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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.
About Vicaria
Where to stay in Vicaria
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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.
Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella and Santi Cosma e Damiano a Porta Nolana anchor the streets there, and the Madre Museum brings contemporary work into the same quarter. Il Vasto is the local name.
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, the Pio Monte della Misericordia and the Madre Museum carry the civic side.
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, the Pio Monte della Misericordia 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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Updated September 2026