
Destination guide
Naples
Italy
Naples (Italian: Napoli; Neapolitan: Napule) in Italy is an ancient port on the Mediterranean sea. With just short of a million citizens, is the third most populous municipality.
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Eat a proper Neapolitan pizza (Margherita or Marinara) at Da Michele, Sorbillo, or Di Matteo — the soft, foldable, slightly soggy center is the sign of the real thing.
Beat Da Michele's massive queues by grabbing a ticket during off-peak mid-morning or late afternoon lulls, or grab a cheap street-folded 'pizza a portafoglio' from Di Matteo's counter.
Walk Spaccanapoli — the dead-straight street splitting the old center — past Santa Chiara's cloister, Cappella Sansevero, and the nativity workshops of Via San Gregorio Armeno.
Book the 90-minute Napoli Sotterranea tour to descend through Greek tufa quarries, a Roman aqueduct, and WWII bomb shelters beneath the city.
Grab a shell-shaped ricotta sfogliatella from historic Pintauro, and drink your espresso standing at the bar, where local customs keep the price a fraction of the seated table rate.
Mind petty theft around Napoli Centrale and Piazza Garibaldi (especially at night), use a crossbody bag, skip renting a car, and ignore the touts pushing tourist menus.
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Best time to go
Best window: February–August and October
November is the month to avoid — very heavy rain. The window below is when it is genuinely pleasant.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By public transportation on land
Naples' public transportation system is fairly difficult to understand for the first time visitor, since different lines are operated by different companies and sometimes interexchange is not allowed between different providers.
On foot
You will be surprised how easily you can get around by foot, too. Interesting spots are almost on every corner and most distances – especially in the (historic) centre – are small and can be walked in a matter of minutes.
By taxi
Taxis and the Metro are the quickest ways to see Naples. Taxis are the most expensive way, though. Before getting into a taxi, make sure it is licensed. Licensed taxis will have a city crest on the door and a taxi number. Also, make sure it has a meter.
By bike
Many streets – especially in the older parts of town – are made of cobblestones, (occasionally damaged) asphalt or a combination of both. Care should therefore be taken when riding a standard city bike.
By ferry and hydrofoil
There are several ferry and hydrofoil services that connect Naples and local ports and islands. Ferry and hydrofoil services leave from either marker type=go Metrò del Mare has several lines that connect Naples and Sapri; Bacoli and Salerno and Sorrento;…
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Castel dell'Ovo
Via Eldorado, 3· Free
The oldest castle of the city, located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the Gulf of Naples. The castle's name comes from a legend that the Roman poet Virgil (who had a reputation in medieval times as a great sorcerer)…
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Cappella Sansevero
· Moderate
A chapel built in 1590, it contains sculptures and other works of art by some of the leading Italian artists of the 18th century, like the extraordinary Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino.
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Santa Maria del Carmine Maggiore
Piazza del Carmine, 2· Free
One of Naples' main churches, related to important historical events of the city and its kingdom, such as Masaniello revolt and the executions happened during the five months existence of Parthenopean Republic (1799).
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San Domenico Maggiore
Piazza S. Domenico Maggiore, 8A· Free
One of the most prominent churches of Naples. This Gothic church (est. 1283) incorporates a smaller, original church built on this site in the 10th century, San Michele Arcangelo a Morfisa.
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Castel Capuano
Piazza Enrico de Nicola, 2
The second most ancient castle of Naples after Castel dell'Ovo, built in 12th century by the Normans over a necropolis for use as a royal palace.
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San Gregorio Armeno
Via San Gregorio Armeno, 1· Free
The church was completed in 1640, in honor of Saint Gregory of Armenia and it represents, along with the adjacent monastery, one of the most relevant Baroque complexes in Naples.
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What to do
Underwater Park of Gaiola
Discesa Gaiola
Diving, snorkelling or trip on glass-bottomed boat "Aquavision" in the marine protected area of the minor island of Gaiola, off Posillipo elegant quarter.
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Accordi @ Disaccordi - International Short Film Festival
Viale del Poggio di Capodimonte· Cheap
If you are in Naples during the summer, you can experience the cinema beneath the stars on warm nights, in an amphiteatre equipped with one of the widest projection screens in Italy which rises having an artificial lake all around.
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Centro Sub Campi Flegrei
info@centrosubcampiflegrei.it
A 5*IDC diving centre offering diving and snorkelling in the Gulf of Naples, around the Phlegraean islands and within the underwater Archaeological Park of Baiae (the so-called submerged Pompeii!) Open all year.
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What to eat
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check.
Antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Worth itAlso recommended by 50 Top Pizza and 1 other
The Forcella legend that makes only two pizzas — Margherita and Marinara — and has for over a century.
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Gino Sorbillo
Worth itAlso recommended by Mark Wiens and 1 other
The flagship of Naples' best-known pizzaiolo on Via dei Tribunali, with a pizza fritta counter next door.
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50 Kalò
Worth itAlso recommended by 50 Top Pizza and 1 other
Ciro Salvo's super-hydrated dough near Piazza Sannazzaro — famously light and digestible.
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Concettina ai Tre Santi
Worth itAlso recommended by 50 Top Pizza and 1 other
Fourth-generation pizzeria in the Sanità, known for the 'Sott e' Ngopp' and modern reinterpretations.
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Pizzeria Starita
Worth itAlso recommended by Gambero Rosso and 1 other
A 1901 Materdei institution famous for pizza fritta and the fried montanarina.
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I Masanielli
Worth itAlso recommended by 50 Top Pizza
Francesco Martucci's pizzeria, ranked joint number one in the world for 2025.
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La Sfogliatella Mary
Worth itAlso recommended by Eating Europe
Under the Galleria Umberto — a buttery, crisp sfogliatella filled with citrus-scented ricotta.
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L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Centro Storico· Cheap
Pizza Margherita with a crust which is both thin and chewy. There is usually a queue. Get a numbered ticket from the waiter at the door when you arrive, then wait outside for your number to be called.
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Di Matteo
Centro Storico
Il presidente, Sorbillo, and his sister, a few doors away (informally known as "la vecchia", the old lady, from the owner of the pizzeria, a very small place with only 4 or 5 tables, that looks like a pizzeria of 50 years ago - very hard…
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Trattoria Don Vincenzo
Centro Storico
Wide choice of dishes in the middle of the old town.
120 Grammi Spaghetti Takeaway
Centro Storico
It's a combination of street food and pasta, with an intense taste: you can choose between a variety of spices.
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Decumano 31
Centro Storico
Regional street food in a street with character. Here you can try the Neapolitan frittini.
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Where to stay
Il Basso Mini Apartment
Spanish Quarter
Il Basso Mini Apartment offers visitors the chance to experience an authentic Neapolitan “basso”, the traditional ground-floor home typical of the Spanish Quarters.
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Capodichino International Hotel
Viale Comandante Umberto Maddalena, 35/37
A 19th-century farmhouse that was remodeled into a hotel in 2015. 5-min walking distance from Naples Airport, and there’s a minibus that comes around that will take you to Piazza del Municipio.
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Art Resort Galleria Umberto Napoli
Galleria Umberto I, 83
4-star hotel in the Galleria Umberto I, furnished with a patrician house style of the 19th century. Opened in 2015.
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Caravaggio Hotel Napoli
Piazza Cardinale Sisto Riario Sforza, 157
4-star hotel near the Cathedral, in front of the obelisk of St. Januarius.
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Dei Decumani bed & breakfast
Via Duomo, 187
One of the best bed and breakfasts in Naples in the historic centre.
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B&B Caserta Deluxe
Unità Italiana 78· Expensive
Area: 110 m², guests: 5, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Suite Deluxe: 3 places with a double bed and a double sofa bed. Private bathroom XL. Suite Superior: 2 places with double bed.
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