Immacolata a Pizzofalcone

Immacolata a Pizzofalcone is a church in Municipalità 1, Naples, Campania. Immacolata a Pizzofalcone is situated nearby to the library Archivio di Stato - Sezione Militare, as well as near the peak Monte Echia.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: building in Naples, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monte Echia and Castel dell’Ovo.

Monte Echia

Peak

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Monte Echia is a rocky promontory, entirely made of yellow tuff, located in the Pizzofalcone area, in the San Ferdinando district of Naples. This promontory projects into the Gulf of Naples between the Borgo Santa Lucia to the east, the Chiaia basin to the west, and overlooks the Megaride islet to the south.

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. Castel dell’Ovo is situated 430 metres south of Immacolata a Pizzofalcone.

Villa of Lucullus

Archaeological site

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The villa of Lucullus was an extensive and sumptuous ancient Roman villa built in the first century BC in Naples by the famous gourmet, general and consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus.

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.