Spaccanapoli is the road that goes from the Spanish Quarter district of Forcella, cutting a straight line in the city of Naples. You will better understand why it is called so if you will watch from St. Martin in the highest part of the city. Quest’arteria has ancient origins: it is one of the three decumani (the one closest to the sea) when the Romans, based on the Greek construction, organized the city. A tour is a path Spaccanapoli (hurdles) along the ancient history of the city. Here there are not only the old buildings, the churches, but also the legends and the unmistakable odor of Neapolitan cuisine. Do not be surprised by anything along the way you’ll meet Spaccanapoli splendid churches and families living in low-artists and artisans selling everything abusive. For some ‘years of small hotels and bed and breakfast have sprung up along the way, allowing tourists to Naples to live just like the Neapolitans. Spaccanapoli is a narrow gut, where Neapolitans, tourists and scooters coexist, not very peacefully. But there is a place in the city that will be able to tell you more about the soul of Naples, its essence is revealed here that no tricks. Spaccanapoli is not a tourist postcard: is Naples.
