Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia is a locality in Municipalità 1, Naples, Campania. Santa Lucia is situated nearby to the locality Pallonetto, as well as near the neighborhood Pizzofalcone.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teatro di San Carlo and Castel dell’Ovo.

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.

Castel dell’Ovo

Castle

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Castel dell'Ovo is a seafront castle in Naples, located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil, who had a reputation in the Middle Ages as a great sorcerer and predictor of the future.

Santa Maria della Catena

Church

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Santa Maria della Catena or Santa Maria del Porto is a church in Borgo Santa Lucia of Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1576 by the inhabitants of the quartiere, and dedicated to the Madonna della Catena, an important Marian cult in Naples and Sicily.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pizzofalcone and San Ferdinando.

Pizzofalcone

Neighborhood

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Pizzofalcone, also known as Monte di Dio, is a hill and urban area of Naples, part of the San Ferdinando quarter. It lies between Borgo Santa Lucia, Chiatamone and Chiaia, and reaches an elevation of 60 metres.