Piazza del Gesu Nuovo
Piazza del Gesu Nuovo
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tony b
5,239 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
It is one of the most fantastic squares in the city.
Ideal for a healthy and relaxing walk.
The present church is a marvel with a bewitching and evocative façade that captures your gaze for a long time.
And the column in the center is really very beautiful!
Ideal for a healthy and relaxing walk.
The present church is a marvel with a bewitching and evocative façade that captures your gaze for a long time.
And the column in the center is really very beautiful!
Written August 29, 2023
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alison r
7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
If you visit this square there is a lovely woman Selling hand knitted decorations. For each decoration I bought she wrapped it in brown paper and hand knitted a little flower and attached it with a peg . Amazing !
Written November 2, 2023
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Sharon H
Las Vegas, NV2,101 contributions
May 2019
The impressive spire of the Immaculate Virgin at the center of this square is unmistakable. She is surrounded by amazing churches. The namesake, Gesu Nuovo Church, which faces her is an incredible example of 16th-century Neopolitan baroque architecture on the inside—truly one of the most beautiful churches in the whole city. The outside façade seems very plain in comparison. Don’t let it fool you—go inside and be amazed! On the opposite side is the Gothic Church of Santa Chiara with its breathtaking 18th-century cloister, filled with majolica tiles representing social scenes of Naples in the 1700’s and gorgeous frescoes featuring biblical scenes.
Written March 22, 2020
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Coky
Naples, Italy526 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
One of the most beautiful and history-rich squares in the historic center of Naples. From the baroque style spire of the Immaculate Conception located in the center of the square, to Palazzo Sanseverino (now the Church of Gesù Nuovo) with its piperno (ashlar) façade, passing lastly from the plaque which certifies that Naples is a world heritage site. Not to be missed!
Written December 17, 2023
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luca t
Rome, Italy2,518 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
The square stands at the end of splitting-poles or at the beginning of it, depending on where you start walking along it. In the square suddenly the chaos surrounding the center is extinguished. The obelisk overlooks the square which is also bordered by the church of Gesù Nuovo and the church of Santa Chiara.
It requires a few minutes of rest.
It requires a few minutes of rest.
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Written December 31, 2024
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Tania1902
Northern Ireland, UK152 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
Lovely square in the heart of the historic centre. Nice resteraunts and bars around for food and drink, and the city sightseeing bus stops on this square.
Written October 14, 2019
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StephenCross
Dublin, Ireland31,579 contributions
Aug 2020 • Solo
Surprisingly quite and a lot to see in the Piazza. Big obelisk, the new church and the convent area. Bars and restaurants also.
Written August 30, 2020
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ibhanky
Mobile, AL49 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Nice little piazza we enjoyed viewing on a quiet misty evening from a restaurant on the square. It was a nice unexpected site as we navigated the small Napoli alleys
Written January 3, 2020
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jikoku
Stockton-on-Tees, UK622 contributions
Sep 2019
Largish square fronting the Santa Chiara and the Immaculate Virgin spire. Couple of decent restaurants in the corner of the square, we recommend the one on the right.
Written September 22, 2019
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Rumples
Tucson, AZ11,760 contributions
May 2017
We started our walk along the Spaccanapoli -- a straight street that runs down the center of Naples' historic center -- from this square. Though I'd rank it as one of the smaller ones I saw in the city, it had more activity than I came across elsewhere. People milled around its focal point, a 98-feet-high ornate obelisk topped by an effigy of the Virgin Mary. Customers sat at restaurants and some visitors dodged traffic. I had to keep my wits about me to avoid the myriad motor scooters that seemed to fly past.
Buskers played classical guitar music and a wave of visitors flowed into the Church of Gesu Nuovo, a most unusual structure. Formerly a palace, the church retains the original facade, which features diamond-shaped stone projections. After visiting its interior, we continued into the Church of Santa Chiara across the street and its beautiful cloister. That features scores of pillars displaying floral decorations that are connected by benches with various scenes. These churches give much substance to the square and offer a major reason to come here.
Buskers played classical guitar music and a wave of visitors flowed into the Church of Gesu Nuovo, a most unusual structure. Formerly a palace, the church retains the original facade, which features diamond-shaped stone projections. After visiting its interior, we continued into the Church of Santa Chiara across the street and its beautiful cloister. That features scores of pillars displaying floral decorations that are connected by benches with various scenes. These churches give much substance to the square and offer a major reason to come here.
Written May 30, 2017
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