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About This Tour
The emerging neighborhood
Walk in the Sanità district where we will discover the authenticity of Neapolitan daily life. An emerging district that preserves faces, flavors, history, culture and rebirth. The tour will begin with a visit to the catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso, the oldest catacombs in Europe. The Catacombs of San Gaudioso are incorporated into the majestic Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità, with the annexed “Il Presepe Favoloso”, a wonderful nativity scene typical of eighteenth-century Neapolitan art. We will then continue into the heart of Sanità, passing through the colorful Vicolo della cultura and stopping to contemplate the Mural dedicated to Totò, a Neapolitan prince and actor, whose birthplace is precisely in this neighborhood. We will then continue to visit two eighteenth-century buildings, locations of numerous film sets; Palazzo San Felice and Palazzo dello Spagnuolo. We will conclude our walk at the Mercato dei Vergini, a very characteristic and folkloristic open-air market.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Easy
ACCESSIBILITY LEVEL: Not accessible to disabled individuals
MEETING POINT: Porta San Gennaro - Via Porta S. Gennaro, 2, 80138 Napoli NA
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Highlights
- Porta San Gennaro
- Catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso, the largest catacombs in Italy and the oldest in Europe
- Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità and Fabulous Nativity Scene, majestic church, guardian of the Catacombs of San Gaudioso and a Neapolitan artisanal nativity scene
- Vicolo della Cultura, dedicated to the fight against crime
- Totò Murals, dedicated to the Neapolitan prince and actor, born and raised in the neighborhood
- Palazzo San Felice and Palazzo Spagnuolo, eighteenth-century palaces characterized by original architectural forms
- Mercato dei Vergini, open-air market for clothing and groceries
What’s Included
- Licensed guide for Sanità
- Licensed guide for Catacombs of San Gennaro
- Assistance
- Discount at the Jago Museum (with entrance ticket to the Catacombs)
- Transfers
- Food and Beverage
Tour Plan
Expand allCollapse allMercato dei Vergini
Meeting point where you will meet our guide who will take you to the ticket office to access the guided tour of the wonderful and fascinating Catacombs, the place of the saint's past tomb
Palazzo San Felice and Palazzo dello Spagnuolo
We conclude the tour in the pulsating heart of the neighborhood, the colorful open-air market with stalls of clothing, fruits, vegetables, grocery stores, and shops.
Catacombs of San Gennaro
In the majestic Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità, you will discover a treasure trove, guardian of multiple beauties, not only the church but also the frescoed Catacombs and the "Fabulous Nativity Scene", a splendid nativity scene in classic Neapolitan eighteenth-century style
Catacombs of San Gaudioso
Admiring the mural of the famous Neapolitan actor, we will discover his story and his origins, then walking towards the Vicolo della Cultura, a place of art and revenge against crime
Totò Murals and Vicolo della Cultura
Eighteenth-century noble palaces inserted in a predominantly popular context. Locations of various film sets, they will leave you amazed by their singular architecture
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