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Piedigrotta
Piedigrotta
is a
section
of the
Chiaia
quarter
of
Naples, Italy
,
so-called
for the
presence
of the
Church of the 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
Neapolitan Song
.