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1h
English, Italian
Unlimited
Waterfront
Suitable for children
Suitable for couples
Pets allowed
Parking available
Barrier-free
Language supports
Free access
Accessible route for people present in wheelchairs
You can book a tour with a private tour guide by calling Movery's service department at 351.5585067
Guide available in English and Italian
Animals may enter if muzzled and leashed
The beautiful city of Naples, with its history, monuments, the sea and the splendid Vesuvius, also possesses a real promenade, passable all year round: the famous and wonderful Caracciolo Street. A city walk but next to the sea, really pleasant, full of interesting details. The path, about 3 km long, is a coveted destination for all the inhabitants of the Neapolitan area, as well as a mandatory stop for visitors to the Neapolitan city. An enchanting place that manages to satisfy any need and meeting point for couples or groups of all ages.
One of the most striking and fascinating places in Naples is the charming promenade on the Waterfront Caracciolo.
A tourist attraction and a meeting point for couples and friends, this long stretch of coastline offers its visitors truly so many opportunities to spend and optimize to the fullest, their free time. From the Villa Comunale, which houses the Naples Aquarium, to the bustling Rotonda Diaz where interesting events at all times of the year. Undoubtedly, therefore, this is a very popular walk for tourists who want to visit the city and for the Neapolitans themselves who crowd this wonderful street at all hours of the day. It is not difficult, in fact, to meet along the way, children on bicycles or equipped with skates, couples enjoying one of the most beautiful views of Naples, exchanging tenderness against the backdrop of the Vesuvius Or illuminated by the soft light of sunset.
Next to Rotonda Diaz overlooks the free beach of Lido Mappatella, always full of "scugnizzi" engaged in diving. Continuing the walk in the direction of Posillipo, you can go as far as the Sebeto Fountain.
The spot where the Fountain of Sebeto is placed, is a very panoramic point from which it is possible to admire towards the left the area of Santa Lucia with the Castel dell'Ovo and Vesuvius, the Port and the whole of the previously traveled part of Via Caracciolo, and towards the right instead Palazzo Donn'Anna and the upper part of Villa Doria D'Angri, which marks the beginning of the Posillipo area.
Running parallel to Via Caracciolo is the Chiaia Riviera, on the other side of the municipal villa. The Riviera begins at Piazza Vittoria and ends after the last access to the waterfront where the street then becomes Via Giordano Bruno, just before Piazza Sannazaro. Chiaia derives from "platja" meaning beach in Catalan, a term dating back to Aragonese rule. On the side opposite the municipal villa are several small streets that lead back to the main streets of the Chiaia district. These include Via Giovanni Bausan, an area full of local pubs and breweries, very busy in the evening hours. There is no shortage of historic buildings such as the well-known and monumental Villa Pignatelli, home to the Museo Principe Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortés, which holds collections of majolica (a particular type of pottery), bronzes, porcelain, silver, paintings, utensils, an important library with about 2,000 texts and 4,000 microsolks (records with a particular type of engraving) of classical and opera music.
The Via Caracciolo promenade is known for the spectacular view it offers of the entire landscape of the beautiful Gulf of Naples. A very important road, which is also the highlight of the Neapolitan city. Such importance could only be marked by an equally important and lofty name, which is that of theadmiral Francesco Caracciolo. Admiral of the Parthenopean Republic, was a descendant precisely of the noble lineage of the Caracciolo which boasted of mythical Byzantine origins and was a protagonist of multiple events in the Kingdom of Naples. Admiral Francesco Caracciolo himself, fought during his lifetime in the Bourbon fleet, but became practically a hero when he rebelled against the same fleet, animated by the national spirit that guided the Italians during the Risorgimento. The rebel hero was, in fact, captured and executed by Admiral Nelson, who harbored so much animosity that he condemned the prisoner to immediate hanging on the deck of the royal ship "Minerva," denying him imprisonment. The body was then thrown overboard only to resurface a few days later and be picked up.
His body was buried in the Church of Santa Maria della Catena in Santa Lucia, with an epitaph, placed in 1881 by Naples City Hall, telling of the death procured for him by Admiral Nelson.
The Via Caracciolo promenade is a stretch traversed for a good portion by a bicycle path that runs along an extensive sidewalk. Along the route extensive pedestrian areas, alternate with urban traffic. Near the pedestrian areas then, such as the Rotonda Diaz, are often organized events of all kinds such as the America's Cup, Pizza Village and many more. During some of these events, an even larger part of the waterfront is closed to traffic.
Originally and until the late 1800s, the beautiful Promenade that we can visit today did not exist at all. The rushing sea lapped the entire coastal side of the town with its waves, and for miles stretched a long, busy beach. Between 1869 and 1880, the road was paved and the sea dammed by artificial reefs that replaced, almost entirely, the old beaches in the area.
In recent times, however, the beautiful seafront was made pedestrian-friendly and closed to car traffic at least at the points of greatest pedestrian flow. It was thus renamed the "Liberated Promenade" and is now one of the most important locations in the city, as well as the beautiful neapolitan promenade.
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