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Donald Gibson
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Located adjacent to the Market Street Hotel, Gordon Street Coffee offers dining in and taking out. My first visit will lead to future ones, based on the scrumptious-tasting blueberry croissant and delicious iced latte I took back to enjoy in my room at Market Street Hotel. There are several additional pastry options I want to sample. Note: cashless so bring your credit card.
Sharing Vomero Hill with Castel Sant' Elmo, Certosa di San Martino (St. Martin’s Charterhouse), is not to be missed. I almost nixed it, thinking I had already observed skyhigh views of all the topography surrounding the Gulf of Naples and that its less massive exterior (than the castel) suggested my waning time in Naples could be better spent elsewhere.
Wrong. (Don't judge a book by its cover and all that.)
Once inside, the old monastery, itself a museum, is absolutely fascinating, the ceiling of it's church jaw-dropping and maybe the most stunning ceiling painting I've seen, besting that of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and that of the Duomo in Florence--AKA Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flower)...and those of numerous others whose names I have forgotten.
The monastery's cloister, the private apartments of the prior or abbot, and the gardens with their fantastic views affording idyllic photo opportunities (including a grape arbor) are just some of the revelations waiting for visitors.
Also, while there, I befriended a tortoise shell cat, my favorite breed possibly because that is what I raised and had for all my childhood and adolescent years. After winning its trust, I poured out water for it from my water bottle, which it eagerly lapped. I've no idea if the kitty is one of the monastery's attractions or if it simply wandered in.
The audio guide is worth the cost--minimal--and really brings the setting and it's trove of stories alive.
Wrong. (Don't judge a book by its cover and all that.)
Once inside, the old monastery, itself a museum, is absolutely fascinating, the ceiling of it's church jaw-dropping and maybe the most stunning ceiling painting I've seen, besting that of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice and that of the Duomo in Florence--AKA Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flower)...and those of numerous others whose names I have forgotten.
The monastery's cloister, the private apartments of the prior or abbot, and the gardens with their fantastic views affording idyllic photo opportunities (including a grape arbor) are just some of the revelations waiting for visitors.
Also, while there, I befriended a tortoise shell cat, my favorite breed possibly because that is what I raised and had for all my childhood and adolescent years. After winning its trust, I poured out water for it from my water bottle, which it eagerly lapped. I've no idea if the kitty is one of the monastery's attractions or if it simply wandered in.
The audio guide is worth the cost--minimal--and really brings the setting and it's trove of stories alive.
Excellent cioccolato Cornetto and iced Caffe latte. Our breakfast was included in our stay at B&B Animo Mediterraneo in Ercolano.