Naples - Villa Comunale

Half-way along the Villa Comunale we find the Zoological Station, an important biological research institution founded by a German scientist, Anton Dorn, in 1870. In the central block is an Aquarium with 31 tanks which give an excellent survey of the fauna of the Bay of Naples.

Northwest of the Aquarium, in a park just north of the Riviera di Chiaia, is the Villa Pignatelli, once the residence of Prince Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes, with a richly appointed interior in the styles of the 18th and 19th centuries (open to visitors; a fine collection of furniture and chinoiserie).