San Lorenzo Maggiore Review

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San Lorenzo Maggiore

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It's unusual to find French Gothic style in Naples, but it has survived to great effect in this church, which was built in the Middle Ages and decorated with 14th-century frescoes. Outside the 17th-century cloister is the entrance to excavations revealing what was once part of the Roman forum, and before that the Greek agora. You can walk among the streets, shops, and workshops of the ancient city and see a model of how the Greek Neapolis might have looked. Next door to the church is the four-story museum, housed in a 16th-century palazzo, displaying a wealth of archaeological finds and religious art (panels regrettably are only in Italian).

  • Cost: EUR 5
  • Open: Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30, Sun. 9:30-1:30
  • Metro: Dante
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