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Best temples in Naples

8 places from 11 Naples travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

8 places

  1. Basilica of San Francesco di Paola

    Temple · San Ferdinando

    Neoclassical church at the centre of Piazza del Plebiscito's colonnade, with a dome recalling Rome's Pantheon.

    4:10· Explorer Sandwichin 7 vlogs

  2. Naples Cathedral (Duomo di San Gennaro)

    Temple · Centro Storico

    The city's cathedral in the historic center, blending a Gothic facade with intricate Baroque chapels and soaring arches.

    15:44· Sophie Nadeauin 5 vlogs

  3. Gesù Nuovo Church

    Temple · Centro Storico

    Lavishly Baroque church with a much-loved statue of St. Giuseppe Moscati, a doctor famous for helping the poor.

    7:41· Rick Steves' Europein 2 vlogs

  4. Santa Chiara Cloister

    Temple · Centro Storico

    Quiet cloister garden of the Santa Chiara complex with tiled pillars and benches in white, blue and yellow, plus frescoed walls.

    25:18· Sophie Nadeauin 2 vlogs

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4 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Cappella Sansevero

    Temple · Centro Storico

    Chapel off Spaccanapoli known for its richly detailed, much-admired artworks.

    6:25· Withlocals1 vlog

  2. San Lorenzo Maggiore

    Temple · Centro Storico

    Church built on what was a thriving centre of Naples in ancient Greek and Roman times.

    16:36· Sophie Nadeau1 vlog

  3. Santa Luciella ai Librai

    Temple · Centro Storico

    Church restored after decades of abandonment following the 1980 earthquake, with a crypt holding the famous 'skull with ears'.

    21:40· Sophie Nadeau1 vlog

  4. Santi Filippo e Giacomo

    Temple · Centro Storico

    16th-century church linked to a hospital for the poor, with a treasury room, Roman walls in the basement and a burial crypt.

    21:42· Sophie Nadeau1 vlog