Naples was under Spanish rule in the 16th century.
High density housing for the troops was built on the hills west of Via Toledo. Expect steep stairs.
Expect also a feast of texture and visual incident.
Expect shrines,
shrines of a delirious idiosyncrasy.
It is a wonderful neighbourhood for aimless wandering. Bill and I returned there many times in our month long visit.
We were frankly dazzled
by the textures of everyday life
and charmed by evocative juxtapositions of detail.
We've been showing you empty streets,
but nearby the streets are crowded with cars,
and Neapolitan motorbikes. Watch your toes!
Bill noticed two murals by the same artist.
In the absence of any information we are calling him or her The Master of the Black Figure.
Before lunch we found shrines framed in blue neon.
And a moving evocation of Christ on the cross.
We proceeded to lunch under the eye of this life-sized cardboard soccer player.
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