Santa Maria La Nova, Renaissance church in historic center, Naples, Italy
The church features a Renaissance facade with a marble balustrade staircase, two granite columns, and a shrine depicting the Virgin Mary at its entrance.
In 1279, Charles of Anjou ordered the construction of Santa Maria la Nova as compensation for demolishing an earlier church to build Castel Nuovo.
The wooden ceiling contains nearly fifty paintings that represent the finest examples of Neapolitan art from the early seventeenth century.
The church opens its doors for guided tours, allowing visitors to explore both the main building and two cloisters containing historical frescoes.
The smaller cloister houses burial monuments, including one hypothetically attributed to Vlad III, commonly known as Count Dracula.
Location: Naples
Inception: 1279
Architects: Giovanni Cola di Franco
Architectural style: Renaissance architecture
Website: http://santamarialanova.com
GPS coordinates: 40.84367,14.25297
Latest update: May 13, 2025 10:31
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