DK Travel : Naples & the Amalfi Coast : Spaccanapoli to Capodimonte

Spaccanapoli to Capodimonte : Overview & Top 10

The ancient heart of the city is celebrated for its striking juxta-position of chaos and consummate artistry, but most of all for the sheer, boundless energy of the Neapolitan spirit. In many ways, it is an atavistic realm, ruled by its past, including innumerable disasters, but in recent decades a new awareness of its abiding glories has dawned and Old Naples is ready to open anew to the world. Its narrow streets are much safer and cleaner than before and its erstwhile dilapidated, shut-away treasures are now restored and far better organized, without losing any of the uniquely vibrant feeling. Spaccanapoli is the colloquial name for the long, narrow street that runs from Via Duomo to Via Monteoliveto and is the remnant of an ancient Greco-Roman thoroughfare.

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Via San Sebastiano Shops

Along this street, just off Piazza Bellini, you’ll find traditional Neapolitan musical instruments, from mandolins to the triccaballacco (a three-pronged clacker with cymbals attached).