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Art
Frescoed chapels, canvas-slung palaces, art-pimped metro stations…Naples, Pompeii and
the Amalfi Coast have no shortage of artistic highs. Whether you're after Warhol in a
Bourbon palace, Caravaggio in a chapel, or William Kentridge on your commute, prepare
to be inspired.
Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte
From Botticelli and Caravaggio to poptastic Warhol, this
palace-museum is home to art-world royalty (
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Museo del Novecento
Twentieth-century southern Italian art in a hulking Neapolitan fort-
ress (
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Naples Metro
Let contemporary art transport you under the streets of Naples (
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Franco Senesi
Two superb galleries dishing up edgy work from mostly Italian artists and
sculptors (
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Museo Pinacoteca Provinciale
From the Renaissance to the 20th century, Salerno's top
art museum has you covered (
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Paolo Sandulli
A defensive tower showcasing the work of a celebrity Amalfi Coast artist
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Architecture
Campania bursts at the seams with architectural marvels, from elegant medieval monas-
teries to bombastic baroque churches, Industrial Age show-offs and the odd contemporary
gem. Dive straight into a world of dizzying domes, sweeping staircases and pure built am-
bition.
Reggia di Caserta (Palazzo Reale di Caserta)
An ambitious baroque palace with silver
screen credentials (
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Galleria Umberto I
This glorious arcade puts the cathedral in commerce (
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Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea
Amalfi's zebra-stripe cathedral is a photogenic stunner (
