the compact centre of naples, filled with palaces, churches, convents and monasteries, revolves around just a few streets.
from the piazza del plebiscito, via toledo (also called via roma) proceeds north towards piazza dante.
to the east, narrow via del tribunale and via san biagio dei librai penetrate the historic and noisy heart of the city, the spaccanapoli (split naples).
south of palazzo reale in the santa lucia district. to the west is the port of mergellina and overlooking the city is the vomero district.
exploring northeast naples: many of the city's gems of art and architecture can be found here, including the museo archeologico nazionale and its roman treasures from herculaneum and pompei.
the builtings provide a wide range of architectural styles from the french-gothic of the duomo to the florentine-renaissance style of the porta capuana.
sights at a glance:
cappella san severo;
castel nuovo;
duomo;
galleria umberto i;
teatro san carlo;
museo archeologico;
palazzo reale;
quartieri spagnoli;
san gregorio armeno;
san lorenzo maggiore;