp of the Bourbons, churches abounding with gold and stuccowork, secret courtyards and gardens, the capital of Campania dedicates a month of intense, impassioned culture. The cornerstone of the event, which enables visits to museums and residences with a single advantageous card, are the eight kilometres of routes winding through the old heart of the city. An itinerary interspersed with 200 churches, archaeological sites and no fewer than 3,000 works of art. Guided tour programmes, audio guides in six languages, informative panels and multimedia services.
PAN - Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli.
From March 2005, Naples finally also has its own centre for documntation of Contemporary Arts. In fact, the Pan, Palazzo of Arts of Naples, is the city’s first civic structure for the function of an exclusive and permanent Centre of Contemporary Arts. Via dei Mille 60, Naples.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
It is the oldest and most important archaeological museum in Europe. The archaeological material recovered from the Vesuvian area is of inestimable value; other items are also of excellent prestige: statues, bronzes, ancient coins, mosaics,… Among the more significant pieces are: the “Doriforo of Policleto”, il group of Tyrannicides, the bronzes and the papyri of Herculaneum, the sarcophagus of Ruggero d’Altavilla, the Pompeian paintings. The museum has an hitinerary for childern entitled “Permanent Story”. Piazza Museo19, Naples.
Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte.
The Capodimonte Royal Palace was constructed in 1739 under the reign of Charles of Bourbon to house the Franese family’s art collection. Today is set out in the following way: the Farnese works are on the 1st floor, followed by the rooms of the Royal Apartment with their furnishings and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries; on the second floor the Gallery of “The Arts in Naples from the 13rd to the 18th cen.” Is dedicated to Neapolitan and southern Italian works, collected from churche and monasteries suppressed during the 19th century; on the 3rd floor the sections dedicated to the 19th century and contemporary art; on the ground and basament floors there is the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints. Parco di Capodimonte, Via Miano 1, Naples.
Museo di Palazzo Reale.
Built for Charles of Bourbon starting in 1738 to plans by Antonio Mediano, the palace stands at the centre of a 120-hectare park, the former royal hunting reserve. Here is how the museum is organised: the Farnese works are on the first floor, followed by the rooms of the Royal Apartment with the collection of furnishings and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries; on the second floor is the gallery of Neapolitan art from the 13th to the 17th centuries; the sections on the 1800s and contemporary art are on the third floor; and drawings and prints are displayed on the ground floor and the mezzanine. Piazza del Plebiscito 1, Naples.
Civic Museum of Castel Nuovo.
Located inside the Maschio Angioino, is made up of: Armoury Room, with archaeological evidence of the Ancient Roman period; the Hall of the Barons, the “Sala Major” of the Castle; the picture gallery, that cover two storeys – on the 1st there are the most religious works from the 15th to the 18th centuries, on the 2nd there is a collection of 19th century Neapolitan paintings as well as other works from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Finally there are the chapels: the Palatine Chapel, with a cicle of frescoes by Giotto and his school; the Chapel of the Souls in Purgatory, with Baroque decorations; the Chapel of St. Francesco di Paola, decorated in the Baroque style, howether, only three works by Nicola Russo remain of its historical splendour. Maschio Angioino, Piazza del Municipio, Naples.