Experts' Choice Award Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara
What the experts agree on
This 14th-century Gothic basilica captivates visitors with its serene cloistered garden of orange trees and ceramic paths—a tranquil contrast to Naples' busier churches, offering unexpected harmony within a vast medieval complex.
“A stark and telling contrast to the opulence of the nearby Gesù Nuovo, Santa Chiara is the leading Angevin Gothic monument in Naples.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "The most famous basilica in Naples, this church was built in 1310." Full review
Time Out "Built for Robert of Anjou's wife Sancia in the early 14th century, and has always been a favourite with local aristocracy." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Vast, Gothic and cleverly deceptive, the mighty Basilica di Santa Chiara stands at the heart of this tranquil monastery complex." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"In the 18C into a garden and planted with orange, medlar and cypress trees, separated by ceramic paved paths: a minor miracle of harmony and tranquillity!" Full review
Rough Guide "The historic Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara with its beautiful majolica-tiled cloister"
Lonely Planet "When Neapolitan street life in the loud, pounding centro storico threatens to overwhelm, make a hasty retreat to the historic center's landmark Basilica di Santa Chiara and cloister..."
Independent "See the painted tiled complex of Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara, then walk along the oldest street, the Via San Biagio Dei Librai"
City guides
June 23, 2022
