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Fountains and Other Things of Naples

Posted on Categories EuropeAuthor by Vicky IrelandTags fountains, Garibaldi, Naples, statues, washing

This is a short blog, made up of photos of some interesting things that could not be included in Blog 12. As with so many European cities, there are many fountains in Naples and they are always more than just a simple spouting of water. They are beautifully constructed and often commemorative.

Neptune’s fountain
Piazza of Monteoloveto   The Fountain of Monteoliveto (Fontana di Monteoliveto) is a late-Baroque monumental fountain in central Naples, Italy. It is also called the Fountain of Charles II or of the Small King
Parthenope, Sirena of Naples  According to a XNUMXth century myth, Partenope was a mermaid who resided in the Neapolitan gulf and one day she met a centaur named Vesuvio. They fell madly in love.  Zeus, jealous and possessive, he transformed the centaur into a volcano and so Partenope committed suicide.

There are always many statues. In Naples we saw at least 4 of Garibaldi who is clearly their hero. There were also a few others who had played a role in developing the city.

Domenico Martuscelli  Son of a calligraphy teacher he developed a passion for teaching. He spurned the life of the wealthy and taught blind and indigent children at the Hospice
Statue of Christ in Port’Alba
Statue of Garibaldi close to our hotel

A few other items of interest were:

Cycads in a park. This was a lovely park near the harbour
Southern Italy had the largest lemons we had ever seen
One has to have a small car to fit in the narrow roads but this one is fantastically well parked.
Washing hangs from every window

 

 

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