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Galleria Umberto I
A grand 1890s shopping arcade under a soaring glass dome, opposite the Teatro di San Carlo opera house.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for the opera house tours
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Via San Carlo 15, 80132 NaplesDirections
- Getting There
- A 2-minute walk from Piazza del Plebiscito.
Why Go
The cross-shaped gallery was built in 1887–1890 as part of a plan to clear the city's slums. Across the street, the Teatro di San Carlo, opened in 1737, is the oldest opera house in Europe still in use; guided tours show its red-and-gold auditorium.
Nearby in Naples
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