Naples churches

Naples churches are ancient and charming, a lot of these are enveloped in a mysterious air. Churches with a great historical and cultural importance, Gothic or Baroques, more or less majestic, with serious or joyful façades, you can find them everywhere: places, streets, alleys… Among these you can see the one of “Gesù Nuovo”, with its esoteric symbols and the typical façade, it shares its particular exterior shape with only one other palace, the Diamond’s palace of Ferrara. The interiors are a real jubilation of the Baroque art. The church of Sant’Angelo al Nilo (also known as Brancaccio Chapel). This little church links itself with the legend of a great treasure hidden under the statue of the god Nile, you can find it in the heart of the city on Spaccanapoli. The church of San Francesco di Paola, a neoclassical basilica which, together with the Royal Palace, dominate Piazza del Plebiscito. The construction of this church was the consequence of a prophecy of the Saint. The stupendous Gothic church of Santa Chiara, majestic and austere, with its cloister completely covered of beautiful majolicas. It deserves a visit, even if the greatest part of the church was destroyed by the fire during 1943 bombardment. Or Santa Maria la Nova church, with a stupendous frescoed dome and an interesting museum: the contemporary religious art museum (A.R.C.A.)