Book your best private tour guide for your walking tour of Naples.
Accompanied by an archaeologist tour guide, you'll discover Naples, the city with its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rich in art and history. The walking tour will last 2.5 hours.
You'll visit attractions, including the Church of Gesù Nuovo and the Basilica of Santa Chiara, accompanied by your art historian guide, who will speak the language you choose in the booking section. You'll follow in the footsteps of generations of Neapolitans along the ancient Spaccanapoli and visit the Sansevero Chapel, home to sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino's 18th-century masterpiece, the "Veiled Christ."
Itinerary:
Meet your tour guide in the Piazza del Gesù Nuovo near the church of Gesù Nuovo just a 6 minute walk from the Dante stop on Metro Line 1.
Afterwards the tour will begin walking through Spaccanapoli, the beating heart of the city of Naples, a UNESCO heritage site.
During your tour, discover top attractions including the imposing Church of Gesù Nuovo a masterpiece of Baroque architecture and the 14th-century Basilica of Santa Chiara. Then we will reach San Gregorio Armeno, a street famous for its nativity scene and figurine artists.Next, head to Naples Cathedral, where you’ll hear the story of San Gennaro and the miracle of the dissolution of the blood.
The final stop on our tour is the Sansevero Chapel, also known as the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà. Truly extraordinary is the 18th-century sculpture of the "Veiled Christ" by Giuseppe Sanmartino. This extraordinary white marble masterpiece is widely considered one of the largest sculptures the world has ever seen: a truly moving highlight of our tour.
The tour will conclude in the historic center of Naples, where your tour guide will recommend where to eat something delicious, such as pizza or a classic Neapolitan sfogliatella.
