Description

In 1870, the natural scientist Anton Dohrn, a follower of Darwin, was entrusted a plot within the Villa Communale on which to build a Zoological park. Work began in 1872 and was completed by the German sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand, who was inspired by Florentine renaissance architecture. The Zoological park is an important research centre for marine animal and plant life and holds the oldest aquarium in Europe, where hundres of species found in the bay of Naples can be observed. There is also a sizeable technical library and research laboratories.

Admission: Adults EUR1.5; children up to the age of 12 and soldiers EUR.70; group discounts EUR1; school parties EUR.70.