Top 5 churches in Naples?
 

We'll be spending a couple of days in the heart of the old part of Naples in June. The research we've done so far has revealed an <b>incredible wealth</b> of interesting, beautiful and otherwise notable religious buildings within easy walking of where we're staying (by Donnaregina Vecchia, itself a notable site).

Right now, I've got about 20 more &quot;must-sees&quot; than I need. And don't even get started with the castles, palaces and museums!

Please, list for me your top 5 to 10 religious buildings to see in the heart of old Naples. Grazie!

Hi mr,

The Capella Sansevero, with &quot;The Veiled Christ&quot;.

The Capella Sansevero, with &quot;The Veiled Christ&quot;. This is definitely a MUST SEE. I was amazed!

Monica ((F))

The cloister of Santa Chiara.

The various &quot;gugli&quot; (sp?), the monuments in front of a few important churches; they resemble confections of whipped cream with statues on top. I would classify them under &quot;interesting&quot; rather than &quot;beautiful&quot;...

Yep, no doubt, those are on the REAL must-see list. As are (most probably) the Duomo, San Gregorio Armeno, Gesu Nuovo, San Lorenzo Maggiore, Certosa San Martino, and the aforementioned Donnaregina Vecchia.

I should probably stop right there.

What Ira said:

The Capella Sansevero, with &quot;The Veiled Christ&quot;.

If there is only ONE church you see in Naples, then this should be the one. The veiled Christ is one of the most emotive and shocking piece of art I have ever experienced. In addition to the Christ, there are other wonderful sculptures.
Thanks to both Ira and Mimi, I made sure this was a priority on my trip to Naples in January. A word to the wise, it is not always open when it should be open (not unusual in Italy) so give yourself a few opportunities to see it, just in case.

BTW, I assume you are also going to visit the Archeological museum - don't miss it.

regards Ger

You assume correctly, Ger. Plus the Castle Nuovo, Palazzo Reale, Teatro San Carlo, and possibly the Capodimonte museum (not sure I can drag the 12-year-old into that many museums).

Whew! That barely leaves time for pizza and gelato!

bump.

This is the 3td time that I have tried to add this:

See this web site for the Veiled Christ. http://www.ic-napoli.com/sansevero/

Monica ((F))