Book Naples Underground tickets & tours

An intimate, off-beat tour into the intricate labyrinth beneath Naples’ historic Spanish Quarters.

• With an expert English, Italian or Spanish-speaking guide, see a different yet equally complex part of Underground Naples!
• Witness quarries full of the volcanic tuff stone used to construct much of Naples' surface architecture​ in your group of just 20 people.
• Learn how tunnels turned into air raid shelters during WWII, complete with drawings, inscriptions, and remnants that tell stories of resilience​.
• Marvel at ancient engineering as you explore the Roman aqueducts, a lifeline of water supply that shaped Naples' urban growth.

Inclusions

• 1-hour guided tour of the Spanish Quarters Underground with entry
• Expert English or Italian-speaking guide

• Tip: Trattorias in the Spanish Quarters are known for their fried pizza, ask the locals for their recommendations and stop for a bite after your tour!
• This experience is not accessible by wheelchair or stroller.
• For people with claustrophobia: There is one optional narrow tunnel. Those who do not want to walk the tunnel can take an alternate route and wait 10 mins for the group.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Follow the official Naples Underground path, along ancient aqueducts and WWII bomb shelters.

• Bypass queues at Piazza San Gaetano and descend 136 steps into millennia-old galleries, discovering Greek cisterns and medieval tunnels.
• Visit the underground War Museum and learn about the use of tunnels as shelters during WWII from your English or Italian-speaking guide.
• Walk through the ruins of a Roman Theater beneath Neapolitan homes, and find emperor Nero's private dressing rooms used for performances.
• Explore the Hypogeum Gardens, an underground botanical project experimenting with crop growth at 35 meters depth!

Inclusions

• 1 to 1.5-hour guided tour of Naples Sotterranea with entry
• Expert English or Italian-speaking guide

• This experience is not accessible by wheelchair or stroller as there are 121 steps to access the underground with no elevators or escalators.
• For people with claustrophobia: There is one optional narrow tunnel. Those who do not want to walk the tunnel can take an alternate route and wait 10 mins for the group.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Flexible entry to the largest Christian burial sites in Naples, alongside an expert guide.

• Do it your way. Visit San Gennaro first with a guided tour and full-day tickets, and San Gaudioso next within 30 days – or vice versa.
• At the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, see early Christian mosaics like Christ Pantocrator and The Last Supper.
• Learn about morbid 17th-century burial processes, like the 'draining ritual' involving corpse dehydration in stone niches.​
• At the Catacombs of San Gennaro, visit the tombs of Naples' patron saints and bishops in grand underground crypts and basilicas.
• Admire intricate frescoes and Byzantine paintings from the 9th and 10th centuries, and a baptismal font commissioned by Bishop Paul II.

Inclusions

• 1-hour guided tour of the San Gaudioso Catacombs with entry
• 1-hour guided tour of the San Gennaro Catacombs with entry
• Entry to Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità
• Expert English or Italian-speaking guide

• While the Catacombs of San Gennaro are partially accessible, the Catacombs of San Gaudioso are not accessible by wheelchair.
• Street level access to the Catacombs of San Gennaro is in Vicoletto S. Gennaro dei Poveri, 22.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Skip the ticket lines at San Lorenzo Maggiore Monumental Complex, with access to Neapolis Sotterrata under the historic basilica.

• At your own pace, walk through an ancient Roman market complete with squares and shops preserved beneath the modern city of Naples.
• Wander the Sotterrata streets, imagining the past lives of people flocking to bakeries or pacing a courtyard.
• Explore the stunning Gothic interior of the San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica, from the Cacace Chapel to the museum.
• View artifacts from Greek to Aragonese periods, including sculptures, frescoes, and historical relics tied to the city's evolution​.
• Admire art that reflects Christian traditions and evolving artistry, from Paleochristian mosaics to Baroque sculptures.

Inclusions

• Entry to San Lorenzo Maggiore & Neapolis Sotterrata

Exclusions

• Guided tour

• The Sotterrata is not accessible by wheelchair/strollers.
• The entire Monumental Complex, with the exception of the archaeological areas, is easily accessible by wheelchair/strollers.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.