King Ladislaus Park

In the pulsating and densely populated heart of the Historic Centre, along the historic Via Carbonara, stands one of the most imposing monuments in Naples: the church of San Giovanni a Carbonara. But what many do not know is that, right behind it, hides an unexpected "oasis of peace."

It is King Ladislaus Park (Parco Re Ladislao).

This is not a simple public park. It is an "evocative green space" that was once the Hortus conclusus, the ancient walled garden of the 14th-century Augustinian convent. It is a place where the city's buzz vanishes, replaced by silence and a sense of meditation.

The King's Garden

The park takes its name from the powerful King Ladislaus of Durazzo, the sovereign who dominates the apse of the church below with his colossal funerary monument.

To access this secret garden, one takes an almost symbolic path: you climb the "King Ladislaus's Staircase" (Scalinata del Re Ladislao), a passageway that leads away from the chaos and into a dimension of quiet. From here, you can also admire the Cappella Caracciolo del Sole, another jewel of the complex.

Today the park, with its green areas and its corners for "reading" and "relaxation," offers a unique panorama over the neighbourhood's rooftops. It is the most unexpected discovery: a historic garden, a place of silence, suspended above the frenzy of Naples.