On a whim, after looking at the Certosa di San Martino Monastery looming over us from Piazza Plebiscito, we decided to take the funiculare up to the Vomero neighborhood to check it out. The monastery is said to 'command the most perfect location in the entire city' from a view perspective, which attests to the wealth and power the monks once enjoyed. I read that the monks, in the 17th & 18th centuries, commissioned the greatest artists of the time to embellish the church and chambers and there is now at least one work done by each famous artist of that age. We were blown away by the church and we sat on the benches taking in the views of Naples and the Bay for a long time before finally heading home hoping to get ahead of a looming dark rain cloud. On our way home, we hopped off the bus in Piazza Vanvitelli for a great lunch of burgers, homemade chips, and salad at one of my favorite English pubs, before bussing it back home to Posillipo for a relaxing night on the balcony. From one of the terraces of the monastery I took a picture showing our neighborhood of Posillipo nestled along the bay, as well as a 'bird's eye view' of Piazza Plebiscito and then the main downtown of Naples...just try to count all the church domes..amazing!
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