catacombe di san gennaro

It is very good to combine this tour with a visit to Capodimonte. And the association in charge of the tour is really professionnal.

This scores on two counts, the fascinating history of the catacombs and the brilliant guide with an inspirational story of the restoration programme and its value to the less fortunate of Naples. Go and be inspired too!

We took the catacombs tour on a gloomy day to get out of the rain and it was quite good. Enjoyed walking through the old chapels and admiring the old passageways. The tour itself was sufficient but at times was a bit hard to understand. All in all a good way to kill some time

Nice to go in to cool down, tour was interesting however when we came out of the catacombes we were given a map to help us get back into town (not with any help from the tour guide). We ended up getting lost (not good for girl guides) and the map turned out to be no help whatsoever. We ended up having to use our phones, which then we found out had no signal. We had to use our intuition and just follow a road. Other than that we had fun

These are two levels of burial-chambers carved out of the volcanic rock under Naples; probably best visited on the way back to the city centre after going to the Capodimonte museum. You get a guided tour, in verbose Italian and rather shorter English, from one of the locals who's set up the museum. There are a couple of frescos to see, but everything's a bit faded and the 8€ admission fee feels steep for what you get (in comparison at least to the other amazing museums in Naples you could get to for the same price).

Nice place with interesting athmosphere. Cold and dark place, the guide talked very good english. The place is under the whole town, you can see very unusual view.

Was happy we decided to visit the Catacombe di San Gennaro. Tours are once an hour, on the hour, during open times. Our tour guide spoke Italian and very good English to accommodate everyone on the tour.

Recently renovated catacombes just next to Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte. They have guided tours every hour and it takes approximatly 45 min. Not hard for elderly people, but no facilites for disabled though.

This is a wonderful project started up locally to employ local people and generate the local economy - opening up the catacombes. San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples and so to see where he was first( but no longer ) buried is of interest. The tour is certainly very interesting but I would say that there are many more interesting things to do in Naples - if you are short on time. This is something worth doing - if you have already seen everything else first!

Very interesting although our guide's English was poor. Site could have done with an audio or book guide. Ticket is linked to another Catacombe site.

Entering this subterranean site gives you a further insight into the rich history of Naples. Our tour guide was informative and helpful inviting us to ask questions and giving us time to take photos which are permitted as long as you don't use flash. The family tomb with it's triple layered frescos added to as each member of the family was buried there was fascinating. along with the old there were some lovely pieces of metal work plaques to help the visually impaired , flowers which formed posts for the security rope which had been made by a local cooperative ,Iron Angels. Glad to have paid a visit. There is a further unexplored level below those already excavated -it would be good if they could have permission to do so. We did not have time to visit the other Catacombe we could have done so for free however the ticket we have is good for a year so maybe.......If you buy a Arte Card there is either free entry or a discount.

One ticket (€8) gets you admission to both the Catacombe di San Gennaro and the Catacombe di San Gaudioso. They are only about 15 minutes apart, on foot. San Gaudioso closes first (at 2 pm, last tour starts at 1pm) so we visited that one first, which worked out well. We were able to grab a snack and walk to the next catacombs in time for the next tour. Tours are once an hour, on the hour, during open times. It seemed the tour guides would speak either in Italian or English, or both, depending on the needs of the group. The Catacombe di San Gaudioso are entered through Basilica Santa Maria della Sanità, which is very impressive in itself, so give yourself a few minutes before the start of the tour to see the church.

Naples is a layered city and its history is buried under several ground levels starting from the Egyptian times and maybe before to nowadays. Here you can find the level of the early Christianity history within the Roman empire in Naples. The city always maintained however its status of pillar of the old Greek culture within the Roman empire......

We weren't expecting an underground church of this dimension neither we expected to find frescos of this quality, inside the walls of St. Gennaro. It is a very interesting place, special for those interested in old history. With the ticket there is a tour included, which last one hour. Is half hour walking from museum square. Completely worth it.

We have been coming to Naples for many years, but have never visited the catacombs before. San Gennaro is the smaller of the two sets of catacombs in Sanita, but has the best frescos. The tombs are taken care of by a young cooperative of local people who aim to teach other young in is very deprived area of Naples the wealth of their area and encourage the respect it needs. A very worthwhile cause, which should be supported. These catacombs are not huge, but exceptional. The wall frescos and mosaics are stunning and their history bright to life by the wonderful bilingual guides. There is an opportunity to see preservation in action as the site is still being restored and work is ongoing. Take this tour together with the catacombs of San Gaudioso. The ticket is valid for a year for entry to both.