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This subterranean club is a thriving student hangout – expect a permanent cloud of smoke over the tiny space. Live bands from Italy and around Europe occasionally take to the stage.

Small companies gravitate here, alternating with cabaret shows. Everything from Shakespeare to Existentialism.

Cobblers jollier than these would be hard to find. Stop by to pick out designs you like and within a few hours – unless you choose something extra fancy – you’ll have your very own hand-tooled, made-to-measure sandals.

Typical of this much-loved Florentine artist (1444–1510) is his Madonna with Child and Two Angels in the Capodimonte Museum. Although it is an early work, all of the hallmarks of the painter at his height are here: the delicacy of the veils; the refinement of features; and the soulful eyes, evoking sublimity.

This lovely theatre dates from 1874 and features its own company, often performing works in Neapolitan dialect.

Few spaces are decorated with such unity as this family chapel. The credit goes to its designer, the eccentric 18th-century prince Raimondo di Sangro. Full of allegorical symbolism, the statuary are among Naples’ most famous, particularly the “veiled” figures of Christ and Modesty.

perched on a clifftop above the town. Its beautifully appointed rooms and “honeymoon” suites are airy and light, decorated with antique furniture. Gardens, a swimming pool and the lift to the private beach add to the overall feeling of luxury. The charming staff will see to your every whim. There are also two excellent restaurants.

The façade of this structure, rebuilt after World War II, is like a huge cliff of buff-coloured tufa, relieved only by its portico and giant rose window. Only the base of its 14th-century bell-tower is original. Inside the decor has been returned to its Gothic origins, since all the Baroque embellishment was destroyed in wartime bombings. The tomb of Robert of Anjou is the largest funerary monument of medieval Italy, and behind this is the delightful tiled cloister.

According to legend, a church dedicated to St Lucy was built here in ancient times, although most experts date the earliest structure to the 9th century. Destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly, the present church is postwar. All the artworks were destroyed in World War II bombings, save an 18th-century statue of St Lucy and a couple of paintings.