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Vicaria, Naples — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Vicaria, also called Il Vasto, is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, lying immediately east of the historical city centre around Castel Capuano.
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Where to stay in Vicaria
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Castel Capuano fixes the address. Vicaria sits immediately east of the historical city centre, close enough that Naples Cathedral, the Diocesan Museum of Naples and the Biblioteca e Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini fall inside an easy walk from a room here. Porta Nolana marks the other end.
Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana anchors the streets there, Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella stands toward Pendino, and the Madre Museum brings contemporary work into the same quarter. Il Vasto is the local name.
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Castel Capuano
The ground Vicaria gathers around, with Santa Caterina a Formiello and San Giovanni a Carbonara a few streets away.Find hotels in Castel Capuanoguests who want Santissima Annunziata Maggiore on the doorstepForcella
Dense lanes around Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, with Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella toward Pendino.Find hotels in Forcellaarrivals stopping by Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta NolanaPorta Nolana
The Porta Nolana end of Vicaria, where Santa Maria del Rifugio also stands. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Porta NolanaHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Naples
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Museums & Galleries
3- Museum of the Treasure of St. Gennaro Heritage
- Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum, Madre Museum Heritage
- Diocesan Museum of Naples
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Naples Cathedral Heritage
- Santa Caterina a Formiello Heritage
- Santi Apostoli Heritage
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Naples Heritage
- Santa Sofia, Naples Heritage
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- Pietatella a Carbonara Heritage
- Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana, Naples Heritage
- Sant'Alfonso all'Arenaccia Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Castel Capuano Heritage
- Ponti Rossi
- Ladislao di Durazzo's tomb
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About Vicaria
What are the main landmarks in Vicaria?
Vicaria holds more churches than most quarters its size. Naples Cathedral and the Museum of the Treasure of St Gennaro stand at one edge, the Diocesan Museum of Naples beside them, and the Biblioteca e Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini keeps the Picture gallery of the Girolamini. Ladislao di Durazzo's tomb survives among them.
Santa Caterina a Formiello, Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Santa Maria Ancillarum, Santa Sofia, Santi Apostoli, Sant'Onofrio a Capuana and San Tommaso a Capuana fill the streets between. Castel Capuano and the Madre Museum carry the civic side, with the Pio Monte della Misericordia toward Pendino.
What is the history of Vicaria?
Vicaria is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples. Il Vasto is the name the streets use, and the quarter's long record shows in what stands there: Castel Capuano, Naples Cathedral, San Giovanni a Carbonara and Ladislao di Durazzo's tomb. Religious foundations came in waves.
Santa Caterina a Formiello, Santissima Annunziata Maggiore and the chiesa dei Santi Crispino e Crispiniano each mark a different one, while the Madre Museum and the Diocesan Museum of Naples arrived long after.
Where is Vicaria?
Vicaria lies immediately east of the historical city centre of Naples, a compact quartiere holding Castel Capuano, Forcella and Porta Nolana.
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What is the best area to stay in Vicaria?
Castel Capuano: stays under the walls of Castel Capuano. Forcella: guests who want Santissima Annunziata Maggiore on the doorstep. Porta Nolana: arrivals stopping by Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana.
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Updated October 2026