Welcome to the site Napoliforme

A break in tranquillity and nature wedged in one of the most animated areas of the historic centre. The staircase to the left of the church of San Giovanni a Carbonara (1343-1418) marks the entrance to the sacred garden (the hortus conclusus) of the Augustinian monastery: an important testimony to the green spaces of the monastic complexes enclosed by walls, dedicated to the cultivation of medicinal plants and intended as a place of meditation for the monks. The park covers an area of about 4,500 square metres, restored in 2001. The restoration of the green area restores the ancient layout of the orchard-garden, with orange, loquat, lemon, apricot and meadow trees, a small vineyard and the garden of simples, with aromatic and medicinal plants, and reconstructs the ornamental garden created in the early twentieth century, with palm trees and flower beds. In areas where the original design of the garden is recognisable, spaces set up as 'nature classrooms' allow for educational activities, entertainment and theatrical performances immersed in nature. The park is named after one of the last French rulers of Naples, Ladislaus of Durazzo: in the church of San Giovanni a Carbonara is the colossal funerary monument (1428) dedicated to him.