Walking Tour Naples: Royal Power between art and taste
Tour description
The tour begins with an appointment at Piazza del Municipio, at the foot of the large structure of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, Architecture commissioned by Don Pedro de Toledo that stands out on the Angevin pier. The tour proceeds on the front of Castel Nuovo, known to all as Maschio Angioino, a careful visit between history and Templar mysteries. We continue towards the royal quadrilateral formed by the Teatro di San Carlo, the only authentic opera house still in operation today, the Galleria Umberto, an architectural jewel, a copy of the one in Milan. The walk continues towards the Gambrinus literary café, a meeting place for aristocracy and literature such as Gabriele D'Annunzio, Totò, Libero Bovio etc. The highlight of the excursion is Piazza del Plebiscito with the mysteries surrounding the construction of the church of San Francesco di Paola commissioned by Ferdinand IV and the Royal Palace that overlooks the entire Gulf of Naples.