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Walk through the sprawling tunnels, admire the Greco-Roman Theater of Nero, and learn something new about botany at the Hypogeum Gardens.
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Naples Underground tickets & tours
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Follow the official Naples Underground path, along ancient aqueducts and WWII bomb shelters.
- What you get: Descend 136 steps into millennia-old galleries, discovering Greek cisterns and medieval tunnels. Visit the underground War Museum and learn about the use of tunnels as shelters during WWII. Walk through the ruins of a Roman Theater beneath Neapolitan homes, and find emperor Nero's private dressing rooms used for performances. Explore the Hypogeum Gardens, an underground botanical project experimenting with crop growth at 35 meters depth!
- Why choose this: Save time and skip the lines at Piazza San Gaetano. What's more, choose between an English and Italian-speaking guide for an inclusive experience. This tour ensures you're not in the dark (quite literally), and are given insights into a historic establishment in Naples.
- Upgrades: Enhance your English or Italian guided tour by adding a post-tour pizza experience, and enjoy a traditional Margherita or Marinara served with a soft drink.
Follow the official Naples Underground path, along ancient aqueducts and WWII bomb shelters.
- What you get: Descend 136 steps into millennia-old galleries, discovering Greek cisterns and medieval tunnels. Visit the underground War Museum and learn about the use of tunnels as shelters during WWII. Walk through the ruins of a Roman Theater beneath Neapolitan homes, and find emperor Nero's private dressing rooms used for performances. Explore the Hypogeum Gardens, an underground botanical project experimenting with crop growth at 35 meters depth!
- Why choose this: Save time and skip the lines at Piazza San Gaetano. What's more, choose between an English and Italian-speaking guide for an inclusive experience. This tour ensures you're not in the dark (quite literally), and are given insights into a historic establishment in Naples.
- Upgrades: Enhance your English or Italian guided tour by adding a post-tour pizza experience, and enjoy a traditional Margherita or Marinara served with a soft drink.
Inclusions
- 1 to 1.5-hour guided tour of Naples Sotterranea with entry
- Expert English or Italian-speaking guide
- A Margherita/Marinara pizza with soft drink (as per option selected)
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Flexible entry to Naples' largest Christian burial sites with an expert guide.
- Do it your way. Visit San Gennaro or San Gaudioso catacombs first with a 1-hour guided tour, and the other catacombs within 12 months.
- At the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, see early mosaics like Christ Pantocrator and learn about morbid 17th-century burial processes.
- At the Catacombs of San Gennaro, explore grand crypts, basilicas, and the tombs of Naples' patron saint and bishops.
- Admire intricate frescoes and Byzantine paintings from the 9th and 10th centuries, and a baptismal font commissioned by Bishop Paul II.
Flexible entry to Naples' largest Christian burial sites with an expert guide.
- Do it your way. Visit San Gennaro or San Gaudioso catacombs first with a 1-hour guided tour, and the other catacombs within 12 months.
- At the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, see early mosaics like Christ Pantocrator and learn about morbid 17th-century burial processes.
- At the Catacombs of San Gennaro, explore grand crypts, basilicas, and the tombs of Naples' patron saint and bishops.
- Admire intricate frescoes and Byzantine paintings from the 9th and 10th centuries, and a baptismal font commissioned by Bishop Paul II.
Inclusions
- 1-hour guided tour of the San Gaudioso Catacombs with entry
- 1-hour guided tour of the San Gennaro Catacombs with entry
- Entry to Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità
- Expert English or Italian-speaking guide
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Unsure which Naples Underground experience is right for you?
Naples Underground includes a variety of tunnels, ruins, and catacombs. Explore historic tunnels that reveal Naples’ hidden past or discover the haunting beauty of tombs filled with centuries-old relics. Each experience offers unique insights into the city's subterranean secrets.
- Follow a licensed English or Italian-speaking guide on a captivating 1-hour tour of the Catacombs of San Gaudioso.
- This guided tour will lead you through winding tunnels under the city to explore the eternal resting places of historic figures like Bishop San Gaudioso.
- Marvel at the ornate tombs and gain a deeper appreciation for the diverse cultural influences that have shaped the city.
- Enter San Gennaro and be amazed by the unique and macabre art collection featuring frescoes made using real bones and skulls
- Upgrade your ticket to include the Artecard Campania and avail discounts, 5 free entries and so much more!
- Follow a licensed English or Italian-speaking guide on a captivating 1-hour tour of the Catacombs of San Gaudioso.
- This guided tour will lead you through winding tunnels under the city to explore the eternal resting places of historic figures like Bishop San Gaudioso.
- Marvel at the ornate tombs and gain a deeper appreciation for the diverse cultural influences that have shaped the city.
- Enter San Gennaro and be amazed by the unique and macabre art collection featuring frescoes made using real bones and skulls
- Upgrade your ticket to include the Artecard Campania and avail discounts, 5 free entries and so much more!
Inclusions
- 1-hour guided tour of the Catacombs of San Gaudioso
- Expert English or Italian-speaking guide
- Entrance to Catacombs of San Gennaro
- Artecard Campania (optional)
- Artecard Napoli (optional)
- Tip: Bring along a sweater, even in hot weather, as the temperature in the catacombs varies between 15 and 22°.
- Relief plaques along the route make it possible for guests with visual impairment to participate.
- Facilities: Free Parking
- This tour is unsuitable for wheelchair users and those with mobility impairments.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Avoid ticket lines and access Neapolis Sotterrata under the historic San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica.
- At your own pace, walk through an ancient Roman market complete with squares and shops preserved beneath the modern city of Naples.
- Wander the Sotterrata streets, imagining the past lives of people flocking to bakeries or pacing a courtyard.
- Explore the stunning Gothic interior of San Lorenzo Maggiore, from the Cacace Chapel to the museum.
- View artifacts from Greek to Aragonese periods, including sculptures, frescoes, and historical relics in the Monumental Complex.
Avoid ticket lines and access Neapolis Sotterrata under the historic San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica.
- At your own pace, walk through an ancient Roman market complete with squares and shops preserved beneath the modern city of Naples.
- Wander the Sotterrata streets, imagining the past lives of people flocking to bakeries or pacing a courtyard.
- Explore the stunning Gothic interior of San Lorenzo Maggiore, from the Cacace Chapel to the museum.
- View artifacts from Greek to Aragonese periods, including sculptures, frescoes, and historical relics in the Monumental Complex.
Inclusions
- Entry to San Lorenzo Maggiore & Neapolis Sotterrata
Exclusions
- Guided tour
- The Sotterrata is not accessible by wheelchair/strollers.
- The entire Monumental Complex, with the exception of the archaeological areas, is easily accessible by wheelchair/strollers.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
- Walk through the SpaccaNapoli, a road that provides access to Naples’ most popular destinations, and the city’s historic center with a guide.
- Stroll through the 2000-year-old Underground Ruins which were once used as bomb shelters during WWII.
- Revel in the city’s art galleries, markets, and bars to get a taste of daily life.
- Visit the Catacombs in the Cathedral of San Gennaro and learn about its historical past.
- Walk through the SpaccaNapoli, a road that provides access to Naples’ most popular destinations, and the city’s historic center with a guide.
- Stroll through the 2000-year-old Underground Ruins which were once used as bomb shelters during WWII.
- Revel in the city’s art galleries, markets, and bars to get a taste of daily life.
- Visit the Catacombs in the Cathedral of San Gennaro and learn about its historical past.
Inclusions
- 2.5-hr guided tour of Naples
- Local English and Italian-speaking guide
- Underground Ruins entrance fee
- Lunch - Caprese salad, pasta, dessert, and beverages (as per option selected)
- Standard, small, or semi-private group tour (up to 40, 18, or 8 people as per option selected)
- SpaccaNapoli
- San Gregorio Armeno
- Underground Ruins
- San Gennaro
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
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Make the most of Naples
Why visit Naples Underground?
🏙️See how cities evolve over time: Naples Underground shows the city as a living organism, growing and adapting over 23 centuries. From Greek quarries to Roman aqueducts, WWII shelters to hypogeum gardens, each layer tells a story of human survival and ingenuity.
👩🏻🏫Gain context: With a professional guide, discover the way modern structures are connected to the tunnel system, and how everyone from Caesars, Bourbon kings, and everyday citizens occupied these subterranean galleries for various purposes.
🔦Escape the crowds: Enjoy a refreshing from the hustle and bustle of the topside. Plus, its cool, underground atmosphere provides a welcome respite from the hot Italian sun.
📍Leave the planning aside: Choose from a unique selection of tours and tickets that simplifies your trip into the enormous subsurface strata of Naples.
Read moreYour Naples Underground tickets explained
Access
Type
Starting point
Why choose?
Duration
Tunnels
Piazza San Gaetano, 68
An authorized route takes you through a Greek-Roman Theater, War Museum, C.O.R.E Gallery, and Hypogeum Gardens.
🕒 1.5 hours
Tunnels
Trieste e Trento square (Bar Gambrinus)
The Spanish Quarters tour provides a look into another underground maze of fascinating cavities and galleries, famous for the ancient tuff quarries and aqueducts that made the city.
🕒 1 hour
Ruins
Piazza San Gaetano, 316
Discover the ruins of an ancient Roman market at an archaeological site beneath a Basilica. Explore at your own pace with a free audio guide. Add on a walking tour of Naples city center.
🕒 Flexible
Catacombs
Via Capodimonte
Explore Byzantine frescoes and early Christian art at the Catacombs of San Gennaro.
🕒 1 hour
Catacombs
Via Sanità
Beneath the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità, see 5th-century mosaics and a unique fresco by Pascentius.
🕒 1 hour
From happy customers
Silvia
Dec, 2025
Many people but beautiful experience. The entrance was easy and convenient. Underground Naples was an emotionally charged experience
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Naples Underground Skip-the-Line Ticket and Guided Tour
Alessandro
Dec, 2025
Beautiful experience with a very professional prepared and nice guide! Underground Naples is a wonder to discover and therefore impossible not to go there.
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Naples Underground Skip-the-Line Ticket and Guided Tour
Oliver
Mar, 2026
The tour was very informative, and the catacombs were truly impressive. The guide explained a lot and seemed very knowledgeable. It was a real experience.
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Combo: Napoli Sotterranea Guided Tour & Sansevero Chapel Entry Tickets
Nicoletta
ItalyFeb, 2026
A wonderful tour, interesting and fascinating, discovering the underground world of Naples. A beautiful itinerary with lots of detailed explanations that were both entertaining and easy to follow, thanks to the excellent guide Antonio.
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Combo: Napoli Sotterranea Guided Tour & Sansevero Chapel Entry Tickets
Matteo
ItalyMar, 2026
A fascinating and mysterious place. The guide was young and knowledgeable, and explained everything perfectly. Unfortunately, by law, you’re not allowed to take photos or videos, but it’s a place you’ll remember forever!
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Catacombs of Naples Entry Tickets & Guided Tour
Mario
Feb, 2026
The young man who guided us was very clear and engaging. The description of the fabulous nativity scene in the sacristy of the basilica was delightful. The catacombs were a source of interest for my wife and me in terms of the past and present history of the district. Special thanks for the commitment of the young people from the La Paranza cooperative.
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Catacombs of Naples Entry Tickets & Guided Tour
Romano
ItalyDec, 2025
I visited underground Naples in the Spanish quarters with my family and a nice group of other tourists. Giulia, our young but well-prepared guide, took us through the narrow underground passages, introducing us to a reality of Naples that we did not know, with anecdotes and curiosities that made the tour very interesting and lighter than expected. Perhaps also thanks to the presence of O' Munaciello??? Highly recommended!
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Spanish Quarters Underground Guided Tour
Boris
United StatesDec, 2025
Great presentation and insight into the history of Naples. Very engaging guide that keeps you involved, interested, and entertained at he same time. Definitely a must see in Naples.
Spanish Quarters Underground Guided Tour
What to see at Naples Underground
Explore the official Napoli Sotterranea
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Plan your visit
Locations
Timings
Accessibility
Dine
Tips
- Napoli Sotterranea | Piazza San Gaetano, 68, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
- Neapolis Sotterrata & San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica | Piazza San Gaetano, 316, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
- Spanish Quarters Underground | Vico S. Anna di Palazzo, 52, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Catacombs of San Gaudioso | Via Sanità, 123, 80136 Napoli NA, Italy
- Catacombs of San Gennaro | Via Capodimonte, 13, 80100 Napoli NA, Italy
Accessible entrance: Vicoletto S. Gennaro dei Poveri, 22
Getting there
- Napoli Sotterranea | 10am to 6pm (Mon to Fri) & 9:30am to 6pm (Sat to Sun)
- Neapolis Sotterrata & San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica | 9:30am to 5:30pm (Mon to Sun)
- Spanish Quarters Underground | 9:30am to 4:30pm (Mon to Fri) & 9:30am to 6pm (Sat to Sun)
- Catacombs of San Gaudioso | 9:30am to 5pm (Thu to Tue)
- Catacombs of San Gennaro | 10am to 5pm (Thu to Tue)
- The Naples Underground tunnels are not accessible by wheelchair and strollers.
- If you are claustrophobic, you may find the tunnels really uncomfortable.
- These tours are not recommended for people experiencing pregnancy or serious medical conditions like heart problems.
- Service animals with the relevant documentation are very welcome.
Of all the sites mentioned, only the San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica complex (excluding the Sotterrata) is wheelchair accessible, and the Catacombs of San Gennaro are partially accessible. Street-level access to the Catacombs of San Gennaro is at Vicoletto S. Gennaro dei Poveri, 22.
- Il Pizzaiolo del Presidente: A cozy pizzeria with rustic decor and a warm atmosphere, located 180 m, serving delicious Neapolitan pizza made with high-quality ingredients.
- Pizzeria Starita: A legendary pizzeria, located 1.5 km away, serves classic Neapolitan pizza. Try their classic Margherita pizza or the deep-fried Montanara pizza.
- Osteria da Carmela: This cozy restaurant, located 2.9 km away, serves traditional Neapolitan cuisine in a warm and welcoming ambiance.
- Trattoria da Nennella: A casual and rustic trattoria with a homey feel, located 1.6 km away, serving traditional Neapolitan dishes.
- The peak tourist season is from June to August; book at least three days in advance during these months to enjoy your preferred tour.
- Carry an extra layer even during the hotter months, as it can get pretty chilly underground – especially in the Catacombs of San Gaudioso and San Gennaro.
- Make sure to wear comfortable clothes that would not mind a tear as you have to squeeze through some really thin pathways. The Naples Underground tour involves a lot of walking and some places may have accumulated water, so wear comfortable, closed shoes.
- Oenophiles and bottle collectors, look for and budget for Tufello Wine, one of the oldest wines in the region.
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All your questions about Naples Underground tours answered
What is the difference between Napoli Sotterranea, Neapolis Sotterrata, and the Catacombs of Naples?
Sotterranea means ‘underground’, and refers to the manmade tunnels that can be accessed from Piazza San Gaetano and the Spanish Quarters. Sotterrata means ‘buried’, and refers to the ruins of an ancient marketplace over which the San Lorenzo Maggiore Basilica was constructed. The Catacombs are specifically underground burial places, to pay respects and enjoy quiet reflective moments with the dearly departed. Of the nine catacombs and cave complexes under the Rione Sanità, only San Gennaro, San Gaudioso, San Severo and Fontanelle cemetery have been unearthed. We offer tickets and guided tours to the first two.
Do I need to book tickets in advance to enter the Naples Underground?
While it is possible to get admission if you stand in the on-site queue, booking online and having entry tickets in advance can greatly reduce your waiting time – especially during the peak season.
How much do Naples Underground tours cost?
The cost for visiting the Napoli Sotterranea is between €12 to €15. The Catacombs of Naples cost €13, and San Lorenzo Maggiore and the Neapolis Sotterrata cost €10. If you add on a walking tour of the city, prices can go up to €55.
What does a guided tour of Underground Naples cover?
A guided tour of Underground Naples lasts 1 to 1.5 hours and usually covers ancient aqueducts, cisterns, tuff cavities, performing spaces, and tunnels converted into bomb shelters. Your tour of the Sotterranea, accessible from Piazza San Gaetano or the Spanish Quarters, will typically take you 40 meters below the surface, accompanied by an English or Italian-speaking expert.
Is the Naples Underground wheelchair accessible?
No, the tunnels inside Naples Underground are not wheelchair accessible.
Will I have breathing problems inside the tunnels?
The tunnels can get quite congested in some areas, but you can always come up mid-way if you feel uncomfortable.
What is the cancelation policy for Naples Underground tours?
Most Naples Underground tours can be canceled up to 24 hours before the experience begins to get a full refund. However, the cancellation policy tends to vary depending on the type of tour and the package. It is recommended to check the policy before booking.
What are some attractions near Napoli Sotterranea?
The Royal Palace of Naples is only a few minutes from the tunnels. The Royal Palace of Caserta, Herculaneum, and Pompeii is an hour or so away.
What is the best time to visit the Naples Underground?
The months of October to March would be the best time to visit Naples Underground. Temperatures are milder and crowds are thinner, making it a great time to visit the tunnels. The weekdays, particularly Tuesdays through Thursdays are quieter. Get more information to plan your visit here.
What is the best way to reach Naples Underground?
You can use the public transport, with numerous bus and metro lines serving the areas of Piazza San Gaetano, Quartieri Spagnoli, and Rione Sanità. Get detailed information on the best ways to reach all the locations of Naples Underground here.
What is there to see in the Naples Underground?
The Naples Underground is a collection of manmade tunnels that were essential to the tuff stone architecture and water supply of that are the remains of the ancient Greek and Roman city called ‘Neapolis’. They later became safety chambers during World War II bombings.
Is photography allowed inside the Naples Underground?
Yes, photography is allowed inside Napoli Sotterranea.
Is the Naples Underground wheelchair accessible?
No, the tunnels inside Naples Underground are not wheelchair accessible.
Will I have breathing problems inside the tunnels?
The tunnels are quite congested in some areas, but you can always come up mid-way if you feel uncomfortable.
What are some attractions near Napoli Sotterranea?
The Royal Palace of Naples is only a few minutes from the tunnels. The Royal Palace of Caserta is around 45 mins north, while Herculaneum and Pompeii are around 30-40 mins south.
