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22 sights Updated September 30, 2026

Sights in Naples

What each is for, what it costs, and what is closed

The Veiled Christ, the Archaeological Museum, the Duomo and its saint, the catacombs and the tunnels under the old city, the royal palaces and the castles, each with the 2026 price, the closing day and what is shut for restoration.

WHERE TO START

Where to start

Three starting points for a first day.

Only one ticket

The Veiled Christ for €12. Book the moment your dates are fixed.

You came for Pompeii

The frescoes and the Farnese marbles for €20. The mosaic rooms reopen after November 30.

No tickets at all

The street that explains the old city, free, best in daylight.

Pink and grey facade of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples above a flight of steps

National Archaeological Museum (MANN)

Pompeii's frescoes, the Farnese marbles and the Villa dei Papiri bronzes are open. The mosaic rooms, with the Alexander Mosaic, and the Secret Cabinet are shut until November 30, 2026.

€20; EU 18–25 €2; under 18 free Closed Tuesdays Mosaics shut to November 30

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Pompeii Herculaneum Centro Storico

The marble Veiled Christ lying under its sculpted shroud in the Cappella Sansevero, visitors behind

Cappella Sansevero

One small chapel, three marble showpieces and two 18th-century skeletons. Entry is by timed ticket only, €12, closed Tuesdays, and the ticket office has moved for renovation.

€12, timed tickets only 9 a.m.–7 p.m., closed Tuesdays Via Francesco De Sanctis 19

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The Veiled Christ: how Sanmartino carved it Spaccanapoli and the decumani Centro Storico

Narrow Via San Biagio dei Librai, part of Spaccanapoli, with shop stalls and balconies

Spaccanapoli

The Greek-planned street that cuts old Naples in two. Free to walk, 730 m from Piazza del Gesù Nuovo to Via Duomo, lined with churches, pastry shops and the Nile statue.

Free, open street 730 m, Gesù Nuovo to Via Duomo Lower decumanus, Centro Storico

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Spaccanapoli and the decumani Centro Storico Santa Chiara

Ancient water cistern and walkway carved into the tuff under Naples on the Napoli Sotterranea route

Napoli Sotterranea

Hourly guided tours down 136 steps to Greek cisterns and wartime shelters, plus a Roman theater hidden inside a ground-floor flat. €18, walk-up or skip-the-line.

€18; ages 11–17 €15 Tours hourly, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Piazza San Gaetano 68

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White marble Gothic facade of Naples Cathedral with its pointed central gable, seen from Via Duomo

Naples Cathedral and the Treasure of San Gennaro

Free to enter, open all day, with a 4th-century basilica and a 5th-century mosaic baptistery inside. The Treasure of San Gennaro museum next door is separate and paid.

Cathedral free; treasure extra 8:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. daily Via Duomo, Centro Storico

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The miracle of San Gennaro Spaccanapoli and the decumani Pio Monte della Misericordia

Hand-painted majolica columns and benches in the cloister of Santa Chiara in Naples

Santa Chiara

A Gothic basilica rebuilt after the 1943 bombing, free to enter, and a cloister of painted majolica tiles for €7, with Roman baths and an 18th-century presepe in the same ticket.

Cloister €7; basilica free Cloister to 5 p.m., Sun to 2 p.m. Cloister shut October 22, 2026

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Spaccanapoli and the decumani Spaccanapoli Gesu Nuovo

Lit underground hall of the Catacombs of San Gennaro with burial niches carved into the tuff

Catacombs of San Gennaro

Two levels of early Christian tombs, mosaics and an underground basilica on the Capodimonte hill, by guided tour only. One €13 ticket also covers the San Gaudioso catacomb.

€13, San Gaudioso included 10 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Wednesdays Guided tours only, 1 hour

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Rione Sanita Rione Sanita walk Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

The massive tuff walls and entrance ramp of Castel Sant'Elmo on the Vomero hill

Castel Sant'Elmo

A six-pointed star fortress on the Vomero whose ramparts look over the whole bay, from Vesuvius to the islands. €5, open every day, a 7-minute walk from the funicular.

€5; ages 18–25 €2 Castle daily; museum shut Tue Funicular to Morghen, 7 min walk

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Certosa di San Martino Vomero and the Pedamentina steps Vomero

Arcaded Chiostro Grande of the Certosa di San Martino under a deep blue sky

Certosa di San Martino

A charterhouse on the Vomero turned museum: a baroque church, a great cloister, Italy's main public collection of Neapolitan nativity scenes and a belvedere over the bay. €6, closed Tuesdays.

€6; ages 18–25 €2 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., closed Tue Largo San Martino 5, Vomero

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Castel Sant'Elmo Vomero and the Pedamentina steps Vomero

Shoppers among nativity-scene stalls on Via San Gregorio Armeno, bell tower arch behind

San Gregorio Armeno

The short street of presepe workshops between Spaccanapoli and Via dei Tribunali, free and open all year, plus a gilded church and a cloister with irregular hours.

Street free; shops all year Peak: November to early January Off Spaccanapoli, Centro Storico

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Christmas in Naples and the presepi Spaccanapoli and the decumani Spaccanapoli

Visitors at the gated entrance of the Galleria Borbonica tunnel cut into the tuff

Galleria Borbonica

A king's unfinished escape tunnel from 1855, a wartime shelter and a car pound full of rusting cars and scooters. Four routes, three entrances, open Friday to Sunday.

€15 standard; €20 adventure Friday to Sunday and holidays Vico del Grottone, by Plebiscito

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The red-and-grey Reggia di Capodimonte palace behind a lawn and tall palms

Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

Titian, Bruegel, Parmigianino and Caravaggio's Flagellation in a Bourbon palace on a hill. €15, closed Wednesdays, and the second floor shuts at 5 p.m. on weekdays.

€15; €12 first and last hour Closed Wednesdays Via Lucio Amelio 2, the hill

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Caravaggio in Naples Catacombs of San Gennaro National Archaeological Museum (MANN)

The long arcaded facade of the Palazzo Reale di Napoli across Piazza del Plebiscito

Palazzo Reale

The viceroys' and Bourbon kings' palace on Piazza del Plebiscito: court theatre, throne room, a €2 rooftop garden. Two of the grandest halls close for restoration from October 1, 2026.

Salone d'Ercole shut from Oct 1 €15; free under 18 Closed Wednesdays

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Piazza del Plebiscito and Galleria Umberto I Teatro di San Carlo Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino)

Caravaggio's Seven Works of Mercy above the high altar of the Pio Monte della Misericordia

Pio Monte della Misericordia

Caravaggio's Seven Works of Mercy, painted in 1606–1607 for this altar and still on it. €10, open every day, 100 m from the Duomo, and a picture gallery upstairs most people skip.

€10; €8 under 25 Daily; Sundays until 2:30 p.m. Via dei Tribunali 253

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Caravaggio in Naples Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte Naples Cathedral and the Treasure of San Gennaro

Neoclassical columned facade of the Teatro di San Carlo opera house in Naples

Teatro di San Carlo

The opera house founded in 1737 next to the Royal Palace. A €9, 30-minute tour most days, English twice daily, and seats for autumn operas from €20 if you want the real thing.

Tours €9, 30 minutes English at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. Via San Carlo 98/f

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An opera night at the Teatro di San Carlo Palazzo Reale Piazza del Plebiscito and Galleria Umberto I

Visitors crossing Piazza del Plebiscito toward the domed church of San Francesco di Paola

Piazza del Plebiscito and Galleria Umberto I

The vast pedestrian square between the Royal Palace and San Francesco di Paola, plus the 1890 glass arcade around the corner. Free, central, and regularly taken over by concerts and sport.

Free, open around the clock Big events close it for weeks Metro Line 1: Toledo, Municipio

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Palazzo Reale Teatro di San Carlo Gran Caffè Gambrinus

White marble triumphal arch set between the dark round towers of Castel Nuovo in Naples

Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino)

The 13th-century castle on Piazza Municipio: a Renaissance triumphal arch, the Hall of the Barons and Roman remains under a glass floor. €10, and never on a Sunday.

€10; free under 18 Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays

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Palazzo Reale Piazza del Plebiscito and Galleria Umberto I Via Toledo and Municipio

Diamond-point grey stone facade of the Gesu Nuovo church on Piazza del Gesu Nuovo

Gesu Nuovo

A Renaissance palace front studded with stone pyramids, a gold-and-marble Jesuit church behind it, and the tomb of Naples' doctor saint, Giuseppe Moscati. Free.

Free to enter Closes at lunch (unverified) Piazza del Gesù Nuovo

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Santa Chiara Spaccanapoli Spaccanapoli and the decumani

Visitors in the vast tuff cavern of the Fontanelle Cemetery in Rione Sanita

Fontanelle Cemetery

A tuff quarry in Rione Sanita filled with the anonymous bones of plague and cholera dead, and the cult of the 'anime pezzentelle'. Reopened in April 2026: book a 15-minute slot, from €6.

Booking compulsory, from €6 10 a.m.–6 p.m., closed Wednesdays Via Fontanelle 80, Rione Sanita

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Catacombs of San Gennaro Rione Sanita Rione Sanita walk

Visitors in the blue mosaic mezzanine of Toledo metro station in Naples

Toledo metro station and the Art Stations

Line 1's 'art stations' put Kentridge, Pistoletto and Kosuth underground, and Toledo's blue mosaic shaft tops them all. The price of admission is a metro ticket.

€1.30 ANM single; €4.50 day Metro Line 1 1 station: 15 min; 5: 2 hours

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Getting around Naples Largo Maradona and the Maradona mural National Archaeological Museum (MANN)

Visitors and Napoli souvenir stalls under the Maradona mural at Largo Maradona

Largo Maradona and the Maradona mural

The 1990 mural of Diego Maradona on a Quartieri Spagnoli wall, now restored and set in a redesigned little square. Free, crowded, and in the middle of a neighbourhood where people live.

Free to visit Crowded; mind your phone Via De Deo at Vico Concordia

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Maradona and Naples Quartieri Spagnoli Quartieri Spagnoli walk

Castel dell'Ovo on its rocky islet in the Bay of Naples under a clear sky

Castel dell'Ovo

The sea castle on the islet where Naples began. Closed for restoration for years, announced as reopening with booked guided visits in September 2026. The causeway and Borgo Marinari stay free.

Reopening announced, not confirmed Causeway and Borgo free Via Eldorado 3, Santa Lucia

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The Lungomare walk Lungomare and Santa Lucia Piazza del Plebiscito and Galleria Umberto I

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