What to see in Naples: 10 unmissable places
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: National Archaeological Museum (MANN) · Castel dell'Ovo · Capodimonte Museum. (Updated Aug 5, 2019.)
Historic centre, museums, castles and underground Naples: the stops recommended by guides and Neapolitans.
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Top 10
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1
National Archaeological Museum (MANN)
One of the world's great archaeological museums, with finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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2
Castel dell'Ovo
The city's oldest castle, on the islet of Megaride, free entry.
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3
Capodimonte Museum
Royal palace with Caravaggio, Titian and Masaccio, set in a large wooded park.
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4
Spaccanapoli
The street slicing through the UNESCO historic centre, with Santa Chiara and the Nile statue.
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5
Napoli Sotterranea
Route 40 m beneath the city through Greco-Roman cisterns and air-raid shelters.
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6
Spanish Quarter and the Maradona mural
Working-class alleys with the famous mural of Diego Armando Maradona.
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Teatro di San Carlo
Europe's oldest working opera house, opened in 1737.
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8
Sansevero Chapel
Baroque chapel with Giuseppe Sanmartino's Veiled Christ (1753).
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9
Piazza del Plebiscito and Royal Palace
The great square with the basilica of San Francesco di Paola and the Bourbon royal palace.
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10
Certosa di San Martino and Castel Sant'Elmo
On the Vomero, with the finest view over the bay and Vesuvius.
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Galleria Umberto I
19th-century shopping arcade with a glass-and-iron dome.
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Lungomare Caracciolo
Seafront promenade from Mergellina to Castel dell'Ovo, facing Vesuvius.
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Comments (2)
Napoli Sotterranea è un'esperienza unica, e dopo una pizza da Sorbillo 🍕
Il Cristo Velato nella Cappella Sansevero toglie il fiato, giustamente primo.