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Avvocata, Naples — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Avvocata is the Naples quarter just west of the Greco-Roman centre, built out under Spanish rule, with Piazza Dante its best-known square.
About Avvocata
Where to stay in Avvocata
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Piazza Dante is the address to aim for. Beds in Avvocata sit on the western edge of the old Greco-Roman city, which puts the Naples National Archaeological Museum and the Secret Museum within a few minutes on foot rather than a metro ride. Port'Alba stands a short walk off.
Most rooms are small guesthouses or apartments inside older palazzi, close to San Lorenzo Maggiore and Santa Chiara in the centre proper.
About Avvocata
What are the main landmarks in Avvocata?
Piazza Dante carries the quarter. The Naples National Archaeological Museum and the Secret Museum hold the collections that draw most visitors, and Port'Alba stands among the recorded landmarks a short walk from the square. Churches account for much of the rest: Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi, Santi Filippo e Giacomo, San Nicola alla Carità and Santa Maria di Caravaggio.
Castel Sant'Elmo, the Certosa di San Martino and the Catacombs of San Gennaro round out the list recorded for Avvocata.
What is the history of Avvocata?
Avvocata begins where the Greco-Roman city ended. The quarter is the first area of Naples developed beyond that original centre, laid out after the Spanish moved into the Kingdom of Naples in the mid-16th century under the viceroyship. Piazza Dante remains its most prominent landmark.
Older churches survive across it and the neighbouring centre, among them Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, Sant'Anna dei Lombardi and Santa Maria della Concezione a Montecalvario.
Where is Avvocata?
Avvocata covers the ground immediately west of the Greco-Roman centre of Naples, and Piazza Dante is its largest open space.
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Updated September 2026