Montesanto Market Life

The staircase of Le Zendraglie consists of narrow, uneven steps wedged between tightly packed buildings in the Montecalvario district. It derives its name from the Neapolitan word for rags, zendraglie, which once referred to the…

Attilio Bachetti rolls pizza dough inside a space that has occupied the corner of Pignasecca since nineteen thirty-eight. The walls hold faded photographs of the neighborhood, but the primary draw is the Carnevale pizza. It features a…

The scent of toasted flour and wood smoke spills onto the narrow cobbles of the Spanish Quarter from the wide, open storefront of Panificio Coppola. A darkened, heavy wooden paddle rests against the wall, marked by years of pushing loaves…

A single, hand-painted sign hangs above the entrance, its faded lettering identifying the shop as a friggitoria. Since nineteen hundred and forty-five, this small storefront has specialized in deep-fried Neapolitan street food. Locals…

The Pescheria Azzurra sits in a storefront marked by a faded, hand-painted sign and crates of iced fish spilling onto the sidewalk. This market functions as a living room for Montecalvario, where locals haggle over the morning catch while…

The pastry shop at the corner of Via Pignasecca features a bright red sign and a window display packed with sfogliatella. Armando Scaturchio opened this location in nineteen twenty-six after his family moved their bakery from the Sorrento…

Stazione di Montesanto features a deep, arched facade of white stone and glass that cuts sharply into the dense urban fabric of Montecalvario. This station serves as the central hub for the Cumana and Circumflegrea railways, connecting the…