Naples Underground Tour

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Experience Highlights

Would you like to discover the best kept secrets of Naples? With this tour of the city's underground tunnels, you will enter a world 40 metres deep that reveals more than 4,000 years of history. Accompanied by a professional guide in English or Italian, for about an hour and a half you will explore tunnels and passages that have witnessed epochs from the Emperor Augustus to the Second World War.

On this fascinating tour, you will visit vestiges of ancient Naples, such as the ancient aqueduct that supplied water to the city for 23 centuries, the Greco-Roman theatre and the Bourbon-period sewers adorned with blue tiles called riggiole.

You will also discover how these underground tunnels served as a shelter for some 40,000 people during the bombings of the Second World War, making it a real journey back in time full of anecdotes and legends.

At the end of the underground tour, the tour continues above ground. Your guide will take you to a typical Neapolitan house, where through a secret entrance under a bed, you will access the ancient Greco-Roman theatre that extends under the historic centre of the city. This unique experience will allow you to see how the history and daily life of Naples are intimately intertwined.

To begin your visit, head to Piazza Gaetano 69 and show your ticket there, either printed or with your smartphone. Arrive about 15 minutes in advance.

  • Explore the underground of Naples 40 metres deep and discover more than 4,000 years of history with an expert guide.
  • Visit the ancient aqueduct, the Greco-Roman theatre and the Bourbon sewers with their stunning blue tiles.
  • Learn about the role of these tunnels during World War II, where they served as a refuge for thousands of people.
  • Access a part of the ancient theatre from a typical Neapolitan house, revealing the connection between the city's past and present.
  • Children under 5 years old are free

What’s included

  • Underground tour of Naples
  • Professional guide

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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 one and a half hours and you will be constantly accompanied by an expert guide. Thanks to his explanations (in English or Italian), you will learn about the anecdotes and legends of the underground, as well as the passage of Emperor Augustus and the shelters of the Second World War.

Naples is a city 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. Along the route you will see places such as the ancient pantry of the Monastery of Santa Chiara or the ancient Greco-Roman theatre.

The Bourbon Tunnel is also one of the most striking sites. It consists of approximately 530 giant passages, caves and narrow sewers characterised by the 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.

Reviews

4.5
· 526 Reviews
  • J
    J.
    4
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    The tour was great, the guide was great too.
  • I
    I.
    5
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    Naples has a lot to see in the city and underneath it. I really enjoyed this tour. I saw the ancient theatre of Naples, the super ancient aqueduct, the Summa Cavea. The guide also taught us a lot. Who knows what else lies beneath the city that is not yet known!
  • L
    L.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Excellent tour!
  • V
    V.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Spectacular everything, the Summa Cavea is incredible to see in person.
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