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💡 The Short Version: The Duomo is free, and so is its guided visit to Santa Restituta and the Baptistery, which leaves every half hour from 9:30 to 17:00. The Treasury of San Gennaro costs €15 with an audio guide and is open daily 9:30 to 18:00. The Chapel of San Gennaro is free but closes in the middle of the day. The rooftop route starts at €6. The blood liquefies three times a year: 16 December 2026 is next. Buy the Treasury ticket at tesorosangennaro.it. Or book: the Treasury ticket on GetYourGuidead is also €15, and the Old Town tour with the cathedralad is from €29.
Tickets and prices
Prices are from the Treasury’s tickets page and the cathedral’s visit page. They are two organisations: the Treasury museum sells the Treasury tickets, and the cathedral runs the free visit and the roof.
| Where | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| The cathedral (nave) | Free | Open to enter |
| Santa Restituta and the Baptistery | Free, with a donation at the end | A guided visit leaving every half hour, 9:30 to 17:00, about an hour; groups over 25 book |
| The roof: 500 domes | From €6 | 45 minutes, 40 metres up. Not open to visitors with limited mobility |
| Chapel of San Gennaro | Free | Audio guide for the Chapel alone €5 |
| Treasury museum | €15 | Audio guide included, in the museum and the Chapel |
| Treasury, reduced | €11 | Over-65s, companions of disabled visitors, partner cards |
| Treasury, family | €30 | Three people, plus €7 for each extra person over 12 |
| Treasury and Museo Filangieri | €17 | Family ticket €35 |
- Free: under-12s, visitors with disabilities and authorised guides.
- A private guide is €60 for up to 35 people, about an hour, in Italian or English, on top of the tickets. Guided visits run on Saturdays and Sundays in Italian, English and Neapolitan.
- The ticket office is under the portico to the right of the Duomo’s main entrance, and there is a second desk inside near the Chapel. The Treasury recommends buying online.
- The Campania Artecard counts the Treasury among its free entries.
Where to buy
GetYourGuide’s prices are its lowest “from” prices.
| What | Official | GetYourGuide | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury with audio guide | €15 | €15 | Either |
| Treasury and Pio Monte | Combined ticket on the Treasury’s site | From €17 | The Treasury’s site |
Tours worth paying for
Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices, per person.
Treasury ticket
From €15 · 1 hour · 4.5 stars from 437 reviews
Naples: Royal Chapels & Treasure of St. Gennaro Ticketad is sold by D’Uva, the company behind the Treasury’s audio guide, at the Treasury’s own price.
Treasury and Caravaggio
From €17 · 2 hours · 4.3 stars from 128 reviews
Naples: San Gennaro & Caravaggio Combined ticketad combines the Treasury and Pio Monte della Misericordia, where Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy hangs.
Old Town walk with the cathedral
From €29 · 4.8 stars from 381 reviews
Naples: Old Town Tour with Veiled Christ and Cathedralad walks Spaccanapoli and goes into the cathedral and the Cappella Sansevero. For the walk on your own, see the Spaccanapoli walk.
What to see
The Duomo is the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, and the Chapel of San Gennaro opens off it.
The neo-Gothic facade of Naples cathedral. Photo: Avemundi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Santa Restituta and the Baptistery. The oldest parts of the cathedral, on the free guided visit. The infopoint where it starts is temporarily in the Cappella Seripando on the left aisle.
- The Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro. The city vowed it in 1527 and Francesco Grimaldi designed it with a double-shelled dome. Domenichino, Lanfranco, Ribera and Fanzago worked on its decoration, and the ampoules of the saint’s blood are kept in a safe behind the high altar.
- The Treasury museum. The mitre of 1712 by the goldsmith Matteo Treglia, with 3,326 diamonds, 198 emeralds and 168 rubies and a weight of 18 kg. The Treasury says the Chapel holds the largest collection of silver busts in the world, 54 effigies of the city’s 53 co-patron saints and the Virgin.
- The roof. 500 domes seen from 40 metres up.
The altar of the Chapel of San Gennaro in the cathedral, with bronze statues in niches behind it. Photo: Cruz.croce, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Allow an hour for the free visit, an hour for the Treasury and 45 minutes for the roof. The order that works: the Chapel before 13:00 or after 14:30, then the Treasury, then Santa Restituta. What to skip: the roof, if you have only a morning.
Hours, miracle dates and getting there
| Part | Hours |
|---|---|
| Treasury museum | Daily 9:30 to 18:00, last entry 17:00 |
| Free visit to Santa Restituta and the Baptistery | Daily 9:30 to 17:00, every half hour |
| Chapel of San Gennaro, Monday and Saturday | 9:30 to 13:00 (last entry 12:30) and 15:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) |
| Chapel, Tuesday to Friday | 9:30 to 13:00 and 14:30 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) |
| Chapel, Sunday | 9:00 to 13:00 (last entry 12:30) and 16:30 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) |
- The miracle: the blood is shown on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May, on 19 September and on 16 December. The next are Wednesday 16 December 2026 and Saturday 1 May 2027. San Gennaro miracle dates has the programme.
- Where: the cathedral entrance is Via Duomo 147 and the Treasury is at Via Duomo 149. Metro Line 1 stops at Duomo.
- The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving at the Chapel at lunchtime, when it is shut.
The saint’s remains lay in the Catacombs of San Gennaro before they were moved into the city. The cathedral is a stop on the Spaccanapoli walk, near the Cappella Sansevero and San Gregorio Armeno. What to book before you go to Naples lists the closed days, Campania Artecard: is it worth it? says when the Treasury is covered by a pass, and 3 days in Naples places it in a day. Where to stay in Naples compares the areas.
Common questions
Is the Duomo of Naples free?
Yes. The cathedral is free to enter. A free visit to its oldest parts, the Basilica of Santa Restituta and the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, leaves every half hour from 9:30, with last entry at 17:00; a voluntary donation is asked at the end. The rooftop route and the Treasury are paid.
How much is the Treasury of San Gennaro?
€15 for an adult, with an audio guide included. The reduced ticket is €11. Under-12s and visitors with disabilities are free, and a family ticket for three is €30, with €7 for each extra person over 12. It is open daily from 9:30 to 18:00, with last entry at 17:00.
Is the Chapel of San Gennaro free?
Yes, access to the Chapel of the Treasure of San Gennaro is free. An audio guide for the Chapel alone is €5. The Chapel closes at lunchtime: it is open from 9:30 to 13:00 and in the afternoon until 18:00, and on Sundays from 9:00 to 13:00 and 16:30 to 18:00.
When does the blood of San Gennaro liquefy?
Three times a year: on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May, on 19 September and on 16 December. The next dates are Wednesday 16 December 2026 and Saturday 1 May 2027.
Can I climb on the roof of the Duomo?
Yes. The route called 500 domes on the roofs of the Duomo goes up 40 metres, takes 45 minutes and costs from €6. It is not open to visitors with limited mobility.
Is there a combined ticket for the Treasury?
Yes. The Treasury sells combined tickets with the Museo Filangieri (€17), with Pio Monte della Misericordia and with Sant'Anna dei Lombardi.
