Our walking tour of Naples included a visit to the Gothic style Church of San Domenico Maggiore (built 1283-1324). San Domenico Maggiore was established by Dominican friars to honor their founder, St. Dominic. St. Thomas Aquinas studied and taught here.
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| San Domenico Maggiore: the nave of the church |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: a pillar in the nave brightly lit by sunlight streaming through stained glass windows |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: the altar and pipe organ |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: an aisle next to the nave with side chapels |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: one of the many chapels |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: a permanent nativity scene in one of the chapels |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: a beautiful chapel and altar |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: an ornate mosaic floor |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: an ornate marble floor |
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| San Domenico Maggiore: A chapel with s statue of St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominicans, known as the Order of Preachers |
Adjacent to San Domenico Maggiore is a square with an tall obelisk, the Spire of St. Dominic. The spire is topped by a statue of St. Dominic and is known as a "plague column" and was erected after the plague 1656.
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| The Spire of St. Dominic. The spire was begun in 1656 and completed in 1737. The work took 8 decades because work was suspended upon uncovering Roman ruins at the site. The ruins were studied and preserved. |
Of course, after a long walking tour of Naples, dinner was in order. Since Naples is the home of pizza, we found a local pizzeria and enjoyed authentic and delicious pizza Neapolitan style.
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| Some random hottie admiring the flowers on the table. |
The next day, we enjoyed seeing the very large and picturesque Bay of Naples, the reason why Naples exists.
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| A view of the Bay of Naples from our hotel. It was morning and fog shrouded the far side of the bay. In the foreground, a large car and truck ferry is moored. |
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| Castel dell'Ovo, located along the waterfront to protect the bay and the city. |
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| A view of the northern side of the Bay of Naples |
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| Fontana del Gigante, along the waterfront |
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