Tourist attractions Naples

Housed in a 16C building, this museum’s collections are essentially composed of works from the Farnese collection ( Greco-Roman sculpture ), and objects found at Herculanum and Pompeii. This makes it one of the world’s richest selections of Greek and..

Several rooms of the National Archaeological Museum are devoted to this villa discovered in Herculanum in the 18C. The Papyrus Room (n o 114) contains photographs of some of the 800 papyruses that were housed in the library. The bronze statue..

These rooms of the National Archaeological Museum house objects and paintings from the temple discovered at Pompeii . The focus is on three spaces, partially reconstructed here: the portico, the ekklesiasterion (where Isis's followers would gath..

These rooms of the National Archaeological Museum house exquisite frescoes from Pompeii , Herculanum and Stabies. The diversity of styles and colours is testimony to the incredible richness of Roman decoration. There are splendid paintings ins..

These small baths date back to Augustus’ reign. Visitors see the men's baths with palestra, changing rooms, frigidarium with frescoed ceiling, tepidarium and caldarium, then the women's baths with waiting room, changing rooms with mosaic pavement..

Covering 80km from Pozzuoli in the north to Sorrento in the south, the Bay of Naples makes for an expansive panorama: to the west the Phlegraean Fields with their intense geological activity; to the south the wild and rugged Sorrento peninsula (cliff..

The volcano’s familiar yet menacing profile is the dominant feature of the Bay of Naples . Inextricably linked though it is to the disaster of Pompeii, the lower slopes of Vesuvius are today fertile land planted with fruit trees and vines producing ..

Surrounded by a deep moat, the imposing Castel Nuovo was built in 1282 by Charles I of Anjou’s architects, Pierre de Chaulnes and Pierre d’Agincourt, using Angers castle as their model. On the city side, a fine triumphal arch (1467) marks the entra..

On the site of Greek Neapolis, the heart of the city, Spaccanapoli is an east-west road on the line of the decumanus of the Antique city (Via Tribunali corresponds with the main decumanus, Via Croce, Via San Giagio dei Librai and Via Vicaria with the..

The 121 stairs lead to Naples' underground passages buried 30-40m below in galleries of tufa that the Greeks dug in the 4C BC for the construction of the boundary walls of the city. The Roman Aqueduct carried water into the city until 1885. The r..

Nestling between a rocky islet and the jetty linking it to the shore, the port of Santa Lucia has preserved its charm. The Castel dell'Ovo or “Egg Castle” is a severe Norman structure, remodelled by the Angevins, which takes its name from the magic e..

The collections of the Farnese, inherited from the Bourbons and added to down the years, form the nucleus of the gallery.The essentially chronological presentational layout allows visitors to trace major movements in the history of Italian art, and c..

This complex of galleries cut into the volcanic rock is laid out over two levels. They form a “baptistry” and a spacious basilica with three naves (4C-6C). The tomb of St Januarius, buried here in the 6C, is decorated with frescoes representing the s..

Capodimonte was built by Charles III beginning in 1738 to house the Farnese collection. At the very summit of the hill, the palace stands in a pleasant park where you will discover the remains of a porcelain factory, famous in the 18C. The royal apar..

The atrium of this villa is paved with a chequered mosaic, hence its name. On the right, you will see a garden surrounded by a peristyle. On the left, you will see bedrooms and a pleasant triclinium or dining-room at the far end. The terrace, flanked..

The house gets its name from the wooden trellis which formed the framework (graticcio) of the walls. It is the only ancient example of this construction technique.

This house is equipped with a shop its counter opened onto the street. Mosaics depicting Neptune and Amphitrite decorate the nymphaeum

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with fre..

This rich patrician mansion is probably the most beautiful among those overlooking the bay. It is decorated with many frescoes and artworks, including an admirable sculptured group of stags (cervi) being attacked by dogs.

An inscription states that this bakery belonged to Sextus Patulus Felix. In the shop and back room of the baker's you can see mills and a large oven.