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The Pedamentina of San Martino

Via Pedamentina S. Martino, 80129 Naples

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Ora aperto
Duration

1h 30minutes

Languages

English, Italian

Participants

Unlimited

Type

Road

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Suitable for children

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Suitable for couples

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Pets allowed

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Parking available

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Barrier-free

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Language supports

About this activity

The Pedamentin is a system of descents and stairways built by architects Tino di Campiono and Francesco de Vito to connect the Certosa di San Martino and Castel Sant'Elmo to the historic center and defend the city in case of sieges. Today it is considered a masterpiece and can be admired from the belvedere. Walking along it you can enjoy a spectacular view of the entire gulf, among gardens and vegetable gardens.

The historic descent is shrouded in mystery: many people swear they have seen a ghost dressed in white walking down the staircase amusing himself by frightening passersby, or again during the night someone says they hear wailing and crying near a ramp where royal guards used to kill enemies, leaving the bodies for the rats.

Why visit the Pedamentina

Walking down this staircase is a unique experience, not only because of the beautiful landscape that can be admired, but also because of the paths attached to this staircase, which seem to suggest the presence of real worlds, quite different from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Indeed, in one of the buildings overlooking the famous staircase, the French poet stayed. Charles Baudelaire. It is also the place where the French poetess Marguerite Yourcenar set his short story "Anna, soror," part of the "Like Flowing Water" trilogy, and set in a late 16th-century Naples.

Despite the splendid in the "underbelly of Naples", so defined by Matilde Serao, today the area is protected by a citizen's committee so that its path can be reevaluated and saved from degradation, and it has also become part of UNESCO's heritage.

Without a shadow of a doubt the Pedamentin thus allows us to discover an alternative Naples, without chaos, silent as never before, but once again surprising and unique.

Reservation assistance

With Movery you always have a digital assistant at your side. Before booking we are at your disposal to clarify any doubts, after booking we will send you all the partner's information with which you can define the last little details. Don't worry until the experience is completed (and even during) our assistant will be there to resolve any unforeseen issues and clarify any doubts.

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    Activity's Location

    Via Pedamentina S. Martino, 80129 Naples

    How to get there

    Reach St. Martin's Footpath by public transportation

    From Naples Piazza Garibaldi take the L2 subway towards Pozzuoli and get off at Montesanto. About a 20-minute walk and you will arrive at the Pedamentina di San Martino.

    Reach the Belvedere di San Martino by car

    From Naples Piazza Garibaldi take Via Nazionale, Via Nuova Poggioreale, Corso Malta and Svincolo 4 - Corso Malta in the direction of A56. Take the exit towards Domitiana/Pozzuoli from Svincolo 4 - Corso Malta. Continue on A56 in the direction of Raccordo Vomero - Via Pigna/Tangenziale Est - Ovest di Napoli. Take exit 9 from A56. Take Via Luigi Caldieri, Via Gino Doria, Via Francesco Solimena, Via Raffaele Morghen and Via Tito Angelini in the direction of Largo S. Martino and you will arrive at the Pedamentina di San Martino.  

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