Private tour in Naples Barbara D
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Book with a 20% deposit
up to 10 people
4 hours
walking
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Palazzo Reale was, for over three centuries, the centre of power in Naples and throughout southern Italy. With its grey and red size overlooking Piazza Plebiscito and the gulf, it is a real door of the city towards the sea. Inside this imposing and severe building there are a series of arcades, courtyards and gardens that lead to spaces once occupied by the court and the many services of a palace. Its construction was ordered and begun in 1600 by the Spanish Viceroy Fernando Ruiz de Castro for a visit (never made) of the new King of Spain, Philip III Habsburg (son of Philip II) to the Viceroyalty. The palace was the residence of the viceroys (representatives of the kings of Spain and then the Habsburg emperors) until 1734, when Charles of Bourbon became king of Naples and made its official seat. The Royal place was part of town planning revolution, started in the 1540 Viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo, with the construction of Via Toledo and the amazing buildings that surround it.
We start with the 2 hour private tour of the Royal palace in Piazza Plebiscito. We will admire the Grand Staircase in piperno, the court theatre set up by the architect Ferdinando Fuga, the so called Appartamento di Etchetta, the oldest part of the building, composed of the three antechambers leading to the Throne Room, the Royal Chapel with its altar in semi-precious stones and gilded copper. At the end of the tour we will continue with a walking tour along Via Toledo, with its noble buildings: palazzo Zevallos, Palazzo Monaco di Lapis, palazzo Cirella, Galleria Umberto I , the Spanish Quarters. The tour will end at Castel Nuovo in Piazza Municipio.
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Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
4 hours
Transportation:
walking
1
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 10 people
Duration:
4 hours
Transportation:
walking
1
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