Piazza Nolana

Piazza Nolana is a square in Municipalità 2, Naples, Campania. Piazza Nolana is situated nearby to the city gate Porta Nolana, as well as near the office building Palazzo dei Telefoni.

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Places of Interest Nearby

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

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.

Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana

Church

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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.

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 160 metres southeast of Piazza 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.