Today we move on to an itinerary in the most famous hilly area of Naples, the Vomero. Practically inhabited only by farmers until the end of the 19th century, at the beginning of the following century it began to be populated with Art Nouveau buildings (some very beautiful, actually) which housed the good Neapolitan bourgeoisie; in the second post-war period the district was instead wounded by a building speculation that reduced green spaces to a minimum and produced aesthetically questionable buildings. Vomero is easily reachable both with the three funiculars (Montesanto, Centrale and Chiaia) and with Line 1 of the Metro; 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 level between the platform and the train. We will begin to tour the Vomero starting from the two most important historic buildings on the hill, Castel Sant'Elmo (*) and the Certosa di San Martino (*), side by side, so much so that they are often represented in a single photo shoot. (the castle is the building on the left). The websites are:
https://www.beniculturali.it/luogo/castel-sant-elmo-e-museo-del-novecento-a-napoli https://www.beniculturali.it/luogo/certosa-e-museo-di-san-martino
The castle is accessible by parking your car with a badge in the courtyard at the entrance; past the ticket office, you can access the castle's parade ground by lift. From here you go up a fairly steep ramp to the stands, and from there you can admire a fantastic view of all of Naples. Also on the square is the Naples Novecento museum of contemporary art, full of very important works (to access, ask the staff to open the rear entrance); toilets for the disabled are also located on the parade ground. A small significant note: in 2016 the work Follow the Shape 2015/16 was installed on the square, consisting of a steel handrail on which are shown in Braille characters the texts taken from La terra e uomo by Giuseppe De Lorenzo (1947):
Here are some other images, starting right from the parade ground, which houses an important work by Sergio Fermariello:
panorama of the gulf, with Spaccanapoli and Santa Chiara in good evidence and in the foreground the Certosa di San Martino:
the Royal Palace of Capodimonte:
Leaving Castel Sant'Elmo (perhaps asking the staff for permission to leave the parked car there ...), you can reach the adjacent Certosa di San Martino, which we can define as a building of religious origin converted into a museum. Without prejudice to any partial closures due to lack of personnel, the parts that can be visited in the chair are the Cloister, the Prior's Quarter (passing through the crib section, with some height difference to overcome), the crib section, the naval section, the ancient carriages.
the Cuciniello crib:
Leaving the San Martino area, you can go down towards Via Scarlatti, partly pedestrianized and very pleasant to walk; you can stop in one of the many bars to cool off and with a detour to Via Luigia Sanfelice and Via Filippo Palizzi you can get an idea of the liberty buildings of Vomero.
Continuing to go down you arrive at the entrance of the Villa Floridiana: crossing this lung of green you arrive at the Duca di Martina Museum (*), dedicated to ancient European, Chinese and Japanese ceramics (some pieces are truly splendid!). The upper entrance is not accessible by chair: the staff will open the lower entrance, which leads to the eastern section, after which the staff will operate the lift to reach the other two floors.
For lunch, we have identified three restaurants in the San Martino area: Renzo e Lucia (*): Via Tito Angelini 33, Naples +39 081 19171022 https://www.facebook.com/renzoelucianapoli/ 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/ Another restaurant is located near the QUATTRO GIORNATE station of Line 1 of the Metro: Scugnizzi (*): Via Luigi Caldieri 53/61, Naples +39 081 0403392 https://www.facebook.com/trattoriascugnizzi/ Two other restaurants are located near Piazza degli Artisti: Osteria Al Rifugio (*): Via San Gennaro ad Antignano 119, Naples +39 081 2292213 / 347 656 6945 https://www.alrifugioristorante.it/ Sartù (*) (one step at the entrance and one inside) Via San Gennaro al Vomero 9 / b, Naples +39 331 881 0666 www.sartunapoli.it
another one near the Central Funicular station:
Acunzo (*):
Via Cimarosa 60, Naples
081 578 5362 https://www.facebook.com/Acunzo1964/?locale=it_IT
the last one in Via Belvedere:
Colantuono's (*):
Via Belvedere 1/A, Napoli
081 578 6605 https://steakhousenapoli.it/
(*) symbol indicating the presence of toilets equipped for the disabled
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