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Shopping Walking Tour in Naples
Guide Location: Italy » Naples
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 5
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.7 km
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Author: vickyc
Thinking about Naples reminds you of architecture, theater, the Vesuvius, pizza and, of course, the sea. Naples is quite capable of seducing you with its shopping too. Especially with its shops at the historic center of the city, where you can buy the most unusual gifts, like landscapes by famous artists, antiques, etc. It also offers unique haute couture clothes and accessories. This self-guided tour will lead you through the most attractive tourists shops in Naples.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Marinella
1) Marinella
Marinella is a world-famous designer of men's clothes. They sell ties, shirts, suits, etc. They attract wealthy local clients and, of course, tourists. You can find here a really good gift for your father, husband or boyfriend. It also has some elegant accessories for women.
Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and H.A. Thomas & Wylie Litho. Co., New York
Maxi Ho
2) Maxi Ho
Maxi Ho is a shop selling haute couture by chic Italian designers. You can buy fashionable clothes both for every day occasions and for special events. The shop caters to both women and men. They also have shoes and accessories to make you look special.
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Galleria Umberto
3) Galleria Umberto
The Galleria Umberto is a public shopping arcade in Naples located opposite the San Carlo opera house. It was named after King Umberto I, who was the King of Italy at the time of its construction.
The Galleria Umberto was designed by architect, Emanuele Rocco and built between 1887 and 1891. It was meant to be a residence cum commercial complex and has one of the largest glass roofs in the world. It was the most famous structures constructed during the ten year Risanamento or rebuilding of Naples that ended with the beginning of World War I.
The Galleria Umberto has three floors topped by a 184 feet tall arched dome. The dome is supported by 16 metal ribs. The arcade is designed in the shape of a cross with a beautiful mosaic depicting the signs of the Zodiac at the center of the floor. Shops, cafes and offices occupy the first and second floors and the third floor has residential apartments. It consists of four glass roofed wings. One wing opens to the main thoroughfare of the city, the Via Toledo and another opens to the San Carlo Opera House. The Galleria Umberto is the setting of the book, ‘The Gallery’, by John Horne Burns about life in allied occupied Naples in 1944 after World War II.
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Gelateria Della Scimmia
4) Gelateria Della Scimmia
Gelateria Della Scimmia is a nice Naples delicatessen. You can buy ice-cream of high quality made from the best cream. They also sell other local mouth-watering treats. They use only natural products to prepare granita that is slushy. This is the main shop, but there are two more in the city.
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Guida
5) Guida
Guida is the main book shop in Naples. Here, you can find books about Naples. There are books in English too. You can find plenty of bestsellers too. This is a place where you can meet the intelligentsia of Naples and exchange ideas with them.
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