Rione Sanità
Rione Sanità (literally "Health Neighbourhood" in Italian) is a neighbourhood in Naples, part of the Stella quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte hill. History What is now Rione Sanità was a burial place in Roman and Hellenistic times, as witnessed by the discovery of Hellenistic hypogea and Paleochristian catacombs. The area was settled in the late 16th Century. Some local traditions and places, such as the rite of the Pezzentelle (see below), witness a cultural attitude towards death that may be related to the area's original use. While the settlement in Rione Sanità was originally established as a home for noble and rich families of Naples' aristocracy (as witnessed by palazzi such as Palazzo Sanfelice and Palazzo dello Spagnolo), the area eventually turned into one of the most infamous and degraded of Naples. Unemployment, poverty, and the widespread presence of Camorra have long characterized the quarter. The dramatic sit ...
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Rione Sanità (Naples)
Rione Sanità (literally "Health Neighbourhood" in Italian language, Italian) is a neighbourhood in Naples, part of the Stella (Naples), Stella quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte (Naples), Capodimonte hill. History What is now Rione Sanità was a burial place in Ancient Rome, Roman and Hellenistic civilization, Hellenistic times, as witnessed by the discovery of Hellenistic Hypogeum, hypogea and Early Christianity, Paleochristian catacombs. The area was settled in the late 16th Century. Some local traditions and places, such as the rite of the Pezzentelle (see below), witness a cultural attitude towards death that may be related to the area's original use. While the settlement in Rione Sanità was originally established as a home for noble and rich families of Naples' aristocracy (as witnessed by palazzo, palazzi such as Palazzo Sanfelice and Palazzo dello Spagnolo, Naples, Palazzo dello Spagnolo), the area eventually turned into ...
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