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Basilica of the Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio

  • Visit: about 20 min
Basilica of the Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0 · resized

Capodimonte's "little St Peter's", modelled on the Vatican basilica; next to it is the entrance to the Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Heading up towards Capodimonte, we can't miss it: the basilica of the Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio is known as the "little St Peter's", because its exterior, dome and interior are inspired by the Vatican basilica.It was commissioned by Maria di Gesù Landi, devoted to the Mother of Good Counsel, between the late 19th and the 20th century. On the square is the entrance to the Catacombs of San Gennaro, with a large bust of the saint more than four metres tall, and the Fontana della Duchessa.

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