Italy Guide
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SS Nicolò e Cataldo
Opening time: generally open mornings
Price: free
A fine Romanesque church, SS Nicolò e Cataldo is a ten-minute walk north along Viale San Nicola from Porta Napoli. Built by the Normans in 1190, its cool interior reveals a generous hint of Saracen in the arches and the octagonal rounded dome. Little remains of the frescoes that once covered its walls, though an image of St Nicolò can be found on the south side, together with a delicately carved portal.