4-Hour Walking Tour To The Historical City Centre Of Napoli
Highlights
Naples
architectural, historical, walking
Private Tour
4 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Visit the historical centre of Naples, a city of art embellished with churches, buildings, monuments, squares, spires, etc. Visit Gesù Nuovo's Church, the church and the cloister of Santa Chiara, SpaccaNapoli, the square of San Domenico, the Pietrasanta's square, the Sansevero's chapel and many other attractive spots. Naples is famous for the beauty of its baroque churches, which were sometimes built on top of ancient pagan temples, medieval churches or inside luxurious fifteenth-century private mansions.
Itinerary
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The Historical City Centre Of Naples
- Meet the tour guide at the spire of Piazza del Gesù. After the visit to Gesù Nuovo church and Santa Chiara Church and cloister, the walking tour is headed to the city's east side.
- Enjoy the walk via Benedetto Croce until San Domenico's square. Enjoy a good espresso coffee, a local pastry ("sfogliatella" is the most suggested), or a cappuccino at two old bars of the city.
- From there, lead to Sansevero Chapel (optional), where you can admire the "veiled Christ", an eighteen-century masterpiece of sculpture of the local artist Giuseppe Sammartino.
- Move on to the next spot, a small square, Piazzetta Pietrasanta, surrounded by old buildings of different ages and archaeological remains.
- Visit the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco, where in addition to the visit of the church, get the chance to visit the underground area of the church, a kind of cemetery where people can see the remains of the bodies of the victims of the plague's epidemics, which frequently affected Naples in the past.,
- Reach the San Gaetano square and visit San Lorenzo's church where (optional) there is the chance to visit the underground archaeological site of the Forum of the ancient graeco-roman town of Neapolis.
- After visiting San Lorenzo's church and archaeological area, walk via San Gregorio Armeno, where all the laboratories and artisans' shops create famous small Christmas nativities' scenes in the world, the so-called "presepii of San Gregorio Armeno."
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 12 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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