See also: Magna Graecia and Ancient Rome Mount Echia, the place where the polis of Parthenope arose The Columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux incorporated into the facade of San Paolo Maggiore A scene featuring the siren Parthenope, the mythological founder of Naples Map of pre-Roman Neapolis Napoli, three-time Italian champions (most recently in 2023) who play at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the west of the city, in the Fuorigrotta quarter. The most widely-known sports team in Naples is the Serie A football club S.S.C. Naples' Centro Direzionale was built in 1994 as the first grouping of skyscrapers in Italy, remaining the only such grouping in Italy until 2009. Restaurants in the Naples' area have earned the most stars from the Michelin Guide of any Italian province. Neapolitan cuisine is noted for its association with pizza, which originated in the city, as well as numerous other local dishes.
Naples is also known for its natural beauties, such as Posillipo, Phlegraean Fields, Nisida and Vesuvius. A wide range of culturally and historically significant sites are nearby, including the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Naples' historic city centre is the largest in Europe and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition to commercial activities, it is home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples. The Port of Naples is one of the most important in Europe. Naples is the third-largest urban economy in Italy by GDP, after Milan and Rome. Since the late 20th century, Naples has had significant economic growth, helped by the construction of the Centro Direzionale business district and an advanced transportation network, which includes the Alta Velocità high-speed rail link to Rome and Salerno and an expanded subway network. The city underwent extensive reconstruction work after the war. During the later years of World War II, it sustained severe damage from Allied bombing as they invaded the peninsula. Between 19, Naples was expanded and upgraded by Benito Mussolini's government. The city has long been a global point of reference for classical music and opera through the Neapolitan School. It was also an important centre of humanism and Enlightenment. Naples is also considered a capital of the Baroque, beginning with the artist Caravaggio's career in the 17th century and the artistic revolution he inspired. Naples served as the capital of the Duchy of Naples (661–1139), subsequently as the capital of the Kingdom of Naples (1282–1816), and finally as the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - until the unification of Italy in 1861. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( Ancient Greek: Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles.įounded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world.
Naples ( / ˈ n eɪ p əl z/ NAY-pəlz Italian: Napoli i Neapolitan: Napule ) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.
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