rome is the most populated city in italy.
rome is the most populated city in italy.
which is the most populated city in italy?
rome
naples is one of the oldest cities of the western world. its historic city centre is the largest in europe is listed as a unesco world heritage site. naples is also near the famous volcano vesuvius and the ruins of the ancient roman towns of pompeii and ercolano. before italian unification it was the capital of kingdom of the two sicilies and the most important and populated city of italy. naples is well known for cuisine, especially for pizza. in the city there are many tourist attractions, such as the royal palace, the basilica of santa chiara, the gesù nuovo (new jesus) church, castel dell'ovo, the castel nuovo, the castel sant'elmo, the city's duomo, the real teatro di san carlo (the oldest continuously active opera house in the world), the palace of capodimonte, the naples underground geothermal tunnels, the via tribunali, spaccanapoli street, the "veiled christ" (one of the world's most remarkable sculptures), the various catacombs around the city (for example the catacombs of san gennaro, or the fontanelle cemetery, or the catacombs of saint gaudiosus), the umberto i gallery and the via toledo with its metro considered one of the most beautiful of europe. the archaeological museum of naples is the most important in the world regarding roman history, also include egyptian and greek finds. it is the home of the federico ii, the oldest public and secular university in the world, and of the l'orientale, the oldest school of sinology and oriental studies in europe. naples also boasts one of the most picturesque waterfront promenades, and charming locations at gaiola island and marechiaro. close to naples there are a myriad of world-renowned tourist attractions such as the amalfi coast, capri island, ischia island, procida island, the picturesque city of sorrento, and the city of salerno.
tourism in italy
the kingdom achieved several scientific and technological accomplishments, such as the first steamboat in the mediterrean sea (1818), built in the shipyard of stanislao filosa al ponte di vigliena, near naples, and the first railway in the italian peninsula (1839), which connected naples to portici. however, until the italian unification, the railway development was highly limited. in the year 1859, the kingdom had only 99 kilometers of rails, compared to the 800 kilometers of piedmont. this was because the kingdom could count on a very large and efficient merchant navy, which was able to compensate for the need for railways. also, southern landscape was mainly mountainous making the process of building railways quite difficult, as building railway tunnels was much harder at the time. however, the first railway tunnel in the world was built there. among the other achievements, one worth mentioning is the first suspension bridge in continental europe (1832), the first gaslight in italy (1839), the first volcano observatory in the world, l'osservatorio vesuviano (1841), the first and actual archaeological excavations in the world (in the ancient cities of pompei and ercolano), the first faculty of economics in europe and the first faculty of astronomy in italy. the first suspension bridge, built in iron, the "real ferdinando" on the river garigliano and it was built in the reali ferriere factory and weapons factory in mongiana. the rails for the first italian railways were built in mongiana as well. all the rails of the old railways that went from the south to as far as bologna were built in mongiana. naples was the most populated city in italy, and the third most populated city in europe.
kingdom of the two sicilies