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Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton and, on the right, the Molosiglio Gardens in the San Ferdinando neighbourhood, seen from above on Via Console Cesareo

Via Console Cesario and the south-east side of the Royal Palace

The south-east side of the Royal Palace, overlooking Via Console Cesario

On the left is the building housing the Garrison Military Library in Via Console Cesario

The tree-lined avenue of Via Console Cesario, with the side façade of the Royal Palace in the background

The Molosiglio marina as seen through the adjacent gardens

The pedestrianised section of Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, with a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the background

Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, with the San Vincenzo Pier and the Molosiglio Gardens on the left and in the background

A lit double-lantern street lamp and the Royal Palace on Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, with the walls of the University of Naples Parthenope on the left

Castel Nuovo, better known as the Maschio Angioino, on Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

Molo Angioino and the ferry terminal overlooking the Gulf

The Torre dell’Oro at the Maschio Angioino (Castel Nuovo), which housed the Aragonese treasure, as seen from Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino), overlooking Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, with the Torre di Beverello to the right

Via Cristoforo Colombo, at the junction with Piazza Municipio

Castel Nuovo, better known as the Maschio Angioino, with the Certosa di San Martino in the background

The Stazione Marittima at the Angioino quay, with the Royal Caribbean cruise ship “Voyager of the Seas” to the left

The façade of the Stazione Marittima on the Angioino quay, designed by the architect Cesare Bazzani in 1933, comprising two side towers with a clock

The P&O Cruises cruise ship Oriana, moored at the Angioino quay, 260 m long

A street vendor selling coconuts and lupini beans on the Angioino quay

Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton and the towers of Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino), named from left to right: Beverello, San Giorgio, di Mezzo and di Guardia

A three-lamp chandelier and the building housing Fondiaria Assicurazioni in Piazza Municipio

The Maschio Angioino (Castel Nuovo) in Piazza Municipio, with its three towers (San Giorgio, di Mezzo and di Guardia) and the Triumphal Arch in the centre

The Triumphal Arch of the Maschio Angioino in Piazza Municipio, commissioned by Alfonso of Aragon in the 15th century, a marble work by various sculptors, including Francesco Laurana, situated between the Torre di Mezzo (left) and the Torre della Guardia (right)

Sculptures on the Triumphal Arch, depicting the Triumph of King Alfonso (at the top of the attic) and, below, the city’s coat of arms flanked by two lions and four Corinthian columns

Statue of Alfonso of Aragon towering above the figures of the Rivers in the arched tympanum at the top of the Triumphal Arch of the Maschio Angioino (Castel Nuovo)

The upper part of the Triumphal Arch of Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino), featuring statues of the virtues and the rivers, with the statue of Alfonso of Aragon at the very top

The Maschio Angioino (Castel Nuovo), rebuilt by the Aragonese architect Guillem Sagrera in the mid-15th century, with its imposing crenellated towers, the first three of which are clad in piperno stone

The iron walkway over the excavation site in Piazza Municipio, with the Fondiaria Assicurazioni headquarters in the background

View of the San Vincenzo Pier and the Italian Navy headquarters from Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

The red side façade of the Royal Palace overlooking Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

View of the Gulf of Naples with sailing boats and motorboats, seen from Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

The statue of Emperor Caesar Augustus, situated in the gardens amongst the palm trees on Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton

View of the San Vincenzo pier and a street lamp on Via Cesario Console

The façade of the Banca Popolare di Napoli building on Via Nazario Sauro

Via Nazario Sauro (at the junction with Via Raffaele De Cesare) and the monument to Umberto I of Italy, by the sculptor Achille D’Orsi

The ‘da Nas’ e Can’’ kiosk, where they also sell warm taralli, on Via Nazario Sauro

A general view of Via Nazario Sauro overlooking the city’s gulf

The historic buildings on Via Santa Lucia, located in the neighbourhood of the same name

A city-sightseeing coach and the Grand Hotel Vesuvio on Via Partenope

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