Galleria Umberto I

One of the world's first shopping malls in Naples

Galleria Umberto I in NaplesThis early shopping mall—modeled on Milan's galleria—was built as part of Naples' urban renewal scheme following a cholera epidemic of 1884. The massive glass and iron-frame barrel vaults of its four wings and central dome soar some 187 feet above the inlaid marble flooring.

Shops and cafes line the ground floor, offices the three stories above. It had to be largely rebuilt after World War II bomb damage, and is no longer quite the fashionable society rendezvous it once was, but the huge space at the center still makes an ideal soccer field for Neapolitan kids.

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Entrances on Via San Carlo, Via Toledo, Via G. Verdi, and Via S. Brigida

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24/7

ADMISSION

Free admission

TRANSPORT

Bus: C25, N1, N3, R1, R2; or Finnicular: Augusto
Hop-on/hop-off: Largo Castello (A, B, C); Via Acton/Porto (C)

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Planning your day: It takes all of 5 minutes to stroll through, but window shop as long as you'd like.

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ADDRESS

Entrances on Via San Carlo, Via Toledo, Via G. Verdi, and Via S. Brigida

OPEN

24/7

ADMISSION

Free admission

TRANSPORT

Bus: C25, N1, N3, R1, R2; or Finnicular: Augusto
Hop-on/hop-off: Largo Castello (A, B, C); Via Acton/Porto (C)

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