Galleria Umberto I
Cultural siteNaplesAbout 20 minutes
Naples' answer to Milan's arcade, built a decade later on a similar scale, directly opposite the opera house. Free, roofed, and a useful shortcut in rain. Worth looking up at the glass and down at the zodiac set into the floor, then moving on.
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