Although beautiful, as most Duomi are, it has no special characteristics that set it apart from others. More

The ceiling is highly decorated with paintings as is the chapel of San Gennaro, which they call Tesoro di San Gennaro, or the Treasure of San Gennaro. That chapel is definitely worth seeing. Many churches in Rome have elaborate decorations, but the Duomo in Napoli rivals many of them. In the San Gennaro chapel there are these silver busts of... More

In the middle of an ordinary business district.(Lots of bridal shops) is this stunning cathedral.Not much to look at from outside,but incredible inside.Got a short facinating tour from a docent/employee. More

I always love cathedrals and this seriously "over the top" example didn't disappoint. More

As a non-religious person, I looked around the Duomo with a sense of mild disgust, as I compared the luxurious and decadent interior with the relative squalour, dirt and poverty on the streets of Napoli that lay just outside the door. However - hypocrite that I am - the simple fact of the matter was that I was looking for... More

Quite modest exterior and unforgetable interior. Very very big, calm and beautiful. Quite difficult to find - it is not in the central street. More

This is truly a magnificent building and it would be criminal not to see this whilst in Naples. More

This is a great area of the city to wander around. You area near a gem of a restaurant -- La Cantina di Via Sapienza. If you want good, authentic Neopolitan food, cooked by the Nonna, be sure to have a meal there! (Actually at #40 via Sapienza -- hard to find, but worth it!!) More

Il Duomo di Napoli (Naple's Cathedral) is one of the religious wonders of the Parthenopean architecture and displays an austere but superb white Gothic façade. Its fine marbles and frescoes embellish the interior of the church and are representative of the grandeur of the Kingdom of Naples and the traces of the Spanish dinasty of the Borbons and the French... More