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  2. Naples - Wikipedia

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    Naples ( / ˈneɪpəlz / NAY-pəlz; Italian: Napoli [ˈnaːpoli] ⓘ; Neapolitan: Napule [ˈnɑːpulə]) [a] is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, [3] after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. [4] Its province-level municipality is the third-most ...

  3. History of Naples - Wikipedia

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    Kingdom of Italy 1861–1946. Italian Republic 1946–present. Map of Parthenope (Palaeopolis) and Neapolis. The history of Naples is long and varied, dating to Greek settlements established in the Naples area in the 2nd millennium BC. [1] During the end of the Greek Dark Ages a larger mainland colony – initially known as Parthenope ...

  4. Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vesuvius ( / vɪˈsuːviəs / viss-OO-vee-əs) [a] is a somma - stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc.

  5. Historic Centre of Naples - Wikipedia

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    The historic center, or Centro Storico, of Naples, Italy represents the historic nucleus of the city, spanning 27 centuries. Almost the entirety of the historic center, approximately 1021 hectares, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, [1] and included in the list of historic assets to be protected; its particular uniqueness lying ...

  6. Archaeological sites in Naples - Wikipedia

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    Naples (Italy) and its immediate surroundings preserve an archaeological heritage of inestimable value and among the best in the world. For example, the archaeological park of the Phlegraean Fields (Cumae, Baiae, the Flavian Amphitheatre and the Pozzuoli forum) is directly connected to the centre of Naples through the Cumana railway, and the nearby sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and ...

  7. Royal Palace of Naples - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Palace of Naples ( Italian: Palazzo Reale di Napoli; Neapolitan: Palazzo Riale 'e Napule) is a palace, museum, and historical tourist destination located in central Naples, southern Italy . It was one of the four residences near Naples used by the House of Bourbon during their rule of the Kingdom of Naples (1735–1816) and later the ...

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