{"id":18890,"date":"2023-08-07T18:41:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/?p=18890"},"modified":"2023-09-25T08:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:40:41","slug":"spaccanapoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/spaccanapoli","title":{"rendered":"Spaccanapoli Like a Local: The Best Food, Coffee, & Sights"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most important parts of Naples technically has many names, but everyone just calls it <\/span>Spaccanapoli<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? <\/span>S<\/span>pacca <\/span><\/i>means \u201cto split,\u201d and Spaccanapoli literally splits the historical center in two!<\/span><\/p>\n

The narrow street has its ancient roots in the Greek era of the city. It was one of the original <\/span>decumani, <\/span><\/i>or east-west streets, from when Naples was a colony called <\/span>Neapolis<\/span><\/i>. This street\u2014that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires\u2014is located within the Historic Center of Naples, which is a <\/span>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visting Naples? A must. Visting Spaccanapoli? Also a must. Photo credit: Montse Monmo<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s dense with delicious food, ornate churches, and hidden history. Read on to experience it like a local!<\/span><\/p>\n

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