Porto (Naples)

Porto (Italian: "port") is the neighborhood of Naples, southern Italy, that includes the area adjacent to the main passenger terminals of the port of Naples, but does not extend much farther than that to the eastern freight facilities of the port. It is an extremely historic part of the city and was subject to drastic episodes of demolition during the years on either side of 1900 as part of the plan for the urban renewal of the city. As well, it was subject to bombing in WWII. Prominent landmarks a few blocks inland include the main building of the University of Naples and the Naples "Borsa", the stock market.