<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Explore Napoli</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it</link><description>Naples planned from official prices: what Pompeii, Sansevero and the ferries cost, what is closed this autumn, where to stay and eat, and what to skip.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:55:42 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Caravaggio in Naples: Three Paintings, Three Timetables</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/article/caravaggio-in-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/article/caravaggio-in-naples/</guid><description>Caravaggio fled to Naples twice, in 1606 and 1609. Where his three Neapolitan paintings hang, what each costs in 2026, and the hours that trip people up.</description></item><item><title>The Veiled Christ: One Block of Marble, No Alchemy</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/article/the-veiled-christ/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/article/the-veiled-christ/</guid><description>Sanmartino carved the Veiled Christ in 1753 from one block. What the payment records show, why the alchemy legend lasts, and how to get a Sansevero slot.</description></item><item><title>Maradona and Naples: Seven Years, Two Titles, One Saint</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/article/maradona-and-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/article/maradona-and-naples/</guid><description>Maradona played for Napoli from 1984 to 1991 and won its first two league titles. Why the city still treats him as its own, and where to find him in 2026.</description></item><item><title>Naples from Below: 2,400 Years of Tunnels, Four Ways In</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/article/naples-underground-history/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/article/naples-underground-history/</guid><description>Greek quarries, Roman aqueducts, a Bourbon tunnel and wartime shelters under Naples. The history in order, and which of four undergrounds to visit in 2026.</description></item><item><title>Campania Artecard: Worth It From Three Paid Sites</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/campania-artecard/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/campania-artecard/</guid><description>The €41 card saved €19.40 on Pompeii, Herculaneum and the MANN; the €27 Naples card loses money if Sansevero is your main stop. The sums, checked in 2026.</description></item><item><title>Pompeii Guided Tour or Solo: The Guide Adds About €10</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/pompeii-guided-tour-vs-self/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/pompeii-guided-tour-vs-self/</guid><description>A 2-hour archaeologist walk cost €29.51 with the €20 Express ticket included; the park&#x27;s audio guide is €9. Coach tours from Naples charge €65. The sums.</description></item><item><title>Capri Boat Tour or Ferry: The €25 Island Boat Wins</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/capri-boat-tour-vs-ferry/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/capri-boat-tour-vs-ferry/</guid><description>Ferry plus the €25 island boat from Marina Grande came to €73 from Naples; packaged Capri days cost €102 to €164. The sums, and when a tour is worth it.</description></item><item><title>Napoli Sotterranea or Galleria Borbonica: Pick by Day</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/napoli-sotterranea-vs-galleria-borbonica/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/napoli-sotterranea-vs-galleria-borbonica/</guid><description>Napoli Sotterranea runs daily at €18 with no booking; the Galleria Borbonica runs Friday to Sunday at €15, booked. Prices, stairs and who each suits.</description></item><item><title>Blue Grotto: €18 for About Five Minutes, If the Sea Allows</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/blue-grotto-worth-it/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/blue-grotto-worth-it/</guid><description>€6 entry plus a €12 rowboat, then about five minutes inside after a wait that capri.com puts at 60 to 90 minutes in season. The full cost and who should go.</description></item><item><title>Mount Vesuvius: €11.68 and Half a Day, Only on a Clear Day</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/vesuvius-worth-it/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/vesuvius-worth-it/</guid><description>The crater path costs €11.68 and is a 4 km gravel walk to a 580 m-wide crater. From Naples it takes half a day. When the view pays, and when to skip it.</description></item><item><title>Naples or Sorrento as a Base: Naples Costs Half in October</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/naples-vs-sorrento-base/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/naples-vs-sorrento-base/</guid><description>On Kayak for October 14, 2026, 3- and 4-star hotels had a €137.50 median in central Naples and €256.50 in Sorrento. When Sorrento still wins, and the sums.</description></item><item><title>Da Michele, Sorbillo, 50 Kalò: Worth the Queue at Opening</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/famous-pizzerias-worth-the-queue/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/worth-it/famous-pizzerias-worth-the-queue/</guid><description>The margherita costs €6.50 to €7 at all three; the wait is the real price. What the published waits say, when to go, and the rooms you can book instead.</description></item><item><title>Getting to Naples: Airport Shut in November, Trains Win</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/getting-to-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/getting-to-naples/</guid><description>Capodichino closes November 1-30, 2026. Otherwise the €5 Alibus takes 15 minutes to the station; Rome to Naples is 1 hour 13 minutes by Frecciarossa.</description></item><item><title>Getting Around Naples: Walk, Then the €1.30 Metro</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/getting-around-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/getting-around-naples/</guid><description>Naples on foot, Metro Line 1, the four funiculars and fixed taxi fares. The €1.30 ANM ticket stays; integrated Unico fares rise October 1, 2026.</description></item><item><title>Ferries from Naples: Pick the Right Pier, Buy on the Day</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/ferries-to-the-islands/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/ferries-to-the-islands/</guid><description>Naples to Capri from €14.80 by slow ferry or €25 by jet; Procida €17.40, Ischia €21.60. Which pier, how long, the €5 Capri levy and the last boats back.</description></item><item><title>Circumvesuviana: No Campania Express, Take the €3.30 Train</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/circumvesuviana/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/circumvesuviana/</guid><description>The Campania Express tourist train is suspended from October 1, 2026. The regular Circumvesuviana reaches Pompeii in 29 minutes for €3.30.</description></item><item><title>Is Naples Safe? Yes, With Big-City Care About Theft</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/is-naples-safe/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/is-naples-safe/</guid><description>Naples&#x27; real risks are pickpockets and bag-snatching, not violence against visitors. What official advice says, where to take care, and what is overblown.</description></item><item><title>Best Time to Visit Naples: May, June, Late September</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/best-time-to-visit/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/best-time-to-visit/</guid><description>Naples month by month: 31°C August highs, wet Novembers, the island season to November 3, Christmas cribs, the 2026 airport closure and 2027&#x27;s America&#x27;s Cup.</description></item><item><title>How Many Days in Naples? Three, Plus One per Day Trip</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/how-many-days/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/how-many-days/</guid><description>Two days covers the old town and the MANN; three adds Pompeii or Herculaneum; five fits Vesuvius, Capri and Procida. What each length gets you.</description></item><item><title>Where to Stay in Naples: Old Town First, Seafront Second</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/where-to-stay-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/where-to-stay-naples/</guid><description>Naples areas compared for a first trip: the old town, Toledo, the seafront, Chiaia, Vomero, the station. Real 2026 hotel prices, the €4-€6 city tax.</description></item><item><title>Naples on a Budget: €6.50 Pizza, €1.30 Metro, Free Churches</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/naples-on-a-budget/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/plan/naples-on-a-budget/</guid><description>Naples on a budget with 2026 prices: €6.50 pizza, €2 pastries, €1.30 metro, free churches, €3.30 to Pompeii, €4-€6 city tax. What to skip to save more.</description></item><item><title>Naples in 1 Day: Veiled Christ, Pizza and the Sea</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-1-day/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-1-day/</guid><description>One day in Naples hour by hour: the old town, the Veiled Christ, a €6.50 pizza, the underground and the seafront at sunset. About €191 for two.</description></item><item><title>Naples in 2 Days: The Old Town, Then Pompeii</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-2-days/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-2-days/</guid><description>Two days in Naples: the old town on day one, Pompeii by the €3.30 train and the MANN on day two, or an underground day instead. About €331 for two.</description></item><item><title>Naples in 3 Days: Old Town, Pompeii and Vesuvius</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-3-days/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-3-days/</guid><description>Three days in Naples: the old town, Vesuvius and Pompeii by train and bus 808, then the MANN and the Sanità catacombs. Hour by hour, about €447 for two.</description></item><item><title>Naples in 5 Days: City, Ruins, Vesuvius and Two Islands</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-5-days/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/naples-5-days/</guid><description>Five days from a Naples base: the old town, Vesuvius and Pompeii, Capri, the MANN and the Sanità, then Procida. Day-by-day times and about €801 for two.</description></item><item><title>Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius in 2 Days by Train</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/pompeii-herculaneum-vesuvius-2-days/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/pompeii-herculaneum-vesuvius-2-days/</guid><description>Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius in two days from Naples by local train and bus 808: which trains stop where, tickets, order and about €247 for two.</description></item><item><title>Capri Day Trip from Naples: Grotto First, Last Boat 6:45</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/capri-day-trip-from-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/capri-day-trip-from-naples/</guid><description>Capri in a day from Naples: the 7:55 a.m. ferry, the Blue Grotto before crowds, Villa Jovis and the last jet at 6:45 p.m. About €252 for two, with times.</description></item><item><title>Amalfi Coast from Naples: One Long Day or Two Easy Ones</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/amalfi-coast-from-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/itinerary/amalfi-coast-from-naples/</guid><description>The Amalfi Coast from Naples by train and SITA bus: a timed day for Positano and Amalfi at about €94 for two, or a calmer two days with Ravello.</description></item><item><title>Best Pizza in Naples: 8 Pizzerias, Real Prices, One Skip</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/best-pizza-in-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/best-pizza-in-naples/</guid><description>Where to eat pizza in Naples by style: classic margherita from €6.50, fried pizza from €3.50, the 2026 ranked names, queue tactics and the one we skip.</description></item><item><title>Where We Would Eat in Naples: Trattorie to Two Stars</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/naples-restaurant-shortlist/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/naples-restaurant-shortlist/</guid><description>Our Naples restaurant shortlist beyond pizza, by budget: a €15 trattoria menu, Bib Gourmand pasta, a €55 starred lunch, closing days and the one we skip.</description></item><item><title>The Best Hotels in Naples, by Budget and by Trip</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/best-hotels-in-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/best-hotels-in-naples/</guid><description>14 Naples hotels priced for the same two dates, from €140 to €848 a night: which to book for the old town, the sea, ferries or trains, and the two we skip.</description></item><item><title>Cheap Eats in Naples: Real Prices, Almost All Under €10</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/cheap-eats-naples/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/cheap-eats-naples/</guid><description>Cheap eats in Naples, priced from menus: €2 sfogliatelle and frittatine, €3.50 fried pizza, a €6.50 margherita, €1.20 coffee, a food day for two for €41.</description></item><item><title>Capri, Ischia or Procida? Pick by Days, Budget and Boats</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/capri-ischia-or-procida/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/capri-ischia-or-procida/</guid><description>Capri, Ischia or Procida from Naples: ferry fares, landing fees, last boats back and what a day really costs, from about €42 on Procida to €53 on Capri.</description></item><item><title>Naples with Kids: Tunnels, Castles, Pizza and Stairs</title><link>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/naples-with-kids/</link><guid>https://explore.napoli.it/guide/naples-with-kids/</guid><description>Naples with children: what kids pay (state museums free under 18), which undergrounds take small children, stroller reality, heat, and the best island day.</description></item></channel></rss>