Naples - Carthusian Monastery (Museum) 
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To the east of the Castel Sant'Elmo in Naples is the former Carthusian monastery of San Martino (1325; rebuilt in the 17th century), with the Museo Nazionale di San Martino. Notable features are the church, richly decorated with marble and pictures of the 17th and 18th centuries, the sacristy, the treasury, the Chiostro dei Procuratori and the main cloisters, with 60 columns of white marble.
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From the room known as the Belvedere there are superb views of Naples, its bay and Vesuvius extending to the Apennines.
Address:
Carthusian Monastery of San Martino, Largo di San Martino 5, I-80100 Naples, Italy
Hours:
8:30am-7:30pm; Sun: 9am-7:30pm
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