Culture
The feast of San Gennaro — Naples' biggest day
September 19th, the city's patron saint's miracle. Whether you believe in the blood liquefaction is beside the point.
What happens
At 9:00 on September 19th, the Archbishop of Naples opens the silver tabernacle in the Duomo and brings out the vial of San Gennaro's coagulated blood. By 12:00 it has — usually — liquefied. The city erupts in cheers.
The Spaccanapoli procession follows. Stalls in the centro storico sell taralli and torrone. Restaurants are full but unhurried. Stay until midnight.
Where to stay
Our homes in Naples
The beating heart of Southern Italy — three millennia of layered history, the world's pizza capital, and a UNESCO old town that hums from dawn to midnight.
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