Piazza Trieste e Trento

Right next to Piazza del Plebiscito lies the compact yet lively Piazza Trieste e Trento. Originally called Piazza San Ferdinando, after the Baroque church you see in front of you—built by the Jesuits in the 17th century—it was renamed by decree in 1919. For such a small square, it’s home to quite a few notable sights. There’s the church itself, well worth stepping inside for its impressive interior; the 17th-century Palazzo Zapata, once home to a cardinal and now a museum of Neapolitan painting; and the Gran Caffè Gambrinus, on the ground floor of the Prefecture building, the most iconic historic café in Naples. With its elegant décor and top-quality pastries, it was once the official supplier to the Royal House of Naples, and over the years it welcomed the likes of Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, and Jean-Paul Sartre. At the center of the square stands the famous Fountain of the Artichoke—though in truth, it’s no artichoke at all, but the stylized petals of a flower.