The Monumental Complex of Santa Chiara was built in the 14th century at the behest of King Robert of Anjou, who was devoted to San Francesco di Assisi and Santa Chiara. The structure includes a church, the monastery of Poor Clares and the convent of Minor Friars.
The Church of Santa Chiara is the centre of the Franciscan citadel.
After being almost completely destroyed by bombings during World War II, it now appears in its original, Gothic style. In the building you will also find fragments of a fresco by Giotto. Other 14th-century artists created the funerary monuments that can be seen in the presbytery.
The Majolica Cloister retained its original 14th-century structure with its pointed arches and piperno pillars. Its garden, on the other hand, underwent extensive modifications. Inside the Santa Chiara Museum Complex, there is also a nativity scene with shepherds from the 18th and 19th century, representing scenes from the life of those times.
The Archaeological Area contains the ruins of a Roman thermal establishment dating back to the end of the 1st century AD. It is the most complete testimony of the ancient Neapolis Thermae.