La Sanità (our district)
The treasures of our neighbourhood, steps away.
Our neighbourhood is one of the most authentic in Naples — and its greatest treasures are just around the corner.
Palazzo SanfeliceA masterpiece by architect Ferdinando Sanfelice, famous for its spectacular double 'falanghina' staircases — 18th-century architecture at its best, right here in the Rione Sanità.Google Maps →
Basilica di San Severo fuori le muraAn early-Christian basilica with ancient mosaics, standing on one of the oldest Christian sites in Naples, just a few minutes' walk from the hostel.Google Maps →
Cimitero delle FontanelleAn extraordinary ossuary carved into tuff caves, where Neapolitans once 'adopted' skulls as an act of devotion. Unique and unforgettable.Google Maps →
Jago MuseumThe studio-museum of sculptor Jago, the young artist who carved the famous 'Veiled Son'. Contemporary marble works inside a church-like space, right around the corner.Google Maps →
Palazzo dello SpagnuoloA 1738 palazzo by Ferdinando Sanfelice with the most famous 'hawk' double staircase in Naples — a masterpiece of Baroque stair design, one minute from our door.Google Maps →
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena ai CristalliniA hilltop church rebuilt over the centuries, with a portico and sweeping views over the city — one of the Sanità's quietest, most beautiful corners.Google Maps →