Step Into History
Walk Naples in 1650
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Step Into History · City walk
Spanish Naples, 1650
This is Naples under the Spanish viceroys, a crowded Mediterranean capital where Baroque churches and fortress walls press close to fishing quays and markets. The walk moves from the bay and harbour into the dense streets of the Spanish Quarter and up to the Certosa di San Martino above the city, showing markets, workshops, and the lazzaroni of everyday urban life.
34 scenes — 21 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Naples as it stood in 1650 (“History of Naples”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Gulf of Naples and Vesuvius
- 2. Castel dell'Ovo and Borgo Marinari
- ↳ Mariners' Tavern Room · interior
- 3. Santa Lucia Shore
- 4. Molo Grande and Quays
- ↳ Shipwright's Warehouse · interior
- 5. Maschio Angioino (Castel Nuovo)
- ↳ Barons' Hall · interior
- 6. Porta Alba (Port'Alba)
- 7. Porta Capuana Gate
- 8. Piazza del Mercato
- ↳ Great Meat Hall · interior
- 9. Forcella Neighbourhood
- ↳ Street-level Basso Room · interior
- 10. Via dei Tribunali (Decumano)
- ↳ Ribera's Studio · interior
- 11. Via San Biagio dei Librai
- 12. Via San Gregorio Armeno
- ↳ Nativity Sculptor's Workshop · interior
- 13. Piazza San Domenico Maggiore
- 14. Via Duomo Approach
- ↳ Cathedral Nave · interior
- 15. Largo del Palazzo
- ↳ Viceroy's Grand Stair · interior
- 16. Strada di Toledo (Via Toledo)
- ↳ Palazzo Salone · interior
- 17. Quartieri Spagnoli (Spanish Quarter)
- 18. La Pignasecca Market Street
- ↳ Fishmarket Shed · interior
- 19. Rione Sanità Alleys
- 20. Castel Sant'Elmo Ramparts
- ↳ Fortress Guardroom · interior
- 21. Certosa di San Martino Terrace
- ↳ Certosa Marble Church · interior