Porta Nolana

Porta Nolana is a neighborhood in Municipalità 2, Naples, Campania. Porta Nolana is situated nearby to the suburb Mercato, as well as near the neighborhood Rione Forcella.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porta Nolana and Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana.

Porta Nolana

City gate

Photo: Sergioizzo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Porta Nolana is the remnant of one of the medieval city gates in Naples, Italy. It is located in Piazza Nolana, near a local train station, Napoli Porta Nolana with the Circumvesuviana lines, and a bustling local pedestrian market, Mercato di Porta Nolano, known for seafood.

Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana

Church

Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana is a Baroque-style church in central Naples. The church was commissioned by the guild of physicians, and built in 1611.

Piazza Nolana

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mercato and Pendino.

Mercato

Suburb

Mercato is a neighbourhood or quartiere of Naples, southern Italy. It is in the southeastern part of the city, bounded by the industrial port of Naples on the south.

Pendino

Suburb

Pendino is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy. It covers an area of 0.63 km2 and in 2009 had a population of 15,588 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is part of the historical city centre, including the Palazzo Como, that houses the Filangieri Civic Museum, on the main north–south street in the area, Via Duomo.