Piedigrotta

[[Image:piedigrotta01.jpg|right|thumb| Church of the Madonna di Piedigrotta]]

'''Piedigrotta''' ({{IPA|it|ˌpjɛdiˈɡrɔtta|lang}}; {{langx|nap|Piererotta}} {{IPA|nap|ˌpjereˈrottə|}}; {{lit}} "at the foot of the grotto") is a section of the Chiaia quarter of Naples, Italy, so-called for the presence of the Church of the Madonna of Piedigrotta<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Madonna di Piedigrotta torna nell'edicola votiva in via Santa Caterina|url=https://www.ilroma.net/news/cronaca/la-madonna-di-piedigrotta-torna-nelledicola-votiva-santa-caterina|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Roma|language=en}}</ref> near the entrance to the Crypta Neapolitana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-25|title=Napoli, rubata tela dell'800 con la Madonna di Piedigrotta: al suo posto una stampa|url=https://www.vesuviolive.it/cultura-napoletana/382502-tela-rubata-napoli-madonna-piedigrotta/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Vesuvio Live|language=it-IT}}</ref> The area was also well known for an annual festival, which gave rise to a song writing competition leading to the commercial birth of the popular Neapolitan song.

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Category:Zones of Naples