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Naples is the third-largest city of Italy, and as a port second in importance only to Genoa. Buildings include the royal palace (17th19th centuries), the San Carlo opera house (1737), the Castel Nuovo (1283), and the university (1224).
The city began as the Greek colony Neapolis in the 6th century BC and was taken over by Romans in 326 BC; it became part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1140 and capital of the Kingdom of Naples in 1282.
The Pillars of Hercules represent the promontories of Gibraltar and Ceuta. The shield represents the regions of Castile, Léon, Aragón, Navarre, and Granada. Effective date: 18 December 1981.
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