Experts' Choice Award Galleria Umberto I
What the experts agree on
Naples' most iconic 19th-century arcade dazzles with its soaring glass dome, ornate neo-Renaissance architecture, and elegant iron-and-marble galleries—a stunning Liberty-style passage worth visiting even if you're not shopping.
“Don’t miss it! The architecture is breath taking all year long.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "A splendid Liberty-style (Italian Art Nouveau) construction with obvious Parisian inspiration." Full review
Fodor's "The galleria was erected during the "clean-up" of Naples following the devastating cholera epidemic of 1884." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"A shopping centre, just like the Italians loved to design them." Full review
Independent "You don’t have to shop to admire the stunning 19th-century Galleria Umberto I shopping arcade with iron and glass-domed ceilings, marble-columned, vaulted galleries with mosaic floors"
Lonely Planet "Naples' most-famous 19th-century arcade is a breathtaking pairing of richly adorned neo-Renaissance fronts and a delicate glass ceiling." Full review
Independent "Admire the glass-roofed splendour of the Galleria Umberto arcade, which dates from 1887"
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Lonely Planet "En route, dip into one of Italy's grandest old shopping arcades, Galleria Umberto I"
