Hostel Of The Sun: Award-Winning Hostel In The Heart Of Naples, Italy

Facing the colossal Piazza Plebescito is the rectangular red Palazzo Reale, or Royal Palace, of Naples. This palace was just one of the four residences of the Bourbon Kings when they ruled during the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. Like other palaces and castles of Naples, the Palazzo Reale has undergone many operations that have resulted in its current aspect. Today the palace houses The National Library of Naples, the Museo del Palazzo Reale, and along with adjacent grounds, part of the San Carlo Theater.

The Castel Nuovo is one of Naples’ most prominent landmarks. It sits conspicuously near the Bay’s shore and close to the downtown shopping area. If you have become sufficiently “Italianized” you will probably refer to this castle as the “Maschio Angioino”, as the locals call it. Take a walk under the famous two-storey triumphal arch, of Renaissance style, at the castle’s enterance, which was built to commemorate the arrival of Alfonso I of Aragon to Naples.