Napoli Trip Overview
GoinItaly’s signature four-day Discovery Naples Small Group Tour is the perfect way to experience the history, art, culture, architecture, music, and gastronomy of this vibrant city. Have a full immersion experience on a walking tour of the historical center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wander in the alleys, visit artisans creating nativity scenes in their workshops, shop local crafts, admire the wealth of historical monuments, sample Naple’s famous street food, and pizza. Naples is the place where pizza was invented more than 100 years ago!
Our Naples Tour includes all the major attractions that a traveler can’t miss and we go to sites that are not visited by many tourists. Visit areas that will help you understand how life was at the time of the Ancient Greeks, Romans, Spanish, Hapsburgs, and Bourbons. Discover why Naples was so popular during the so-called Grand Tour from the 17th century, when artists intellectuals, writers, and musicians, came from all over Europe.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Napoli, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Napoli, Campania, Italy
GoinItaly’s signature four-day Discovery Naples Small Group Tour is the perfect way to experience the history, art, culture, architecture, music, and gastronomy of this vibrant city. Have a full immersion experience on a walking tour of the historical center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wander in the alleys, visit artisans creating nativity scenes in their workshops, shop local crafts, admire the wealth of historical monuments, sample Naple’s famous street food, and pizza. Naples is the place where pizza was invented more than 100 years ago!
Our Naples Tour includes all the major attractions that a traveler can’t miss and we go to sites that are not visited by many tourists. Visit areas that will help you understand how life was at the time of the Ancient Greeks, Romans, Spanish, Hapsburgs, and Bourbons. Discover why Naples was so popular during the so-called Grand Tour from the 17th century, when artists intellectuals, writers, and musicians, came from all over Europe.
Itinerary
Day 1: Naples: Sansevero Chapel – S. Chiara – Spaccanapoli – Pio Monte – Cathedral
Stop At: Museo Cappella Sansevero, Via Francesco De Sanctis, 19/21, 80134, Naples Italy
This morning at 8:30 there will be a briefing at the lobby of our hotel in Naples. We will collect your travel insurance details, introduce ourselves, and review the itinerary.
We then begin our walking tour in Naples, visiting the main sites in the historical center, Spaccanapoli: we first visit the Sansevero Chapel, where the Veiled Christ and other sculpted masterpieces are on display.
Our second stop is the Piazza San Domenico Maggiore to sip a Neapolitan coffee before entering the Santa Chiara Church with its Cloister, the Roman baths, and a small museum. We then visit San Biagio dei Librai and walk along Via San Gregorio Armeno where we can see local artisans in their workshops making Nativity figurines.
Nearby is the Napoli Sotterranea with the rest of the Roman Market to visit, just before having a break for lunch.
After lunch, we head to the museum Pio Monte della Misericordia, famous for its Neapolitan art and one of Caravaggio’s most important paintings: The Seven Works of Mercy.
The last stop will be the 13th-century Cathedral of San Gennaro. San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) the patron saint of Naples.
Walk back to the hotel and enjoy a free night at your own leisure.
Included Meal: Lunch
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara, Via Santa Chiara 49/c, 80134, Naples Italy
You will see the main Church, the Cloister with the Library, the Roman Baths and the Museum.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Spaccanapoli, Via Benedetto Croce, Naples Italy
We will walk into the historical center of Naples, called Spaccanapoli.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pio Monte della Misericordia, Via dei Tribunali 253, Naples Italy
There’s the Royal Chapel with The 7 works of Mercy from Caravaggio and then an art Gallery on the first floor.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Duomo di Napoli, Via Duomo 149, 80138, Naples Italy
The last stop will be the 13th-century Cathedral of San Gennaro. San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) the patron saint of Naples.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: We will have a Street Food experience, trying different local specialties.
Accommodation included: We will be based in the Grand Hotel Santa Lucia, a 4 star hotel.
Please note that there’s a Single Supplement of € 400
Day 2: Naples: Archaeological Museum – San Martino Chartreuse – Royal Palace
Stop At: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Piazza Museo Nazionale 19, 80135, Naples Italy
After breakfast, we start our second day of exploration by visiting the National Archaeological Museum known for its collection of Roman antiquities. Their collections feature items excavated from Pompeii, Herculaneum and other archaeological sites around Mount Vesuvius. A highlight is a visit to the Secret Cabinet of erotic art from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
After our museum visit, we walk to Dante Square and visit the local daily market of the Pignasecca and sample fried pizza before hopping on the funicular to reach the Chartreuse and Museum of San Martino and the Castle. From here you will have an amazing view of Mount Vesuvius, the city of Naples and its harbor.
We head back down and reach Plebiscito Square, where the Royal Palace is located and have a guided tour.
Return to the hotel and we meet for an included group dinner.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Certosa e Museo di San Martino Napoli, Largo San Martino 5, 80129, Naples Italy
After lunch we hope on a funicular and reach the San Martino Chartreuse and its Museum and after the Sant’Elmo Castle.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Palazzo Reale, Piazza del Plebiscito 1, 80132, Naples Italy
We reach Piazza Plebiscito and visit the Royal Palace, where the Kings of Naples used to live. A local guide will tell you about this place.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: We will try the fried pizza.
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Grand Hotel Santa Lucia, a 4 star hotel.
Day 3: Naples: Capodimonte Museum – Saint Januarius Catacumbs
Stop At: Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Via Miano 2, 80131, Naples Italy
In the morning we head to one of Italy’s largest art museums, the National Museum of Capodimonte. Housed in a Baroque palace, Capodimonte has an extensive collection of Neapolitan and decorative art.
Lunch at a local osteria.
In the afternoon we visit the nearby Catacombs of San Gennaro for a guided tour of its 2nd-century underground cemetery.
Transfer back to the hotel and have the rest of the evening free to relax or explore Naples at night on your own.
Included Meals: Breakfast, and Lunch.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Catacombe di San Gennaro, Via di Capodimonte 13, 80100, Naples Italy
In the afternoon we visit the nearby Catacombs of San Gennaro for a guided tour of its 2nd-century underground cemetery.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: We will have lunch in a local osteria.
Accommodation included: Grand Hotel Santa Lucia, a 4 star hotel.
Day 4: Naples: Flavian Amphitheatre – Roman Bath of Baia – End of tour
Stop At: Flavian Amphitheater, Corso Nicola Terracciano 75, 80078, Pozzuoli Italy
After breakfast, we check out of our hotel and drive to Pozzuoli to visit the Flavian Amphitheater, the third largest Roman amphitheater in Italy. Built during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, it can hold up to 50,000 spectators. Here the Patron Saint of Naples, San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) was beheaded and buried. For this reason, none of the ruins were touched and you are free to explore everywhere. Walk in the tunnels where gladiators and beasts waited before fighting for their lives in the arena.
We then head to the nearby Archaeological Park of Terme di Baia, which was where Roman aristocracy kept villas and spa facilities. The local natural springs of warm water and sulfurous steam coming from the volcanic subsoil attracted Roman nobility and emperors. The poet Horace wrote at the end of the first century BC that “no Gulf in the world is as splendid as that of Baia”.
Farewell lunch at a local Locanda where we raise a final toast to our Naples holiday.
Your tour leader can assist you with additional tours, post-tour accommodation, and transfers.
Included Meals: Breakfast, and Lunch.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parco Archeologico delle Terme di Baia, Via Sella di Baia 22, 80070, Bacoli Italy
We then head to the nearby Archaeological Park of Terme di Baia, which was where Roman aristocracy kept villas and spa facilities. The local natural springs of warm water and sulfurous steam coming from the volcanic subsoil attracted Roman nobility and emperors. The poet Horace wrote at the end of the first century BC that “no Gulf in the world is as splendid as that of Baia”.
Farewell lunch at a local Locanda where we raise a final toast to our Naples holiday.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: We will have a farewell lunch at a local restaurant.
No accommodation included on this day.
