The reopening of museums continues in the so-called phase 3 of the pandemic, and we like to report them from time to time, as a symbol of a normality that. although laboriously, it tends to reassert itself. We are well aware that the state of emergency will probably be extended until the end of the year, but we want to give a positive approach to our modest little notes.
Today we are talking about the Certosa di San Martino (*), which reopened on 9 July and which is one of the treasures of the Vomero district. Vomero is easily reachable both with the three funiculars (Montesanto, Centrale and Chiaia) and with the underground line 1; all these vehicles are equipped for the transport of disabled people in wheelchairs, even if entry into carriages can be difficult for those who travel with electric wheelchairs, due to the differences in height between the platform and the train.
In this shot the Certosa di San Martino is flanked by Castel Sant'Elmo (the Certosa is the building on the right); the castle has also reopened, but before the visit it is better to make sure that the lift has been put back into operation.
The Certosa di San Martino is a building of religious origin built at the time of the Angevins, made splendid in 1600 with the works of Cosimo Fanzago, converted into a museum in 1866 after the suppression of religious orders. Without prejudice to any partial closures or possible reopening of the museum area itself, the parts that can be visited in chair are the Cloister, the Quarto del Priore (passing through the crib section, with some height difference to overcome), the crib section, the naval section, the ancient carriages. This is the Main Cloister:
Two of the boats exhibited in the naval section:
The Quarto del Priore and the view enjoyed from its terrace:
One of the carriages exhibited in the Cortile delle Carrozze:
The highlight of the crib section is undoubtedly the Cuciniello crib:
Also in the crib section, the crib carved in wood which in 1478 was made by the sculptors Pietro and Giovanni Alamanno and placed in the church of San Giovanni a Carbonara, also in Naples. The work is really very suggestive; note the size of the statues, which are almost life-size:
In the same crib section, a puerpera Madonna by an unknown from the fourteenth century:
and an incredible nativity scene made in an egg shell by a 19th century craftsman:
The view over the Gulf of Naples with the foreground view of the convent vineyard, which today has been restored and made productive:
For lunch, we have identified three restaurants in the San Martino area: Renzo e Lucia (*): Via Tito Angelini 33, Naples +39 081 19171022 https://renzoelucianapoli.it/ Trattoria Tiè! (*): Via Alessandro Scarlatti 3, Naples +39 081 18745526 https://www.facebook.com/tiealvomero/ Farinoso (*): Via Raffaele Morghen 36b, Naples +39 081 5567797 https://www.facebook.com/Farinoso/ (*) symbol indicating the presence of toilets equipped for the disabled