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Established by Charles III, this park has numerous ancient trees.

These 18th-century gardens were influenced by Versailles (see Reggia di Caserta).

This sparkling white monastery complex commands the most perfect location in the entire city, attesting to the wealth and power the monks once enjoyed. In the 17th and 18th centuries they commissioned the greatest artists of the day to embellish their church and chambers in Baroque style – the church, in particular, is a flamboyant catalogue of colour and pattern, sporting at least one work by each and every famous hand of the age.

The oldest wing of Naples’ cathedral is the city’s most ancient surviving building, a Paleo-Christian church dating from the 4th century. The cathedral also has the oldest baptistry in the western world. Archaeological excavations here have revealed structures reaching as far back as the ancient Greeks.

Composed of three triumphal arches, this Santa Lucia district landmark once adorned the Palazzo Reale. It dates from 1601 and is another creation of Pietro Bernini, as well as Michelangelo Naccherino. This grand fountain stands at one end of the seafront Lungo-mare (see Lungomare), while the Sebeto Fountain, a later work by Cosimo Fanzago, marks the other terminus.

Shifted from its long-time home at Piazza Bovio in 2001, the beautiful Fountain of Neptune now graces a wide spot on Via Medina. The 16th-century masterpiece is the work of three artists, including Pietro Bernini.

The island’s primary green spot.

The wall of this church dates back to a 15th-century fortified palace. Inside are works of art from the 16th to 19th centuries.

Ischia’s fabulous gardens include rare species.

Magnetic at any time of day or night, this is Capri’s most frequented spot. Marked by the little domed belltower, it has several cafés with tables outside, surrounded by whitewashed arcades (see Capri).