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Naples

Naples is the regional capital of Campania, southern Italy.

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With a population of 905,050 within the city's administrative limits as of 2026, it is the largest city in southern Italy and the third-largest city in Italy after Rome and Milan, while its province-level municipality is the third most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 2,954,847 residents – or the second largest according to OECD data. Its metropolitan area, the seventh most populous in the European Union, has a population of approximately 4.4 million and stretches beyond the boundaries of the city proper for approximately 30 kilometres. Naples also plays a key role in international diplomacy, being home to NATO's Allied Joint Force Command Naples and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.

See

Worth seeing

As a UNESCO World Heritage site, the historic centre of Naples hosts a huge number of architectural landmarks.

  1. 01
    Cappella Sansevero

    A chapel built in 1590, it contains sculptures and other works of art by some of the leading Italian artists of the 18th century, like the extraordinary Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino.

  2. 02
    San Francesco di Paola

    One of the main churches in Naples, it's at the west side of Piazza del Plebiscito, the city's main square.

  3. 03
    Gesù Nuovo

    The Church of Gesù Nuovo (New Jesus) was built in 1470 as a palace for Roberto Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno.

  4. 04
    San Domenico Maggiore

    One of the most prominent churches of Naples.

  5. 05
    Santa Chiara

    Via Santa Chiara, 49 (Dante 1 ; facing Gesù Nuovo), amministraziones.chiara@gmail.com.

  6. 06
    Naples Cathedral
Do

Things to do

Enjoy classical music in the Neapolitan temple of opera, or other performances such as musicals, comedies and actors' exhibitions in one of the theatres in the historic centre.

  1. 01
    Real Teatro San Carlo
  2. 02
    Teatro Bellini
  3. 03
    Teatro Augusteo

    Piazzetta Duca d'Aosta (Augusteo Centrale ; in front of Galleria Umberto I), botteghinoaugusteo@libero.it.

  4. 04
    Underwater Park of Gaiola
  5. 05
    Pontile di Bagnoli

    A walk of 900 m (½ mile) suspended on the waters of the Gulf of Pozzuoli, along a concrete pier built in 1962 to serve a former steel mill, closed in 1993 and now dismantled.

Eat

Where to eat

You will find many sauces based on garlic sauteed in extra-virgin olive oil, tomatoes, and local red wines. Some of the sauces are arrabbiata ("angry") or fra diavolo ("brother Devil"), which means they will contain hot pepper. It's a great cuisine. Fresh mozzarella di bufala (mozzarella made from European buffaloes' milk) is also typical of the region.

  1. 01
    Di Matteo

    Via dei Tribunali, 94 (Centro Storico), info@pizzeriadimatteo.com.

  2. 02
    Trattoria Don Vincenzo

    Via San Biagio dei Librai, 60 (Centro Storico),.

  3. 03
    Decumano 31
  4. 04
    Il Cuoppo

    Via San Biagio Dei Librai, 23 (Centro Storico).

  5. 05
    L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele

    Via Cesare Sersale, 1-3 (Centro Storico),.

How locals move

Getting around Naples the local way

  • Get in}} From the airport you can take a bus for €5 (called Alibus) which has two stops only: Stazione Centrale (Central station) and Piazza Municipio, near the main ferry port (molo Beverello).
  • Get inBeware of (legal) taxi drivers on the way to the Alibus stop, who claim to charge the same price as the Alibus, but actually also charge for children and go only once the minivan is full.
  • Get inFrom around the station, the bus routes Alibus, R2 and 151, the tram route 1 and the metro Line 1 will take you within three blocks of the ferries at Stazione Marittima.
  • Get inMedMar Group operates several large ferry/passenger ships that connect Naples with Sardinia (Olbia), Corsica (Porto-Vecchio), Tunisia (Tunis), and the Aeolian Islands.
  • Get inTirrenia Navigazione operates an overnight ferry service that has two separate routes, one to Sardinia (Cagliari) and the other to Sicily (Palermo).
  • Get aroundThere are several ferry and hydrofoil services that connect Naples and local ports and islands.
  • Get aroundFerry and hydrofoil services leave from either {{marker |type=go |name 40.837352 |long=14.254749 |image=Castel Nuovo from sea (2006-05-273).jpg }}, (approx.
  • Get aroundBesides the main stops the ferry service also connects many smaller communities.

From Wikivoyage: Naples, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Sony photographer (Public domain), Wikimedia Commons.

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