Treasures of S.Gennaro in Naples

Naples is a great city and every explorer can find something special for own interests. It's millennary history is presented in many museums. Actually, in the connection with the week of the culture when the entrance in all the national museums is gratis in Italy, and many persons take advantage of it, many private collections and church expose their treasures, too.

I always use this possibility and try to visit as much places as possible. This year I "dedicated" to Naples. I just told you about the collection of the Annunziata chapel in New Castle. Sunday I visited the exhibition of the treasures of the most loved patron of Naples, S. Gennaro.




I do not like the antique jewelry I've seen many pieces in the museums and exhibitions, but Naples surprised me with it's very modern and "new" stones. There were many interesting cups and other objects -but two of them werefabulous. The mitre and the pectoral -first made from about 4000 diamants, emeralds and rubins and second from different objects the members of royal family donated to the saint.

I could not photograph there that is why I present you them to you in this brochure.

 

This exhibition will be open till June,12. The ticket costs euro 10.
You can write me if you need a guide in Naples or in Campania, if you come there with a cruise ship, too. More about it in my dedicated blog Marvelous World Of Travel

Exposition of the Gemstones

Expositon of the treasures of the Annunziata chapel in New Castle in Naples impressed my so much that I have to share this experience with you. If you read my other blogs, specially that about the travel and cruises, you probably read just my reports about my 2 walks in Naples this week ( “New” Port of Naples and Mariner of the Seas in Naples )






I do not belong to the antique object lovers -generally. In the past, I visited many expositions of different kinds of treasures in museums and shows and never was impressed by them. That is why, this last visit was so surprising for me. I did not expect to see something beautiful.



The objects were donated to the chapel of the Real Home (family -excuse me, I  don't know the right term in English) for devotion of as a gratitude for the received grace. Here you can see some photos I took in the exposition.