Vomero
Sign in to saveVomero (; ) is a hilltop district of Naples, Italy — comprising approximately and a population of 48,000.
Key facts
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- Vomero
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- District of Naples
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- Italy
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- District
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology of ''Vomero''
- Transit
- History
- Founding and urbanization
- Four Days of Naples
- World War II to today
- Notable Vomero
- Monuments, museums, historic sites
- Film industry
- Holocaust: Sergio De Simone
- Culture and sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Vomero (; ) is a hilltop district of Naples, Italy — comprising approximately and a population of 48,000.
Vomero is noted for its central square, Piazza Vanvitelli; the ancient Petraio, its earliest path up and down to the original city of Naples; its ancient district of Rione Antignano; Floridiana Park and Villa Floridiana; the medieval fortress, Castel Sant'Elmo; three funiculars connecting to downtown historic districts; its active pedestrian zone (ZTL) — and its prominent location overlooking greater Naples, Mount Vesuvius, the Bay of Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vomero” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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