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'''Piedigrotta''' Literally, "at the foot of the grotto". A section of the [[Mergellina]] quarter of [[Naples]], [[Italy]], so-called for the presence of the Church of the Madonna of Piedigrotta near the entrance to an [[Virgil#Virgil's tomb|ancient Roman tunnel]]. The area was also well-known for an annual festival, which gives rise to a song writing competition leading to the commercial birth of the popular [[Canzone Napoletana|Neapolitan Song]].

 

[[Category:Culture in Naples]]