Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana

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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church
Also known as: “Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano” and “Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana, Naples”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Nolana and Napoli Porta Nolana railway station.

Porta Nolana

City gate

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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.

Napoli Porta Nolana railway station

Railway station

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Napoli Porta Nolana station is the main and terminal station of the Circumvesuviana railways, today managed by the Ente Autonomo Volturno. The station bears this name since 2003; previously the station was simply called Napoli, although it was known colloquially as Napoli Terminale. Napoli Porta Nolana railway station is situated 140 metres south of Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana.

Napoli Centrale Railway Station

Railway station

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Napoli Centrale is the main railway station in the city of Naples and in southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow with an annual ridership of 50 million. Napoli Centrale Railway Station is situated 370 metres northeast of Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana.

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.