6 walks Updated September 30, 2026

Walks in Naples

Routes you can walk, with the tickets you need

Six routes you can walk without a guide, from the decumani to the Lungomare and the Pedamentina steps, with the distance, the tickets on the way and where to stop.

Via dei Tribunali in the old town, lined with shops, pizzerias and hanging bannersWorth it

Spaccanapoli and the decumani

The walk every first visit to Naples should start with: a 2.8 km loop along the two main Greek streets of the old town, with the Veiled Christ, Caravaggio and the majolica cloister on the way. Order, tickets, timing.

2.8 km loop, about 40 min €29 for all three tickets Not Tuesday: Sansevero shuts
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SpaccanapoliCappella SanseveroSanta Chiara
The Pedamentina stone steps descending from San Martino with Vesuvius on the horizonWorth it

Vomero and the Pedamentina steps

The best view in Naples costs a funicular ticket and your knees. Ride up to the Vomero, see the castle and the charterhouse, then walk down the old stepped path to Montesanto. Distances, fares, tickets.

2.6 km, about 150 m downhill Funicular up: €1.30 ANM ticket Sant'Elmo €5, San Martino €6
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Castel Sant'ElmoCertosa di San MartinoVomero
Traffic-free Via Caracciolo on the Naples seafront lined with autumn plane treesWorth it

The Lungomare walk

The seafront promenade from the castle on the rock to the Mergellina harbor: flat, free, stroller-friendly and best in the last hour of light. The route, what is closed, sunset times by month.

2.7 km, flat, about 35 min Free, no tickets Go for the last hour of light
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Lungomare and Santa LuciaChiaiaCastel dell'Ovo
Football mural of Maradona and Criscito on a Quartieri Spagnoli wall beside a scooterIt depends

Quartieri Spagnoli walk

A short walk through the dense 16th-century grid above Via Toledo: the Maradona mural, street shrines, washing lines and the Pignasecca market. Free, steep in places, best on a weekday morning.

1.8 km, about 25 min Free; €1.30 to see Toledo station Weekday mornings are calmest
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Quartieri SpagnoliLargo Maradona and the Maradona muralMaradona and Naples
Laundry hanging between the balconies of a narrow street in Rione SanitaWorth it

Rione Sanita walk

Start underground at the Catacombs of San Gennaro, then walk downhill through the Sanita: the basilica over San Gaudioso, two Baroque open staircases and a pizza stop. Route, tickets, the Wednesday problem.

2.6 km, downhill, about 35 min Catacombs €13, booked, hourly Not Wednesday: catacombs shut
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Rione SanitaCatacombs of San GennaroFontanelle Cemetery
The Gaiola's two rocky islets joined by a small bridge off the Posillipo coastIt depends

Posillipo, Marechiaro and the Gaiola

The green headland at the end of the Naples seafront: a partly reopened clifftop park, the steep lane down to the Gaiola islets and the fishing hamlet of Marechiaro. Buses, booking rules, what is closed.

6 km with a steep climb back Gaiola free; book May-September Winter: gate closes 3-5 p.m.
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PosillipoKayaking along PosillipoThe Lungomare walk

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