Pio Monte della Misericordia Tours

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This small octagonal church is best known as the home to Caravaggio’s The Seven Works of Mercy. Many visitors come to see the famous Caravaggio prominently hung high above the altar not realizing the extensive collection of other artists on display. Some hang in the church itself, other in the Quadreria, or Picture Gallery.

Pio Monte della Misericordia (Pious Mount of Mercy) is a charitable institution, founded in the early 1600s by seven Neapolitan nobles who strived to help those in need. The organization continues their work today.

Practical Info

Pio Monte della Misericordia is located in the historical center of Naples, opposite the Riario Sforza square. Free audio guides in Italian, English, French, German and Spanish are included with admission. Pio Monte della Misericordia is closed on Wednesdays.

Via dei Tribunali, 253, Naples 80139, Italy

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Private Tour: Caravaggio and the Baroque Walking Tour in Naples

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Take a walking tour of Naples historic center with a private guide and learn all about its architecture, history and art. With your own private guide — a professional art-historian — you’ll get to know the city’s unsung charms. Step inside Naples Cathedral, the Church of Santa Chiara and Gesú Nouvo to admire their architecture; check out artwork by the likes of Caravaggio; and unravel the different layers of Naples’ history as you explore.
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Duration: 4 hours

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$400.87 USD

NAPLES PRIVATE WALKING TOUR

Meet a local certified tour guide at the obelisk in Piazzaa del Gesù and walk through te piazza Municipio with the Angevin Castlle and the Piazza Plebiscito with the Royal Palace. Walk through the fascinating Piazza del Gesù to see the Church of Gesù Nuovo. Wander down the famous street Spaccanapoli to the 14th-century monastery of Santa Chiara and the Piazza San Domenico. Visit the the 13th-century baroque Chatredal.In the Chapel San Severo you will find idiosyncratic works of art by 18th century Italian masters, including the Veiled Christ statue. Continue down the narrow Via dei Tribunali to see Naples at its most characteristic. Take look inside the church of Pio Monte della Misericordia to see Carravagio’s "The Seven Works of Mercy".Have an authentic Neapolitan Pizza winning the status of UNESCO heritage patrimony in 2017
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