Sanità and Capodimonte: Tombs, Stairs and a Royal Park

The stops

1. 

   Catacombs of San Gaudioso

   ~1 hr here

   The Catacombs of San Gaudioso are underground Christian burial chambers beneath the raised presbytery of Santa Maria della Sanità.

2. 

   Cimitero delle Fontanelle

   ~3 min here

   The Fontanelle Cemetery is an underground ossuary carved into the tuff hillside of Materdei: a vast chamber where anonymous human remains became the focus of a powerful Neapolitan devotion.

3. 

   Ipogeo dei Cristallini

   ~3 min here

   Ipogeo dei Cristallini is an underground funerary complex in Naples, made up of Hellenistic tombs.

4. 

   Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli

   ~1 hr here

   The National Archaeological Museum of Naples fills a former university building, and its galleries bring together sculpture, mosaics, frescoes and objects from across the ancient Mediterranean.

5. 

   Palazzo dello Spagnuolo

   ~3 min here

   Palazzo dello Spagnuolo is a historic palace, and its fame rests on the theatrical staircase opening into the courtyard.

6. 

   Real Bosco di Capodimonte

   ~3 min here

   Real Bosco di Capodimonte is a public park surrounding the Palace of Capodimonte in Naples.

7. 

   Reggia di Capodimonte

   ~3 min here

   Reggia di Capodimonte is a royal palace set within a park, and its most remarkable transformation is still visible in its purpose: a residence created to shelter an exceptional art collection now houses Naples’s principal museum of paintings and other…

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