Naples Cathedral, dedicated to the heavenly patron of the city, the most popular of St. Gennaro, was founded in the XIII century at the behest of Charles II of Anjou, on the site of previous buildings and in later centuries was not again rebuilt. This is similar to the neo-Gothic façade of the Cathedral, executed in 1877 - 1905 E. Alvino.

Majestic three-nave interior is under a coffered ceiling is divided graceful Gothic arches. The Cathedral contains paintings by Lanfranco and Domenichino, and the memorials to the former rulers.

The most ancient part of the temple - chapel of St. Restituta - dates back to the IV century. Its interior is decorated with a ceiling painted by Luca Giordano and the font of the V century. But the main attraction of the Cathedral and one of the wonders of the Christian world, the blood of St. Gennaro (the patron Saint of Naples), twice a year miraculously "boiling" in a sealed flask in the hands of a priest.