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'''Piedigrotta''' ({{IPA-it|ˌpjɛdiˈɡrɔtta|lang}}; {{lang-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 [[Santa Maria di Piedigrotta, Naples|Madonna of Piedigrotta]] near the entrance to the [[Crypta Neapolitana]]. 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 [[Canzone Napoletana|Neapolitan Song]].