At Via dei Mille, #40, you will find the Palazzo Leonetti.  The palazzo dates from 1908, and was designed in the Art Nouveau style by the architect, Giulio Ulisse Arata, and the engineer, Gioacchino Luigi Mellucci.  The original plan called for the palazzo to function as a hotel, but that was never realized, and the…

A plaque, on a busy side street in the historical district, marks the spot where the Margherita pizza was born.  The now popular pizza was the brainchild of chef Raffaele Esposito, who had a restaurant/pizzeria on the site, in 1889. We decided to walk along Via Chiaia, in order to browse its many shops and…

Our second day in Naples started with a quick trip to the supermarket, and then, after putting our groceries away, we set out to do some more exploring. The Distaccamento Quartier Generale della Marina Militare di Napoli was at the end of our street, at Via Santa Lucia, #2. A plaque, on the corner of…

This section of the waterfront is lined with high-end hotels, such as the Grand Hotel Santa Lucia and the Excelsior. The Fontana del Gigante can be found along Via Partenope, directly on the waterfront.  The fountain is the work of Pietro Bernini and Michelangelo Naccherino.  It dates from the early 1600s, but it was only…