https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio en-us 2019-06-06 13:54:32 UTC 2026-03-20 01:16:46 UTC hello@padlet.com eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366121317 The Basilica of Santa Chiara is a monumental building of Naples, one of the most important and largest monastic complexes in the city. It is the largest Gothic basilica in the city.]]> 2019-06-06 14:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366121317 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366122341
It is the largest Gothic basilica in the city, characterized by a monastery that includes four monumental cloisters, archaeological excavations in the surrounding area and several other rooms where the eponymous Opera Museum is housed,]]> 2019-06-06 14:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366122341 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366130995 Soaring high above beautiful Piazza del Gesù Nuovo is Giuseppe  Genuino's lavish Guglia dell'Immacolata, an obelisk built between 1747 and 1750.]]> 2019-06-06 14:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366130995 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366133518 On 8 December, the feast of the Immacolata, a fireman scrambles to the top to place a wreath of flowers on the statue of the Virgin Mary. 

]]> 2019-06-06 14:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366133518 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366133809 Half-hidden behind the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo but emulating it in its ecclesial brilliance, this former Jesuit church dating from 1597 has an intricate and lavish interior. The wonderfully frescoed walls and ceiling are anchored by two works by the great Dutch artist Rubens. ]]> 2019-06-06 14:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366133809 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366134609  Circoncisione (Circumcision) hangs over the main altar, and Miracoli di San Ignazio is displayed in a side chapel. ]]> 2019-06-06 14:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366134609 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366136274 Recalling Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Naples' most famous 19th-century arcade is a breathtaking pairing of richly adorned neo-Renaissance fronts and a delicate glass ceiling capped by a lofty 56m dome. ]]> 2019-06-06 14:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366136274 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366136730  Complete with a sumptuous marble floor, the galleria is at its most spectacular at night, when it becomes a surreal setting for impromptu soccer games. ]]> 2019-06-06 14:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366136730 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366137656 An evening at Italy's largest opera house is magical. Although the original 1737 theatre burnt down in 1816, Antonio Niccolini's 19th-century reconstruction is pure Old World opulence. If you can't make it to a performance, consider taking one of the 45-minute guided tours of the venue. ]]> 2019-06-06 14:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366137656 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366140689 Envisaged as a 16th-century monument to Spanish glory (Naples was under Spanish rule at the time), the magnificent Palazzo Reale is home to the museo del palazzo reale, a rich and eclectic collection of baroque and neoclassical furnishings,]]> 2019-06-06 15:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366140689 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366141919 2019-06-06 15:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366141919 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366142086 The undisputed star of Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples’ largest square, is the Basilica di San Francesco di Paola, a later addition to the colonnade that formed the highlight of Joachim Murat’s original piazza (1809).]]> 2019-06-06 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366142086 eleonoraizzo6 https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366144144  The undisputed star of Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples’ largest square, is the Basilica di San Francesco di Paola, a later addition to the colonnade that formed the highlight of Joachim Murat’s original piazza (1809). ]]> 2019-06-06 15:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/eleonoraizzo6/v1hmvinytuio/wish/366144144