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11 Instagram spots in Naples between laundry lines and Vesuvius
Naples is loud, dense and endlessly photogenic, from laundry strung across old-town alleys to castle views over the bay. These 11 spots run from the historic centre to the Posillipo coast.
Spaccanapoli
The straight Greco-Roman street splits the historic centre in two, lined with churches and nativity workshops. Shoot the canyon of facades at street level, then find a rooftop or Vomero viewpoint to see the cut from above.
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Privacy detailsVia San Gregorio Armeno
This narrow lane off Spaccanapoli is famous for its year-round nativity figure workshops, and its baroque church hides one of the richest interiors in Naples. Come in the morning before the lane fills shoulder to shoulder.
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Privacy detailsSanta Chiara Cloister
Behind the Gothic church hides a cloister with 64 pillars of painted majolica tiles around two quiet gardens. The cloister needs a museum ticket, so arrive at opening time for empty arcades.
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Privacy detailsQuartieri Spagnoli and Maradona Mural
The steep grid of lanes above Via Toledo is Naples at full volume, with shrines, laundry and scooters in every frame. Piazza Maradona holds the giant mural of the football saint, and the Pignasecca market waits on the way down.
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Privacy detailsToledo Metro Station
Line 1 drops about 40 metres through deep blue mosaics around a light cone, often called the most beautiful metro station in Europe. Ride the escalators slowly and shoot straight up into the crater of light.
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Privacy detailsGalleria Umberto I
Naples answers Milan's famous arcade with a soaring glass dome over marble inlay floors. Shoot the dome straight up from the centre, then look down for the zodiac mosaics set into the floor.
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Privacy detailsPiazza del Plebiscito
One of the largest squares in Italy opens between the Royal Palace and the colonnaded Basilica di San Francesco di Paola. Come at golden hour, when the stone turns honey colored and Vesuvius floats on the horizon.
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Privacy detailsCastel dell'Ovo and Lungomare
The medieval Egg Castle stands on the tiny islet of Megaride at the end of the seafront promenade. Walk the free waterfront halls and frame Vesuvius across the bay, or shoot the castle from the breakwater at sunset.
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Privacy detailsLungomare di Mergellina
The old fishing harbor west of the centre is the stage for the evening stroll, with breakwaters and moored yachts in front of Vesuvius. Stay until sunset, when the volcano turns violet behind the masts.
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Privacy detailsCastel Sant'Elmo and San Martino Viewpoint
This star-shaped fortress crowns Vomero hill next to the Certosa di San Martino monastery. Its ramparts are the highest public viewpoint in Naples, with the whole bay and Vesuvius spread out below.
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Privacy detailsMarechiaro and Posillipo
The fishing village of Marechiaro sits on the Posillipo headland, with swimming coves and a famous little window facing the bay. Shoot from the rocks toward Vesuvius, ideally in the soft light before noon.
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