Chiaia (, ) is an affluent neighbourhood on the seafront in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Italy, bounded by Piazza Vittoria on the east and

Mergellina Mergellina is a coastal district of the city of Naples, Italy. It is located in the quartiere of Chiaia. It stands at the foot of the Posillipo Hill and faces the Castel dell'Ovo. Some people say the name derives from "mergoglino", a local name fo ...

on the west. Chiaia is one of the wealthiest districts in Naples, and many luxury brands have shops on its main street. It is also home to a business school and a medical school, as well as other public schools. A prominent landmark in Chiaia is the large public park known as the

Villa Comunale The Villa Comunale is a park in Naples, southern Italy. It was built in the 1780s by King Ferdinand IV (later known as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) on land reclaimed along the coast between the main body of the city and the small port of M ...

. It was initially developed in the late 16th and early 17th centuries as the Spanish rulers of Naples opened the city to the west of its historical boundaries. The

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

poet

Laura Terracina Laura Terracina (1519-c. 1577) was an Italian poet from Naples during the Renaissance. She was the most published Italian poet of the sixteenth century. Life Terracina was born in Chiaia, a suburb of Naples. Her mother, Diana Anfora of Sorrento ...

was born and raised in Chiaia.

Buildings and Structures in the zone

Castel dell'Ovo Castel dell'Ovo ("Egg Castle") is a seafront castle in Naples, located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil, who had a reputation in ...

* Fontana del Sebeto * Palazzo Ravaschieri di Satriano * Santi Giovanni e Teresa * Pasquale a Chiaia * Sant'Orsola a Chiaia *

Santa Caterina a Chiaia Santa Caterina a Chiaia (also known as ''Santa Caterina martire'') is a Roman Catholic church located on via Santa Caterina 76 in Naples, Italy. It is located near Piazza dei Martiri in the Chiaia section of the city, near where Via Santa Cateri ...

* Santa Maria Apparente * Santa Maria del Parto a Mergellina * Santa Maria della Neve in San Giuseppe * Santa Maria della Vittoria * Santa Maria di Piedigrotta *

Santa Maria in Portico Santa Maria in Campitelli or Santa Maria in Portico (''Santa Maria in Portico di Campitelli'') is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary on the narrow Piazza di Campitelli in Rione Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy. The church is served by the Clerics Re ...

* Santa Teresa a Chiaia *

Villa Pignatelli The Villa Pignatelli is a museum in Naples in southern Italy. The villa is located along the Riviera di Chiaia, the road bounding the north side of the Villa Comunale on the sea front between Mergellina and Piazza Vittoria. History and Decoratio ...

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* Quartieri of Naples {{Campania-geo-stub