DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

We continued our tour of Naples and some free time to wander around. We were looking forward to seeing Naples, as our only previous visit was to change trains there in 1973 on our way south from Rome to visit part of my family that I had never met.

Piazza del Plebiscito (photo 6) is a large public square in central Naples, Italy. Named after the plebiscite taken on October 21, 1860, that brought Naples into the unified Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy, the piazza is very close to the gulf of Naples and bounded by the Royal Palace (east) and the church of San Francesco di Paola (west) with its hallmark twin colonnades extending to each side. Other noted adjacent buildings include the Palazzo Salerno and, its mirror, the Prefecture Palace (on the left arm of the church).

Photo 7 in Piazza del Plebiscito is Charles V (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) was ruler of both the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and the Spanish Empire (as Charles I of Spain) from 1516, as well as of the lands of the former Duchy of Burgundy from 1506. He stepped down from these and other positions by a series of abdications between 1554 and 1556. Through inheritance, Charles brought together under his rule extensive territories in western, central, and southern Europe, and the Spanish viceroyalties in the Americas and Asia. As a result, his domains spanned nearly 4 million square kilometres (1.5 million square miles), and were the first to be described as 'the empire on which the sun never sets'.

Photo 8 in Piazza del Plebiscito is Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; (20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain in the years 1759 to 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I (1731–1735); King of Naples, as Charles VII; and King of Sicily, as Charles V (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism.

In 1731, the 15-year-old Charles became Duke of Parma and Piacenza following the death of his childless grand-uncle Antonio Farnese. In 1734, at the age of 18, he led Spanish troops in a bold and almost entirely bloodless march down Italy to seize the Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily and enforce the Spanish claim to their thrones.

My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-803608-1.html, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html

Next up: A port call in Messina Sicily

Naples is a busy place

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A pizzeria that is 125 years old

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Pizza in the place where it was invented, along with a good Italian beer

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Not all of the streets are crowded

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Piazza del Plebiscito

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Charles V

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Charles III

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Sunset as we sail south to Sicily

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Very nice

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Really nice.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

You do a good tour, Dennis.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks for the thumbs up Longshadow.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you very much Shellback, I appreciate it.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you NMGal, and as I mentioned, here's the pizza!

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Mike; part of the credit has to go to Viking for providing interesting places to take photos. When I finish this series, I'll be able to take the credit, as I planned our road trip around Italy that we did last year.

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Great cityscapes Dennis. We have not visited Naples but were close.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great street and sunset series, Dennis.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Fine set Dennis.

Don

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks Mark; we enjoyed our visit (and pizza!) there.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thanks Earnest, I appreciate it. There will be more sunsets in future posts.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Don.