Naples Underground Tour
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Experience Highlights
Delve into the depths of Naples on this underground tour. For about an hour and a half, you'll be accompanied by a professional guide through the tunnels beneath this Italian city. 40 metres underground, you will find a whole world that will give you a glimpse of a city with more than 4,000 years of history.
This experience will allow you to see vestiges and sites of ancient Naples: the ancient aqueduct, the ancient Greco-Roman theatre, the sewage system and hundreds of passages and dark tunnels. From the time of Emperor Augustus to the Second World War, the undergrounds of Naples hide secrets, anecdotes and legends that will fascinate you.
- Enjoy a tour of the undergrounds of Naples, located more than 40 metres deep beneath the Italian city.
- Learn about one of the oldest cities in the world with a professional guide, who will take you to places such as the ancient aqueduct or the Greco-Roman theatre.
- As you wander through the dark and narrow passages, you will learn about the tunnels that served as buildings for Emperor Augustus and as shelters in World War II.
What’s included
- Underground tour of Naples
- Professional guide
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Keep in mind you need to arrive 15 minutes before start
Step by Step
Curious visitors will love this tour through the underground of Naples. The experience will allow you to explore the depths of one of the oldest cities in the world, more than 4,000 years old. Down there you will find everything from narrow passages and tunnels, to the remains of the ancient Greco-Roman theatre or the catacombs of San Gennaro.
The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and a half and you will be constantly accompanied by an expert guide. Thanks to his explanations, you will learn about the anecdotes and legends of the underground, as well as the passage of the Emperor Augustus and the shelters of the Second World War.
Naples is a city located in southern Italy whose cultural, historical and artistic richness is remarkable. Besides being known as the "Pizza Capital of the World" and for its music, artistic movements such as the Neapolitan Renaissance and Baroque have developed here.
This city has been occupied by Greeks, Romans, Goths, Byzantines, as well as Spaniards. Its underground world bears witness to the great number of peoples and civilisations that settled here. On the tour you will see places such as the Catacombs of San Gennaro, a centre of early Christian burials.
The Bourbon Tunnel is also one of the most striking sites. It consists of approximately 530 gigantic passages, caves and narrow sewers characterised by blue tiles that still retain their colour. It is now known as the Bourbon Gallery. Underground Naples came back into fashion in World War II, as the cisterns and tunnels were used as safe, anti-aircraft shelters and caves.