# Marechiaro

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**Marechiaro** is a small village located in the [Posillipo](/source/Posillipo) quarter in [Naples](/source/Naples).

## Historical background

In ancient times the village, developed around via Marechiaro, took its name from the [church of Santa Maria del Faro](/source/Santa_Maria_del_Faro). The name *Marechiaro* does not come, as is commonly thought, from the transparency of the waters of the sea of Posillipo, but from their quietness. Already in some documents of the [Kingdom of Sicily](/source/Kingdom_of_Sicily) is mentioned *mare planum* translated into Neapolitan *mare chianu* from which today's *Marechiaro.*[1]

It was in the 1960s one of the symbols of the dolce vita in Italy, becoming famous for its [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States) frequentations, for its typical restaurants overlooking the splendid panorama of the [gulf](/source/Gulf_of_Naples) and for the characteristic "Scoglione".[2] From Marechiaro you can also admire the panoramic view of the entire city of Naples, of the [Vesuvius](/source/Vesuvius), up to the [Sorrento Peninsula](/source/Sorrento_Peninsula) and the [island of Capri](/source/Capri) that appears exactly in front of the typical little beach of the village.[2]

## The *Fenestella*

The detail that has contributed the most to the mythification of this little village is the so-called *Fenestella* (in Italian *finestrella*). The legend tells that the Neapolitan poet and writer [Salvatore Di Giacomo](/source/Salvatore_Di_Giacomo), seeing a small window on whose sill there was a [carnation](/source/Carnation), had the inspiration for one of the most famous Neapolitan songs: *Marechiare*. Today the window still exists, and there is always a fresh carnation on the windowsill, as well as a celebratory plaque in white marble engraved with some notes of the score of the song and the names of the authors.[2]

The *Archivio della Canzone Napoletana* (Archive of Neapolitan Songs) bears witness to the existence of almost two hundred classic songs dedicated to this small area of Posillipo, or that only mention it, and a large number of poems.[2]

## References

1. Gino Doria, Le strade di Napoli – Saggio di toponomastica storica, Cremona Ricciardi, November 1982 p. 286

1. ["Marechiaro"](http://www.napolimisteriosa.it/marechiaro/). Napoli Misteriosa. 27 June 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120322072943/http://www.napolimisteriosa.it/marechiaro/) 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.

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