Naples
Naples in a Day
The old city on foot with a car waiting — Spaccanapoli, Santa Chiara, the Farnese marbles and a pizza that justifies the trip
Sightseeing
Why We Love it
The mosaics and frescoes people go to Pompeii for are here in Naples — lifted off those walls and hung in the Archaeological Museum.
The Experience
Nine hours in the UNESCO-listed historic centre. Piazza del Plebiscito with the Royal Palace and San Francesco di Paola, the exterior of Teatro di San Carlo, and Galleria Umberto I under its glass dome. The National Archaeological Museum holds one of the great Greco-Roman collections anywhere — the mosaics and frescoes lifted out of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the Farnese sculptures. The Cloister of Santa Chiara is the quiet counterweight: Gothic bones, majolica tilework, a garden most visitors never find.
Lunch is a Neapolitan pizza somewhere unremarkable-looking, and then Spaccanapoli and San Gregorio Armeno, the street where the nativity figures are carved year-round, before Castel dell'Ovo on the water with Vesuvius across the bay.
My pick for anyone who has written Naples off as the place you pass through to reach Capri.
From $105 per person
9 Hours
Private
Highlights
What's Included
A private vehicle for your party only, for nine hours
English-speaking driver
Piazza del Plebiscito, Teatro di San Carlo (exterior), Galleria Umberto I, the National Archaeological Museum, the Cloister of Santa Chiara, Spaccanapoli, San Gregorio Armeno and Castel dell'Ovo
What's Not Included
Entrance fees — the National Archaeological Museum is €13, paid on site in euros
Lunch
Guide service. A private two-hour guide at the museum can be added at extra cost
Gratuities
Need to Know
Nine hours, starting from a meeting point in downtown Naples
Private — your party only, in your own vehicle
Do not book this on a Tuesday. The National Archaeological Museum is closed, and it is the centrepiece of the day
Entrance fees are paid on site in euros, not in advance — carry cash
A good deal of the day is on foot on uneven paving. Wear shoes for it
In central Naples, leave jewellery at the hotel and keep bags closed and close
Cancellation follows the supplier's policy — we confirm the exact terms in writing before you pay
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Need to know
Nine hours in the UNESCO-listed historic centre. Piazza del Plebiscito with the Royal Palace and San Francesco di Paola, the exterior of Teatro di San Carlo, and Galleria Umberto I under its glass dome. The National Archaeological Museum holds one of the great Greco-Roman collections anywhere — the mosaics and frescoes lifted out of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the Farnese sculptures. The Cloister of Santa Chiara is the quiet counterweight: Gothic bones, majolica tilework, a garden most visitors never find.
Lunch is a Neapolitan pizza somewhere unremarkable-looking, and then Spaccanapoli and San Gregorio Armeno, the street where the nativity figures are carved year-round, before Castel dell'Ovo on the water with Vesuvius across the bay.
My pick for anyone who has written Naples off as the place you pass through to reach Capri.