Quartieri Spagnoli

Quartieri Spagnoli is an area of the city of Naples, Italy. The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets by twelve, including a population of some 14,000 inhabitants.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: part of the city of Naples in Italy
Also known as: “Spanish Neighborhoods”, “Spanish Neighbourhoods”, and “Spanish Quarters”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teatro di San Carlo and Teatro Nuovo.

Teatro di San Carlo

Theater building

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The Real Teatro di San Carlo, as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy but today known simply as the Teatro San Carlo, is a historic opera house in Naples, Italy, connected to the Royal Palace and adjacent to the Piazza del Plebiscito.

Teatro Nuovo

Theater building

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The Teatro Nuovo is a theatre located on Via Montecalvario in the Quartieri Spagnoli district of Naples. The original theatre was an opera house designed by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro.

Santi Francesco e Matteo

Church

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Santi Francesco e Matteo is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montecalvario and San Giuseppe.

Montecalvario

Suburb

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Montecalvario is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. The area centers roughly on the square called Piazza Carità and the metal monument to Salvo D'Acquisto at the northern end of the Quartieri Spagnoli of the city; the area stretches along the main…

San Giuseppe

Suburb

San Giuseppe is a quartiere or neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy, which includes many of the points of interest on the western side of the historic centre of the city, including the square and church of Gesù Nuovo, the buildings along via Benedetto Croce and the square, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore.