Spaccanapoli
A walk through the lanes, churches and workshops of the ancient centre.
How to get there
On foot: walk down Via San Gregorio Armeno and continue along Via San Biagio dei Librai, part of Spaccanapoli.
ANIMA PARTENOPEA · YOUR LOCAL GUIDE
Step outside.
Discover Naples.
From the Decumani to Caravaggio, from the Sanità to the coast. Choose a place and find your way there from Anima Partenopea.
Your base for exploring.
From Via dei Tribunali 197, reach Napoli Centrale / Piazza Garibaldi on foot, or walk to Duomo metro station and take Line 1 towards Centro Direzionale, getting off at Garibaldi. Follow the signs to the EAV Circumvesuviana railway. Porta Nolana is another departure point reachable on foot.
Pompeii, Herculaneum and Sorrento can be explored by train without hiring a car. Check each service’s stops, return trains and current notices before setting out.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STOP
Around the corner
Naples Cathedral
The Cathedral and the traditions of San Gennaro, in our neighbourhood.
How to get there
On foot: follow Via dei Tribunali to Via Duomo, then walk up to the Cathedral.
San Gregorio Armeno
Nativity scenes and artisan workshops, worth discovering all year round.
How to get there
On foot: follow Via dei Tribunali towards Piazza San Gaetano and turn into Via San Gregorio Armeno.
Napoli Sotterranea
Discover history beneath the city streets.
How to get there
Walk along Via dei Tribunali to the entrance at Piazza San Gaetano 68. Check the official website for visiting arrangements.
Sansevero Chapel
The Veiled Christ and an art-filled stop on your walk through the ancient centre.
How to get there
On foot: follow Via dei Tribunali, then Via Nilo and Via Francesco de Sanctis. Book through the museum website.
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Art & museums
Caravaggio at Pio Monte della Misericordia
The Seven Works of Mercy: a masterpiece on our own street, at Via dei Tribunali 253.
How to get there
Walk along Via dei Tribunali to number 253. Check tickets and access on the Pio Monte website.
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Archaeological collections and traces of the ancient world, to complement your exploration of Naples.
How to get there
On foot: Via dei Tribunali, Via Duomo and Via Foria towards Piazza Museo. Alternatively, take metro Line 1 from Duomo to Museo, then walk.
Museo Madre
A contemporary perspective on Naples through art and exhibitions at Palazzo Donnaregina.
How to get there
On foot: walk up Via Duomo and continue towards Via Luigi Settembrini 79.
Via Toledo and Gallerie d’Italia
A walk along Via Toledo and Caravaggio’s Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, at Gallerie d’Italia, Via Toledo 177.
How to get there
Walk to Duomo station, take metro Line 1 towards Piscinola and get off at Toledo. Continue on foot to the museum.
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The Sanità & underground Naples
Rione Sanità
Palaces, neighbourhood life and traditions on a walk beyond the Decumani.
How to get there
On foot: follow Via Duomo and Via Foria to Porta San Gennaro, then Via Vergini towards Piazza Sanità.
Fontanelle Cemetery
An ossuary in a vast tuff quarry tells the story of memory and devotion in Naples. It is a separate site from the catacombs.
How to get there
Take metro Line 1 from Duomo to Materdei, then walk to Via Fontanelle 80. The walking route includes slopes. Check the official website for booking and access.
Catacombs of San Gaudioso and San Gennaro
Two separate routes through the underground heritage of the Sanità: choose your visit and meeting point before setting out.
How to get there
For San Gaudioso: walk through Porta San Gennaro and Via Vergini to the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità. For San Gennaro, follow the official directions to the entrance at Via Capodimonte 13.
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Day trips by train
Pompeii
A day among the streets and houses of the Roman city, reachable by train from Naples.
How to get there
Go to Napoli Garibaldi or Porta Nolana. Take a Circumvesuviana train towards Sorrento to Pompei Scavi – Villa dei Misteri, then walk to the archaeological site entrance.
Herculaneum
Another perspective on Roman life, ideal for a day of exploration.
How to get there
From Napoli Garibaldi or Porta Nolana, take a Circumvesuviana service calling at Ercolano Scavi (Poggiomarino line; check stops). Walk downhill along Via IV Novembre towards the archaeological park.
Sorrento
A day among the town centre, bay views and the atmosphere of the Sorrento peninsula.
How to get there
From Napoli Garibaldi or Porta Nolana, take the Circumvesuviana to its terminus at Sorrento, then walk towards Piazza Tasso. Check the last return train.
Before setting out
Routes are suggestions from Via dei Tribunali 197. Walking routes may include slopes, steps or uneven paving. Check current transport services, museum access and booking requirements for your travel dates.
Transport and visitor information: EAV · ANM · Museo Archeologico · Catacombe di Napoli
Caravaggio: The Seven Works of Mercy · Martyrdom of Saint Ursula — Wikimedia Commons, public-domain reproductions, resized.
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Cathedral photo: Inviaggiocommons, public domain. San Gregorio Armeno: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0. Duomo · San Gregorio Armeno · CC BY-SA 4.0
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