NAPLES – THE ART OF CARAVAGGIO

TOUR 2 DAYS/ 1 NIGHT

1st day - Naples

Early afternoon meeting with participants with the guide in Naples for the visit of the city. Visit the historical city centre of Naples means go through 20 centuries of history. The planimetry of the streets, the squares, the churches, the monuments, the public buildings and castles constitute a trunk of artistically and historical treasures of extraordinary importance, as to merit the inclusion to UNESCO world heritage in 1995. The tour will permit to admire the Maschio Angioino (external), Piazza del Plebiscito, Via Caracciolo e the Galleria Umberto. At the end of the visit, arrangement in hotel. Dinner in a typical restaurant. Return in hotel for the night.

2nd day – Naples - Caravaggio - San Gregorio Armeno

Naples – Breakfast in hotel. During the morning guided visit of the Pio Monte della Misericordia, known as healthy laical institution that hosts a seventeenth-century church where is preserved the canvas of Sette Opere di Misericordia del Caravaggio, painted in  1607 (entrance incl.). To follow, visit of the Cathedral of Naples, the most important church of the city that safeguard the chapel of San Gennaro. Proceed to the district of San Gregorio Armeno. Time at disposal for a walk along the famous street of artisans of “Neapolitan Presepe”. The streets and the workshops can be visited all the year and visitors are so conducted to the magical atmosphere of Christmas. Finish of the services.