Porta San Gennaro
The Porta San Gennaro is one of the ancient gates of the city of Naples, located just southwest of the edge of the Piazza Cavour, just off the busy Via Foria and leading to a pedestrian alley, just east and parallel to Via Duomo.Photo: ho visto nina volare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gesù delle Monache and San Francesco dei Cocchieri.
Gesù delle Monache
Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gesù delle Monache is a Roman Catholic church located near the Porta San Gennaro in central Naples, Italy. Over the years, the church was also a parish church known as San Giovanni Evangelista in Porta San Gennaro or San Giovanni in Porta.
San Francesco dei Cocchieri
Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Francesco dei Cocchieri is a church.
Ospedale degli Incurabili
Hospital
Photo: Fiore Silvestro Barbato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ospedale degli Incurabili or Complesso degli Incurabili is an ancient and prominent hospital complex located on Via Maria Longo in central Naples, Italy. Ospedale degli Incurabili is situated 150 metres southwest of Porta San Gennaro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Rione Sanità.
San Lorenzo
Suburb
San Lorenzo is a district of Naples, Italy. It incorporates the precise geographical center of the ancient Greco-Roman city, centered on the intersection of Via San Gregorio Armeno and Via dei Tribunali.
Rione Sanità
Neighborhood
Photo: Ruthven, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rione Sanità is a neighbourhood in Naples, part of the Stella quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte hill.
Borgo Sant’Antonio Abate
Neighborhood
Photo: Mark1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate is a neighborhood in Naples, Italy. It was founded in the 15th century.
Porta San Gennaro
- Type: City gate
- Description: building in Naples, Italy
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipalità 4, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.8551° or 40° 51′ 18″ northLongitude
14.25613° or 14° 15′ 22″ eastNamed after
Catacombs of San GennaroOpen location code
8FGPV744+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 183334565OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q1239408
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Porta San Gennaro” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣雅纳略门”
- Dutch: “Porta San Gennaro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورتا سان جينارو”
- French: “Porta San Gennaro”
- Hungarian: “Porta San Gennaro (Nápoly)”
- Hungarian: “Porta San Gennaro”
- Italian: “Porta San Gennaro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MUSA - Sezione di Farmacologia and Palazzo Ottieri.
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