Naples, Italy

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NAPLES, ITALY
More known for its pizza than its princely past, Naples boasts a long history and stunning seaside setting. The city has long been a major center of Italian culture and was the seat of a powerful independent kingdom for 500 years. So great was its sway, that it lured the region's finest architects and artists. Its former might is on grand display in the official buildings around the Piazza del Plebiscito, the grand and sweeping public square. Here, the San Francesco di Paola Church flaunts a colonnaded facade reminiscent of the Parthenon in Rome, and the Royal Palace overlooks Neapolitans much as it did centuries ago, with statues of all the kings of Naples peering out from alcoves.Weiterlesen