Naples

Capodimonte was built by Charles III beginning in 1738 to house the Farnese collection. — Michelin Guide

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.  — Atlas Obscura

State of the art visitor facilities, airy rooms and terraced gardens with sweeping views over the Naples waterfront make the Certosa one of the city's must-sees. — Time Out

The adjoining art gallery houses a delightful private collection of paintings and furniture, including works by Luca Giordano, Giuseppe Ribera and Massimo Stazione. — Afar Magazine

Though some rooms may be closed when you visit, world-renowned archaeological finds that put most other museums to shame are always on view. — Fodor's

The most famous of the chapel’s many sculptures is by Giuseppe Sanmartino, whose uncannily realistic Veiled Christ has become one of the city’s best-known works of art. — Afar Magazine

Surrounded by a deep moat, the imposing Castel Nuovo was built in 1282. — Michelin Guide

Begun in 1737 by the Bourbons (who were great opera buffs) but rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in 1816, this is Italy’s largest opera house and one of Europe’s most prestigious. — Afar Magazine

If your decorating tastes lean toward royal pomp, you’ll love following a designated route... through some 30 grandiose yet strangely vacuous rooms. — Frommer's

One of the grandest medieval churches of the Decumano Maggiore, San Lorenzo features a very unmedieval facade of 18th-century splendor. — Fodor's

Now a chiefly residential neighborhood, the Vomero Hill was once the patrician address of many of Naples's most extravagant estates. — Fodor's

A stark and telling contrast to the opulence of the nearby Gesù Nuovo, Santa Chiara is the leading Angevin Gothic monument in Naples. — Fodor's

From a pleasant garden... steps lead down into the two-level catacombs, with their fascinating - if deteriorated - second-century frescoes. — Time Out

The bland, 19th-century neo-Gothic façade is tucked away in an unprepossessing, heavily congested side street, so little prepares the visitor for the splendours within. — Time Out

Fumaroles of sulphur, strong smelling and with yellow deposits, miniature volcanoes spitting mud, jets of bubbling sand, hot ground which sounds hollow when trodden on. — Michelin Guide

The church is built in the Renaissance style. — Michelin Guide

One of Naples's hidden gems and is likely to stay that way considering that it's rather hard to find. — Frommer's

Don’t miss it! The architecture is breath taking all year long. — Afar Magazine

Merits a visit for its Funerary Monument of Cardinal Rinaldo Brancaccio, created in Pisa between 1426 and 1427. — Frommer's

The sprawling Palazzo Regina in the middle of medieval and baroque Naples provides a dramatic counterpoint for works by... contemporary artists. — Frommer's