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=== Naples ===
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[[File:Basilica reale pontificia di San Francesco di Paola Piazza del Plebiscito Napoli Neapel Italy Foto Wolfgang Pehlemann P1070687.jpg|center|thumb|500px|[[San Francesco di Paola, Naples]], in [[Piazza del Plebiscito]]]]
[[File:Teatro San Carlo large view.jpg|thumb|[[Teatro di San Carlo]], the oldest continuously active venue for opera in the world<ref name="TSC">[https://www.teatrosancarlo.it/en/pages/historical-highlights.html "The Theatre and its history"] on the Teatro di San Carlo's official website. (In English). Retrieved 23 December 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Teatro di San Carlo: View of facade |url=https://curate.nd.edu/show/np193774z5j |website=University of Notre Dame |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>]]

[[Naples]] is the regional capital of [[Campania]] and the third-largest city of [[Italy]], after [[Rome]] and [[Milan]]. Founded by Greeks in the [[1st millennium BC|first millennium]] BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world.<ref>{{cite book |author1=David J. Blackman |author2=Maria Costanza Lentini |title=Ricoveri per navi militari nei porti del Mediterraneo antico e medievale: atti del Workshop, Ravello, 4–5 novembre 2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GhB4VDYuJXsC&pg=PA99 |year=2010 |publisher=Edipuglia srl |isbn=978-88-7228-565-7 |page=99}}</ref> In the ninth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ({{langx|grc|Παρθενόπη}}) was established on the [[Castel dell'Ovo|Island of Megaride]].<ref name="Greek Naples">{{cite web |url=http://www.naplesldm.com/Greek_Naples.php |title=Greek Naples |publisher=naplesldm.com |access-date=9 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321000245/http://www.naplesldm.com/Greek_Naples.php |archive-date=21 March 2017 }}</ref> In the 6th century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis.<ref>Daniela Giampaola, Francesca Longobardo (2000). ''Naples Greek and Roman''. Electa.</ref> The city was an important part of [[Magna Graecia]], played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naplesldm.com/virgil.php |title=Virgil in Naples |publisher=naplesldm.com |access-date=9 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402144355/http://www.naplesldm.com/virgil.php |archive-date=2 April 2017 }}</ref>

Its historic city centre is the largest in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/726|title=Historic Centre of Naples|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=whc.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref> Naples is also near the famous volcano Vesuvius and the ruins of the ancient Roman towns of [[Pompeii]] and [[Ercolano]]. Before [[italian unification]] it was the capital of [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] and the most important and populated city of Italy. Naples is well known for [[Neapolitan cuisine|cuisine]], especially for [[pizza]]. In the city there are many tourist attractions, such as the [[Royal Palace of Naples|Royal Palace]], the basilica of [[Santa Chiara, Naples|Santa Chiara]], the [[Gesù Nuovo|Gesù Nuovo (New Jesus)]] church, [[Castel dell'Ovo]], the [[Castel Nuovo]], the [[Castel Sant'Elmo]], the city's [[Naples Cathedral|Duomo]], the [[Teatro di San Carlo|Real Teatro di San Carlo]] (the oldest continuously active opera house in the world), the [[Palace of Capodimonte]], the [[Naples underground geothermal zone|Naples underground geothermal tunnels]], the [[Via Tribunali, Naples|Via Tribunali]], [[Spaccanapoli (street)|Spaccanapoli]] street, the ''[[Veiled Christ]]'' (one of the world's most remarkable sculptures), the various catacombs around the city (for example the [[Catacombs of San Gennaro]], or the [[Fontanelle cemetery]], or the [[Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus]]), the [[Galleria Umberto I|Umberto I Gallery]] and the [[Via Toledo]] with its [[Toledo (Naples Metro)|metro]] considered one of the most beautiful of Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/travel/europes-best-metro-stations/index.html|title=Europe's 12 most impressive metro stations – CNN.com |first1=Jessica Benavides |last1=Canepa |others=Additional reporting by CNN staff |website=CNN|access-date=2016-12-09|date=2014-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.charmenapoli.it/en/news/la-metro-toledo-di-napoli-e-la-piu-bella-deuropa-parola-di-cnn/|title=The metro Toledo of Naples is the most beautiful in Europe. Word of CNN|date=2014-02-18|newspaper=Charme|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref>

The [[Naples National Archaeological Museum|Archaeological Museum]] of Naples is the most important in the world regarding Roman history and also includes Egyptian and Greek finds. It is the home of the [[University of Naples Federico II|Federico II]], the oldest public and secular university in the world, and of the [[Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale"|L'Orientale]], the oldest school of Sinology and Oriental Studies in Europe. Naples also boasts one of the most picturesque waterfront promenades and charming locations at [[Gaiola Island]] and Marechiaro. Close to Naples, there is a myriad of world-renowned tourist attractions such as the [[Amalfi Coast]], [[Capri]] island, [[Ischia]] island, [[Procida]] island, the picturesque city of [[Sorrento]], and the city of [[Salerno]].