Piazza Plebiscito

Piazza Plebiscito Review

After spending time as a parking lot, this square was restored in 1994 to one of Napoli Nobilissima's most majestic spaces, with a Doric semicircle of columns resembling Saint Peter's Square in Rome. It was originally built under the Napoleonic rule. When that regime fell, Ferdinand (new king of the Two Sicilies) ordered the addition of the Church of San Francesco di Paola. On the left as you approach the church is a statue of Ferdinand and on the right his father, Charles III, both clad in Roman togas. Around dusk the floodlights come on creating a magical effect. The square is aired by a delightful sea breeze and on Sunday one corner becomes an improvised soccer stadium where local youth emulate their heroes.