Visual Naples
Naples is a city you don’t simply look at: you look through. It is a natural set and a narrating character, a living body that vibrates in every frame. That’s why cinema — always drawn to its visual power — has made it one of the most filmed, loved, and re‑written Italian cities.
From neorealist films to international blockbusters, from recent TV series to independent documentaries, Naples offers a richly visual space, capable of hosting every narrative genre: noir, comedy, tragedy, popular epic.
A city that changes face, without losing identity
Every director, every production, finds a different face in Naples: authentic or glamorous, dramatic or comic, peripheral or aristocratic. This is a city that resists being stereotyped, offering endless representational possibilities.
• In the Quartieri Spagnoli the urban realism meets everyday epic.
• In Posillipo the sunsets become romantic cinema.
• In the alleys of Rione Sanità and Forcella stories of redemption and shadows explode.
• Along the seafront, Naples is dazzling beauty.
• In noble palaces, hidden elegance and past mysteries are revealed.
A capital of contemporary serial storytelling
With the worldwide success of series such as L’Amica Geniale, Gomorra – La serie, Mare Fuori, I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone and others, Naples has become an international reference point for high‑quality television serials. And it has shown the face of the city to millions of viewers around the world, helping redefine the collective imagination.
The connection between places and stories
This section offers a transversal and passionate look at the relationship between Naples and the audiovisual medium, exploring:
• Iconic film‑locations that made cinema history.
• Neighborhoods transformed into sets.
• Houses, schools, squares, ports hosting contemporary fiction.
• Tourist routes and film‑itineraries born of love for big and small screen.
• New productions that continue to rewrite the city.
Visual Naples is a journey through cinema, territory and imagination.
Because in Naples you don’t just tell: you must show.
And every corner can be the perfect frame.
