Six beautiful cultural routes to be discovered, will be the protagonists of the Angevin Itineraries in Naples!
From day of the Epiphany 2015 up to 14 February, Naples will still be protagonist through six thematic itineraries dedicated to Angevin history.
The initiative belongs to Naples City Christmas 2014, the rich program guided tours and readings that have dotted and delighted the Neapolitan festivals.
The routes, organized by the association Hands and Volcanoes, will be dislocated in six stages that will cross the Naples of the Angevins, that of Castel Nuovo, the Monastery of Santa Chiara, the Cathedral, the Church of San Pietro a Maiella and the Church of Sant'Eligio.
Therefore, at the visitors' disposal there will be many masterpieces, religious and civil, belonging to the architecture and urban planning, accompanied by treasures Angevin art on display in Neapolitan museums and churches.
The suggestive walk along the "Seats", the ancients, will also be a must parliaments juridical, administrative and judiciary Neapolitan ordered by Charles I D'Angiò and symbol of a powerful and flourishing Naples, which thanks to the Angevin dynasty became one of the most important capitals of Europe.
The Angioini Itineraries:
ITINERARY … From Castel Nuovo to Santa Chiara - External appointment for Castel Nuovo at 10.30. The route will wind through Via Medina, admiring the urban transformations that have taken place over the centuries, up to the Monastic Complex of Santa Chiara, a symbol of the faith of the Angevin family.
II ITINERARY … From the Duomo to San Pietro a Maiella - External appointment at the Church of San Pietro a Maiella at 10.30. The Angevin court, which has left a profound mark on religious architecture. And civil. Starting from the Neapolitan Cathedral, we will head towards the Church of Sant'Agrippino in Forcella, up to the Church of San Pietro a Majella, on the place where two female monasteries stood.
III ITINERARY … From the Church of Sant'Eligio to Castel Nuovo - External appointment for the Church of Sant'Eligio at 10.30. From the oldest church of the Angevin era in Naples, along the streets of the city to discover the toponymy, which comes into force, thanks to the flourishing commercial activity of the Angevin kingdom, in a city that became the focal point of all the routes of the Mediterranean.
IV ITINERARY … The Last Angevins - External appointment at the Church of San Giovanni Maggiore at 10.30. The Angevin kings, who made Naples one of the most important European capitals, among their daring religious architectures such as the church of San Giovanni Maggiore up to Palazzo Pappacoda and beyond, covering the history of the last kings of this dynasty who marked the history of Neapolitan city.
V ITINERARY … The Angiona Art in the museums, the Museum of the treasure of San Gennaro - External appointment at the Cathedral of Naples at 10.30. San Gennaro, a very long history, between devotion and prejudice, closely linked to the history of the city and its sovereigns. In Naples, in addition to the people, the rulers themselves, especially the Angevin kings, showed great respect and veneration towards the patron.
VI ITINERARY … A stroll through the “Seats”, commissioned by Carlo D'Angiò in 1268 - External appointment at Castel Capuano at 10.30. A walk among the representative parliaments of the city of Naples, the "Seats" in which the delegates of the various districts met who managed, from the second half of the 200th century for more than five centuries, extensive administrative, juridical and judicial powers.
Information on Angioini Itineraries:
When: from the 6 January 2015 to the 14 February 2015
Where: Museums and churches of Naples
Schedule: 10 pm: 30
Ticket price: free on reservation
Information:
- Tel: 081.5643978 - 340.4230980
- Website: www.manievulcani.it
