How to get to Royal Palace & Piazza del Plebiscito by metro
Overview
Piazza del Plebiscito is Naples' grand monumental drawing room: a majestic crescent closed by the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola and facing the Royal Palace, home of the Spanish viceroys and Bourbon monarchs. Close by stand the Teatro San Carlo, the Galleria Umberto I and the Maschio Angioino castle. Municipio station itself, designed by architects Siza and Souto de Moura, incorporates archaeological finds from the ancient harbour uncovered during construction.
How to get there
Get off at Municipio station on Line 1 (orange), an interchange with Line 6: from the exit you reach the Royal Palace and Piazza del Plebiscito in about 5 minutes on foot, passing the Maschio Angioino castle. Alternatively, Toledo station (Line 1) is a few minutes away down Via Toledo.