Via Duomo 196 in Naples

Via Duomo stretches for 1,200 meters and is sometimes called the “Via dei Musei” because so many monumental complexes line it. Its roots go back to Greco-Roman times, when it was laid out as a cardo maior, the ancient city’s north-south thoroughfare. In the second half of the 19th century, it was widened and straightened to connect the old city center with the port. The street takes its name from the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, or the Duomo, which holds the relics and Treasure of San Gennaro. Today it brings together a remarkable range of culture: besides the Duomo, historic buildings house the Filangieri Museum, the Girolamini Complex, and the Diocesan Museum, with the nearby Donnaregina Museum of Contemporary Art (MADRE) adding contemporary culture alongside archaeology and Neapolitan Baroque.