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💡 The Short Version: Naples, Italy needs less booking than Rome. Four sights take bookings only: the Cappella Sansevero with the Veiled Christ (€12, a 30-minute slot, tickets on sale 60 days ahead), the Catacombs of Naples (€13), the Fontanelle cemetery (€6 or €8) and the Galleria Borbonica (€15, Friday to Sunday only). The big museums sell tickets on the day, and each is shut on a different weekday: the MANN and the Sansevero on Tuesdays, Capodimonte and the Royal Palace on Wednesdays. The MANN’s mosaic rooms and Secret Cabinet are closed from 21 September to 30 November 2026, and Castel dell’Ovo is closed for restoration with no reopening date. Naples airport is closed to all flights from 1 to 30 November 2026, with flights moved to Salerno. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Old Town walking tourad is from €27.55, and the Old Town and Veiled Christ tourad from €47.85 includes the Sansevero ticket.
What to book before you go
Prices are the adult rate in euros, from each operator’s own page. Buy from the operator: searches for the museum, the chapel, the underground and the catacombs return many sites with the sight’s name in the web address that are not the operators.
| Sight | Booking | Adult price | Book at | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappella Sansevero | Every visit is booked; online tickets go on sale 60 days ahead | €12 | museosansevero.it | 30-minute slots, valid for 10 minutes after the time. No photographs. Closed Tuesdays |
| Catacombs of Naples | Compulsory | €13 for either catacomb | catacombedinapoli.it | A guided visit every hour from 10:00, about an hour. Closed Wednesdays |
| Fontanelle cemetery | Compulsory | €6 with an audio app; €8 guided | cimiterodellefontanelle.it | Entry every 15 minutes, up to 40 minutes inside. Closed Wednesdays |
| Galleria Borbonica | Compulsory | €15 | galleriaborbonica.com | Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays only, at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00 |
| Napoli Sotterranea | None needed; a skip-the-line ticket is sold online | €18 | napolisotterranea.org | The queue runs from 10 to 90 minutes. Tours at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00 and 18:00 |
| Archaeological Museum (MANN) | Tickets on the day or online | €20 | museoarcheologiconapoli.it | Closed Tuesdays. The mosaic rooms and the Secret Cabinet are shut to 30 November 2026 |
| Capodimonte | Tickets on the day | €15; €12 at 8:30 to 9:30 and 17:30 to 18:30 | capodimonte.cultura.gov.it | Closed Wednesdays. The second floor shuts at 17:00 except on Sundays and holidays; Room 62 stays open to 19:30 |
| Royal Palace | Tickets on the day | €15 | palazzorealedinapoli.org | Closed Wednesdays. The date on the ticket is not binding |
| Treasury of San Gennaro | Tickets on the day | €15, audio guide included | tesorosangennaro.it | Open daily. The cathedral and the Chapel of San Gennaro are free |
| Teatro di San Carlo tour | Tickets on the day | €9 | teatrosancarlo.it | 30 minutes. English only at 11:30 and 15:30. Tours change for rehearsals |
| Castel Sant’Elmo and the Certosa | Tickets on the day | €5 for Sant’Elmo; €6 for the Certosa; €9 for both | museinazionalivomero.cultura.gov.it | The Certosa is closed on Tuesdays. Sant’Elmo is open daily |
| Pompeii (day trip) | Book once your dates are fixed; free first Sundays have no booking | €20 Pompeii Express; €25 Pompei+ with the villas | pompeii.vivaticket.it | Named tickets, 20,000 a day at most. Last entry 15:30 from 15 October |
| Vesuvius (day trip) | Online only; 50 tickets are released every 10 minutes from 30 days ahead | €10 on the park’s price list, plus a booking fee online | vesuviopark.vivaticket.it | The path closes on orange weather alerts |
- The tickets that look the same. The Sansevero, the Catacombs and the Fontanelle sell timed slots, and a “skip the line” product for them buys nothing. The Cappella Sansevero guide says what a guided version adds.
- Two undergrounds both call themselves official. Napoli Sotterranea (Piazza San Gaetano) and the LAES association’s Naples Underground (Vico Sant’Anna di Palazzo) are separate tours at €18 each. Naples underground tours sets them against the Galleria Borbonica and San Lorenzo Maggiore.
- Castel Nuovo (€10) is closed on Sundays and shuts on orange weather alerts. It has no page of its own; the Royal Palace guide covers it as the next stop.
Hours and closed days
Hours are the operators’ own. The last column is the day each sight is shut.
| Sight | Hours | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| MANN | 9:00 to 19:30; ticket office closes at 18:30 | Tuesday, 1 January, 25 December. Open on Tuesday 8 December 2026 and shut on the Wednesday after |
| Cappella Sansevero | 9:00 to 19:00; last entry 18:30 | Tuesday, 25 December. Open on Tuesday 3 November, 8 December and 29 December 2026, and 5 January 2027 |
| Capodimonte museum | 8:30 to 19:30; last entry 18:30 | Wednesday |
| Royal Palace (state apartments) | 9:00 to 20:00; last entry 19:00 | Wednesday, 1 January, 25 December |
| Treasury of San Gennaro | 9:30 to 18:00; last entry 17:00 | None printed |
| Catacombs of Naples | 10:00 to 17:00 | Wednesday, 25 December |
| Fontanelle cemetery | 10:00 to 18:00; last entry 17:15 | Wednesday, 25 December |
| Napoli Sotterranea | Tours at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00 and 18:00 | None printed |
| Galleria Borbonica | Tours at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00 | Monday to Thursday |
| San Lorenzo Maggiore (excavations) | 9:30 to 17:30 | None printed |
| Castel Nuovo | Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 18:00; last entry 17:30 | Sunday and public holidays |
| Santa Chiara cloister | Monday to Saturday 9:30 to 17:00; Sunday 10:00 to 14:00 | None printed |
| Pio Monte della Misericordia | Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00; Sunday 9:00 to 14:30 | None printed |
| Gallerie d’Italia | Tuesday to Friday 10:00 to 19:00; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 20:00 | Monday |
Closed or changed
- The MANN’s mosaic collection and Secret Cabinet: closed for refurbishment from 21 September to 30 November 2026. The Alexander Mosaic belongs to the mosaic collection. The Epigraphic collection is closed too. The Egyptian collection, the Farnese sculptures, the Temple of Isis, the Pompeii scale model, the frescoes and the Villa dei Papiri are open. See the MANN tickets guide.
- Castel dell’Ovo: closed to the public for renovation works, with no reopening date. The Borgo Marinari around it is open to walk.
- Capodimonte: parts of the first and second floors, the third floor, the armoury and the Mimmo Jodice photography gallery are closed for works. See Capodimonte.
- The Vomero museums: the Certosa di San Martino, the Museo Novecento and the Museo Duca di Martina have closed on Tuesdays since 30 June 2026. Castel Sant’Elmo and the Floridiana park open seven days. See Castel Sant’Elmo, the Certosa and the funiculars.
- The Fontanelle cemetery: reopened on 18 April 2026 after works, with booked, paid visits from 19 April. Entry is no longer free.
- The Cappella Sansevero: the ticket office has been at Via Raimondo di Sangro 12 since 4 February 2026, while the usual premises are renovated.
- The Maradona mural: restored in July and August 2026. See the Quartieri Spagnoli and the mural.
- Naples airport: closed to all flights from 1 to 30 November 2026 for runway works, with flights moved to Salerno airport. See Naples airport to the city.
- The America’s Cup: the Louis Vuitton Cup races start in the Gulf on 22 and 23 May 2027 and the Match on 10 July 2027, with a Race Village on the Lungomare Caracciolo. Expect fuller hotels on the seafront from late May. See the America’s Cup in Naples, 2027.
- The Campania Express tourist train: suspended since 1 October 2026. The Circumvesuviana is the way to Pompeii and Herculaneum; see Pompeii from Naples.
Free days
The MANN, Capodimonte, Herculaneum and the Gallerie d’Italia are free on the first Sunday of the month. The MANN, Capodimonte and Herculaneum are also free on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November. The next first Sundays are 1 November and 6 December 2026, and 3 January 2027.
- MANN: free tickets cannot be booked ahead; you collect them at the desk on the day. The Egyptian collection, the Secret Cabinet and the Magna Graecia section are shut on free days.
- Capodimonte: the Porcelain Gallery opens 10:00 to 17:00 on free days, and the second floor stays open to 19:30.
- Pompeii: free first Sundays have no online booking and no named ticket; you queue at the gate.
- Churches: the Duomo, the Chapel of San Gennaro and the churches of Santa Chiara, the Gesù Nuovo, San Domenico Maggiore and San Gregorio Armeno charge no entry. Free things to do in Naples has the rest, with the first-Sunday rules and the art metro stations.
Does a pass pay back?
The Napoli Artecard is €27 for 3 days, with 3 free entries and the city’s buses, metro and funiculars. The Campania Artecard 3 is €41 with 2 free entries and regional trains, and the Campania Artecard 7 is €43 with 5 free entries and no transport. Campania Artecard: is it worth it? has the sums.
- The Napoli Artecard pays when the free entries go on the dear sights. The MANN (€20) plus one of Capodimonte, the Royal Palace or the Treasury (€15 each) is €35 against €27, even if you walk everywhere.
- It loses on the booked sights. The Cappella Sansevero and Napoli Sotterranea are not on any pass, the Catacombs cost €9 with a pass and the Galleria Borbonica is reduced only.
- Santa Chiara has not accepted the passes since 1 August 2023.
- On a free first Sunday the pass saves nothing and gives no queue-jump.
The tourist tax
Naples charges a tourist tax per person per night, for up to 14 consecutive nights, collected by the host. The rates have applied since 1 May 2026 (Comune di Napoli).
| Where you stay | Per person per night |
|---|---|
| Hotel, 5 or 4 stars | €6 |
| Hotel, 3 stars | €5.50 |
| Hotel, 2 stars | €4.50 |
| Hotel, 1 star | €4 |
| B&B and other non-hotel stays | €5.50 |
| Short-term rental | €6 |
Getting in from the airport
Naples airport to the city compares the options. Metro Line 1 does not reach the airport and has no official opening date. Naples airport is closed to all flights from 1 to 30 November 2026, and flights have moved to Salerno airport. The Alibus and the taxi fares below apply when it reopens.
- Alibus: €5 to Napoli Centrale (Piazza Garibaldi) and Piazza Municipio by the port, every 20 minutes.
- Taxi: the Comune sets fixed fares per car of €21 to Napoli Centrale and Capodimonte, €24 to Molo Beverello, Piazza Municipio, the MANN and the Teatro San Carlo, and €28.50 to the Via Partenope hotels and the Certosa.
Getting around
The metro, buses and funiculars share one fare system. Naples public transport has the rules and the fines. Prices have applied since 1 October 2026 (Unico Campania).
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| ANM bus or funicular single | €1.30 |
| ANM metro single | €1.50 |
| Integrated ticket, 90 minutes, all operators | €1.90 |
| Integrated day ticket | €5.70 |
| Integrated 3-day ticket | €10.80 |
| Integrated 7-day ticket | €16.20 |
A company ticket works only on that company’s vehicles. A contactless card taps in on Metro Lines 1 and 6, the four funiculars and the Circumvesuviana, and the Alibus takes a tap too.
Entry rules for Italy
Italy is in the Schengen area, and one 90-day allowance covers every Schengen country you visit. The rules below are for a tourist stay.
| Citizens of | Visa | Passport | On arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | None, for up to 90 days in any 180 (gov.uk) | Issued less than 10 years before you arrive, with 3 months left after the day you leave the Schengen area | Registered in the Entry/Exit System |
| United States | None, for up to 90 days in any 180 (EU visa-free list) | The same | Registered in the Entry/Exit System |
| Canada | None, for up to 90 days in any 180 (travel.gc.ca) | The same | Registered in the Entry/Exit System |
| Australia | None, for up to 90 days in any 180 (Smartraveller) | The same | Registered in the Entry/Exit System |
| EU | None | A passport or a national ID card (Your Europe) | Not registered |
The passport rule is the EU’s, for every non-EU visitor (Your Europe).
- Entry/Exit System (EES): non-EU visitors are registered at the border on their first entry to the Schengen area, with fingerprints and a photo. It is free, needs nothing before you travel, and replaces the passport stamp; it has run in full since 10 April 2026 (EU).
- ETIAS: not yet required. The EU says it will announce the start date several months before launch (EU).
- Official travel advice for Italy: UK Foreign Office, US State Department, Canada and Australia.
Walks
The Spaccanapoli walk runs from the Gesù Nuovo through Santa Chiara and the Sansevero to San Gregorio Armeno and the Duomo, with the price and the closed day of every stop, and the Lungomare walk goes from Toledo station through the Galleria Umberto I, the Royal Palace and the Borgo Marinari to Mergellina. San Gregorio Armeno is the street of nativity workshops, and the Quartieri Spagnoli and the Maradona mural sit a few streets west of Via Toledo. For a route with a guide, Naples walking tours compares the operators.
Via Toledo, the main shopping street, looking along its length. Photo: Mstyslav Chernov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Day trips
Day trips from Naples compares every trip by train, ferry and tour. The ones with something to know:
- Pompeii and Herculaneum are on the Circumvesuviana, 36 and 15 minutes from Napoli Garibaldi. Pompeii tickets carry your name.
- Vesuvius is a guided walk to the crater on an online ticket.
- The Amalfi Coast and Capri are ferry or bus days, and the Blue Grotto closes in rough sea.
- The Royal Palace of Caserta is a train ride north, and Procida and Ischia are ferry trips.
Vesuvius across the Gulf of Naples from the sea wall, with the city along the shore. Photo: Matthias Süßen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Where to eat
Where to eat in Naples ranks the restaurants that the most independent sources name. Best pizza in Naples does the same for pizzerias, Naples street food and pastries covers the fried pizza, the cuoppo, the sfogliatella and the babà, and Naples food tours compares the guided versions.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Naples compares the areas and their hotels. Hotels near Napoli Centrale lists the ones by the station, which suits the Circumvesuviana, the Alibus and the trains to Rome.
When to go
Best time to visit Naples gives the weather by month. San Gennaro’s miracle dates, Christmas in Naples 2026 and the America’s Cup in Naples, 2027 cover the dates that change a visit, and is Naples safe? sets out the official advice.
Another Italian city
Rome is 1 hour 13 minutes from Naples by Frecciarossa, and what to book before you go to Rome covers the Colosseum and the Vatican. What to book before you go to Florence and Venice cover the same ground. The entry rules for Italy above apply in all of them.
Plan the trip
- Booked-only sights: the Cappella Sansevero, the Catacombs of Naples, the Fontanelle cemetery and Naples underground tours.
- Museums and palaces: the MANN, Capodimonte, the Royal Palace, the Teatro di San Carlo tour and Castel Sant’Elmo and the Certosa.
- Churches: the Duomo and the Treasury of San Gennaro and San Gregorio Armeno.
- What costs nothing: free things to do in Naples.
- Passes: Campania Artecard: is it worth it?.
- Getting there and about: Naples airport to the city, Naples public transport and the cruise port guide.
- How many days: 3 days in Naples builds the plan round the closed days.
- Tours: Naples walking tours and Naples food tours.
- Food city breaks: best food city breaks sets Naples’ pizza and fried street food against the other food cities, with the booking rules and closed days.
- A beach break: beach city breaks sets the swim off Procida against seven other cities, with the fare, the months the sea reaches 20 °C and the official water quality class.
Itineraries
Day-by-day plans for a first visit.
Which ticket to buy
The official ticket, the tours that include entry, and which sells out first.
Tickets
Naples Archaeological Museum Tickets and Closed Rooms
The Museo Archeologico Nazionale (MANN) costs €20 and is closed on Tuesdays. Its mosaic collection, with the Alexander Mosaic, and the Secret Cabinet are shut from 21 September to 30 November 2026. Prices, the rooms open each day, free Sundays and what to see.
Tickets
Sansevero Chapel Tickets: Veiled Christ, Booking Rules
Nobody walks into the Cappella Sansevero: every visit is booked for a 30-minute slot at €12, tickets go on sale 60 days ahead and the chapel is closed on Tuesdays. The booking rules, the special openings to January 2027, the guided versions and what to see.
Tickets
Capodimonte Museum Naples: Tickets, Hours, Closed Wing
The Museo di Capodimonte costs €15, or €12 in the first and last hour, and is closed on Wednesdays. The second floor shuts at 17:00 except on Sundays and holidays, while Room 62 stays open to 19:30, and several wings are closed for works. Prices, free Sundays, what to see and the bus up the hill.
Tickets
Royal Palace of Naples Tickets: Price and Hours
The Palazzo Reale di Napoli costs €15, is closed on Wednesdays, and its ticket can be used on any day it is open. Two halls are shut for restoration from 1 October 2026. Prices, the €2 hanging garden, evening openings, Castel Nuovo next door and what to see.
Tickets
Campania Artecard Worth It? Sums for 3 and 7 Days
The Napoli Artecard is €27 for 3 days with 3 free entries and the city's transport; the Campania Artecard is €41 for 3 days or €43 for 7. The MANN plus one more big museum pays back the Napoli pass. The break-even sums, what each pass covers and what it does not.
Tickets
Naples Cathedral and San Gennaro Treasury Tickets
The Duomo of Naples is free, with a free guided visit to Santa Restituta and the Baptistery. The Treasury of San Gennaro is €15 with an audio guide, the Chapel of San Gennaro is free, and the roof route starts at €6. Hours, combined tickets and the three miracle dates.
Tickets
Naples Catacombs of San Gennaro: Tickets, Hours, Tours
The Catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso cost €13, are visited only on a booked guided tour every hour from 10:00, and are closed on Wednesdays. Tickets, the 12-month rule, the Holy Mile walk, how to get there and what you see.
Tickets
Naples Walking Tours Compared: Prices and Routes
Naples walking tours from €20 for a 2-hour panoramic walk with a funicular ticket, €27.55 for the old town and €47.85 with the Veiled Christ chapel ticket inside. Also the bike tour, the hop-on hop-off bus and the Gulf boat tours, with the closed days.
Tickets
Fontanelle Cemetery Naples: Reopened, Tickets, Booking
The Fontanelle cemetery reopened on 18 April 2026 and is no longer free: visits are booked, €6 with an audio app or €8 guided, in groups of up to 25 every 15 minutes, closed on Wednesdays. Tickets, the rules, how to get there and the Rione Sanità around it.
Tickets
Naples Underground Tours Compared: Prices, Queues, Days
Four undergrounds run tours in Naples: Napoli Sotterranea (€18, a walk-up with a queue of 10 to 90 minutes), the LAES tour, the Galleria Borbonica (€15, Friday to Sunday only) and San Lorenzo Maggiore (€9). Prices, days, steps and which to pick.
Tickets
Teatro di San Carlo Tour Naples: Times, Price, English
The guided tour of the Teatro di San Carlo costs €9 and runs in English only at 11:30 and 15:30. Prices, the French tour on Fridays, the MeMUS opera museum, rehearsal changes, and the Galleria Umberto I and Piazza del Plebiscito across the road.
Tickets
Castel Sant'Elmo and Certosa: Prices and Funiculars
Castel Sant'Elmo is €5 and open every day, the Certosa di San Martino is €6 and closed on Tuesdays, and the two together are €9. The four Naples funiculars up to the Vomero, the Villa Floridiana and the view from the fortress.
Day trips from Naples
Out and back in a day, with the tours compared against going on your own.
Day trip
Day Trips from Naples, Italy: Train, Ferry, Tour
Herculaneum is 15 minutes from Naples by train, Pompeii 36 minutes, Sorrento 1 hour 12 minutes. Capri and the islands are ferries, the Amalfi Coast is a bus or a tour. Every day trip from Naples, Italy compared on fare, time and the one thing to know.
Day trip
Pompeii from Naples: Circumvesuviana, Tickets, Tours
Pompeii is 36 minutes from Napoli Garibaldi on the Circumvesuviana, every 30 minutes, for €3.30. Tickets are €20 and carry your name; last entry is 15:30 from 15 October. The trains, the tickets, what is open and the tours from Naples, Italy.
Day trip
Herculaneum Tickets and Hours: Ercolano from Naples
Herculaneum costs €16, is open daily and is 15 minutes from Naples on the Circumvesuviana. Winter hours run 8:30 to 17:00 with last entry at 15:30; the Villa of the Papyri and the Ancient Theatre are closed. Tickets, free days, what to see and the tours.
Day trip
Mount Vesuvius Tickets: Hours, Shuttle, Closures
Vesuvius crater tickets are sold online only: 50 every 10 minutes from 30 days ahead, €10 on the park's price list plus a booking fee. The path closes on orange weather alerts. Tickets, the Vesuvio Express shuttle from Ercolano, hours by month and the tours from Naples.
Day trip
Amalfi Coast Day Trip from Naples: Bus, Ferry, Tour
From Naples the Amalfi Coast is a Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento and a SITA bus, or a train to Salerno and a Travelmar ferry. On your own it costs from €14.20; tours start at €45.90. The routes, fares, ferry times and the tours from Naples, Italy.
Day trip
Capri Day Trip from Naples: Ferry, Blue Grotto, Cost
Capri is a ferry or hydrofoil from Molo Beverello, from €14.80 each way, plus a €5 landing contribution. The Blue Grotto costs €6 plus the boatmen and is open 9:00 to 14:00 from 16 October. Fares, sailing times, the chairlift and the tours from Naples, Italy.
Day trip
Caserta Royal Palace from Naples: Train, Tickets
The Royal Palace of Caserta is 40 to 49 minutes from Naples by regional train, from €4.20, and faces the station. The ticket is €18, the palace is closed on Tuesdays, and the park takes four hours. Hours, tickets, what to see and the tours.
Day trip
Procida and Ischia Day Trips from Naples: Ferries
Procida and Ischia are ferries or hydrofoils from Molo Beverello. Caremar runs Naples to Procida from €12.70 and to Ischia from €14.80; Alilauro's Ischia boats are €23.90. Fares, sailing times, landing fee and the tours from Naples, Italy.
Where to stay
Areas and hotels, chosen for a visitor rather than a resident.
Where to stay
Where to Stay in Naples, Italy: Best Areas Compared
For a first visit to Naples, Italy, stay in the Centro Storico: the Duomo, the Sansevero Chapel and San Gregorio Armeno are on foot. Ten areas compared, with 47 hotels, their addresses, rooms, star grades and Michelin Keys, and the city tax.
Where to stay
Hotels Near Napoli Centrale Station, by Distance
Five hotels within 0.8 km of Napoli Centrale and Piazza Garibaldi, from Hotel Zara at 0.3 km to Nuovo Rebecchino at 0.8 km, and 13 hotels within 0.8 km of the Molo Beverello ferries to Capri, with the cruise terminal.
Airport transfers
From the airport to the centre, every option priced and timed.
Getting around
Tickets, passes and the transport a visitor actually uses.
Getting around
Naples Public Transport: Metro, Funiculars, Fares
A Naples bus or funicular single is €1.30, the metro €1.50, and a day ticket for every operator €5.70. A company ticket works only on that company. Tap-and-go on the metro, funiculars and Circumvesuviana, the fares to Pompeii and Sorrento, and the fines.
Getting around
Naples Cruise Port to City Centre: Walk, Metro, Sights
The Naples cruise terminal, the Stazione Marittima, is about 900 m from Castel Nuovo and 1 km from Piazza del Plebiscito. Walking distances to the sights, the metro at Municipio, taxi fares, which sights are shut on your day and the Pompeii shore excursion.
What's on, month by month
Festivals, holidays and closures that change a visit.
Events
Best Time to Visit Naples, Italy: Month by Month
The best time to visit Naples, Italy: May, June and mid-September to mid-October for weather, with the month-by-month averages, the closed airport in November 2026, Easter on 28 March 2027, the America's Cup from 22 May 2027 and August in the old town.
Events
Christmas in Naples, Italy 2026: Fair, Dates, Closures
Christmas in Naples, Italy, 2026: the San Gregorio Armeno nativity fair opens on 1 November, the city programme runs from 26 November to 10 January, San Gennaro's blood is shown on 16 December, and New Year runs from 30 December to 1 January in Piazza del Plebiscito.
Events
America's Cup Naples 2027: Dates, Race Village, Hotels
The Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup is sailed in the Bay of Naples, Italy, in 2027: fleet races on 22 and 23 May, the Louis Vuitton Cup to 4 July and the Match from 10 July. The full schedule, the seven teams, the Race Village on the Lungomare Caracciolo and the hotels.
Events
San Gennaro Miracle Dates: 16 Dec 2026, 1 May 2027
The blood of San Gennaro is shown three times a year in Naples, Italy: Wednesday 16 December 2026, Saturday 1 May 2027 and Sunday 19 September 2027. Where each rite is held, the 19 September programme, what is free and how to get to the cathedral.
Food and drink
Where to eat, what to order and when to book.
Food and drink
Best Pizza in Naples, Italy: What Sources Agree On
Best pizza in Naples, Italy: 50 Kalò, Sorbillo, Da Michele, Concettina, Starita, La Notizia, Di Matteo and Palazzo Petrucci, ranked by how many English and Italian publishers name them, with hours, closed days, bookings and what a margherita costs.
Food and drink
Where to Eat in Naples, Italy: What Sources Agree On
Where to eat in Naples, Italy: the places that 81 English and 53 Italian publishers name most, from 50 Kalò, Sorbillo and Da Michele to Da Nennella, Mimì alla Ferrovia, Gran Caffè Gambrinus and the Michelin Guide Italia 2026, with hours, closed days and what to order.
Food and drink
Naples Street Food: Pizza Fritta, Sfogliatella, Babà
Naples street food, Italy: fried pizza at Zia Esterina Sorbillo and Masardona, the wallet pizza at Di Matteo, the cuoppo and frittatina, and sfogliatelle and babà at Pintauro, Scaturchio, Poppella and Attanasio, with hours and the counts of how many sources name each.
Food and drink
Naples Food Tours Compared: Prices, Stops, Classes
Naples food tours compared on price, length, meeting point and stops: street food walks from €25 to €42, the Sanità tour from €41.60, pizza classes from €24.50 and pasta classes from €20, with the operators' own prices for Eating Europe and Secret Food Tours.
Walks
Self-guided routes, stop by stop.
Walk
Naples Lungomare Walk: Self-Guided Route and Map
A self-guided walk from Toledo metro station to Mergellina, 4.9 km: the Galleria Umberto I, the Teatro di San Carlo, Piazza del Plebiscito, the Royal Palace, the Borgo Marinari and the Lungomare. A map, every price and opening time, and the day each stop is shut.
Walk
Spaccanapoli Walking Route: Stop by Stop
Walk Naples' historic centre in eight stops from Piazza del Gesù Nuovo to the Duomo: Santa Chiara, San Domenico Maggiore, the Sansevero Chapel, San Gregorio Armeno, San Lorenzo Maggiore and Pio Monte. A map, every price and opening time, and the day each stop is closed.
More guides
Guide
San Gregorio Armeno, Naples: Nativity Street Guide
Via San Gregorio Armeno is Naples' street of nativity workshops, open all year. The Christmas fair opens on 1 November 2026, the street is one-way for pedestrians on the busiest December weekends, and weekday mornings are quietest. Where it is, what is free and the nativity scenes elsewhere.
Guide
Maradona Mural Naples and the Quartieri Spagnoli: Visit
The Maradona mural is in Largo Maradona in the Quartieri Spagnoli, free to see and restored in 2026. How to reach it from Toledo metro, what the official safety advice says about the district, and the walking tours and museum that go with it.
Guide
Free Things to Do in Naples, Italy (and Free Sundays)
What costs nothing in Naples: the Duomo and its free visit, the churches, the Galleria Umberto I, the Lungomare, the Royal Palace's Romantic Garden and the Floridiana park. Which museums are free on the first Sunday and which rooms they shut that day, plus the art metro stations.
Guide
Is Naples Safe? What Official Travel Advice Says
Is Naples, Italy, safe? What the UK Foreign Office, the US State Department and OSAC, Smartraveller and the Canadian government say: petty crime at stations and on transport, drink spiking, Piazza del Gesù at night, the active Campi Flegrei, and the practical rules.
Plan your trip
The rules and costs that apply to every city on the site.
Common questions
What should I book in advance for Naples?
Four sights take bookings only: the Cappella Sansevero with the Veiled Christ (€12, 30-minute slots, tickets on sale 60 days ahead), the Catacombs of Naples (€13, guided visits every hour), the Fontanelle cemetery (€6 with an audio app, €8 guided, entry every 15 minutes) and the Galleria Borbonica (€15, Friday to Sunday only). Pompeii tickets carry your name, and the Vesuvius crater path is online only. The big museums sell tickets on the day.
Can I walk into the Cappella Sansevero to see the Veiled Christ?
No. Every visit is booked in advance for a 30-minute slot, and online tickets go on sale 60 days ahead. A few more are released two days before. The ticket is valid for 10 minutes after the slot and cannot be refunded or changed. The chapel is closed on Tuesdays and allows no photographs.
Is the Archaeological Museum open, and which rooms are shut?
The MANN is open every day except Tuesday, 9:00 to 19:30. Its mosaic collection and the Secret Cabinet are closed for refurbishment from 21 September to 30 November 2026. The Egyptian collection, the Farnese sculptures, the Temple of Isis, the Pompeii scale model and the Villa dei Papiri are open.
Which day are Naples museums closed?
It depends on the museum. The MANN and the Cappella Sansevero are closed on Tuesdays. Capodimonte, the Royal Palace, the Catacombs of Naples and the Fontanelle cemetery are closed on Wednesdays. The Gallerie d'Italia are closed on Mondays, and the Galleria Borbonica runs only from Friday to Sunday.
Is Castel dell'Ovo open?
No. The city's page says it is closed to the public for renovation works until a date to be decided. The Borgo Marinari around it is open to walk.
Does Naples charge a tourist tax?
Yes, per person per night for up to 14 consecutive nights, paid at the hotel. Since 1 May 2026 it is €6 in a 4-star or 5-star hotel, €5.50 in a 3-star hotel or a B&B, €4.50 in a 2-star hotel and €4 in a 1-star hotel.
How do I get from Naples airport to the centre?
The Alibus runs every 20 minutes to Napoli Centrale and Piazza Municipio and costs €5. A taxi has a fixed fare of €21 to Napoli Centrale and €24 to the port and Piazza Municipio. Naples airport is closed to all flights from 1 to 30 November 2026 for runway works, and flights have moved to Salerno airport; Naples airport to the city has the details.
Do I need a visa to visit Naples?
Not for a stay of up to 90 days in any 180 if you hold a UK, US, Canadian or Australian passport. You need a passport issued less than 10 years before you arrive, with 3 months left after the day you leave the Schengen area. Non-EU visitors are registered in the Entry/Exit System at the border with fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not yet required.