Walking Tour Naples: Royal Power Between Art and Taste

The tour begins with an appointment at Piazza del Municipio, at the foot of the grand structure of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, an architecture commissioned by Don Pedro de Toledo that stands out on the Angioino pier. The tour continues in front of Castel Nuovo, known to everyone as Maschio Angioino, a careful visit between history and Templar mysteries. We proceed towards the royal quadrilateral formed by the Teatro di San Carlo, the only authentic opera house still in operation today, and the Galleria Umberto, an architectural gem, a copy of the one in Milan. The walk continues towards the literary café Gambrinus, a meeting place for aristocracy and literature figures like Gabriele D'Annunzio, Totò, Libero Bovio, etc. The highlight of the excursion is Piazza del Plebiscito with the mysteries surrounding the construction of the church of San Francesco di Paola commissioned by Ferdinand IV and the Royal Palace overlooking the entire Gulf of Naples.