Naples Essentials: Centro Storico in an Hour

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore

   ~15 min here

   San Domenico Maggiore is a church and monastery belonging to the Dominican Order, opening onto the square that shares its name in Naples’ historic centre.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Cappella Sansevero

   ~1 hr here

   Cappella Sansevero is a chapel devoted more formally to Santa Maria della Pietà, and it holds an extraordinary collection of eighteenth-century sculpture and painting.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Via San Gregorio Armeno

   ~3 min here

   Via San Gregorio Armeno is a historic street famous for its artisan workshops making nativity figures.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Statua del dio Nilo

   ~3 min here

   The Statue of the Nile God is the marble figure resting on a wave-shaped support in Piazzetta Nilo.

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   Stop 5: Basilica di Santa Chiara

   ~15 min here

   Santa Chiara is a basilica within a wider religious complex containing a monastery, royal tombs and an archaeological museum.

More walks in Naples

• HighlightsNaples Essentials10 stops · ~3 hrSee the walk
• Weird & UnusualSkulls, Saints and the Nile God5 stops · ~2 hr 45 min · 765 mSee the walk
• Hidden GemsSanità and Capodimonte: Tombs, Stairs and a Royal Park7 stops · ~3 hr 5 minSee the walk
• Royal HeritageRoyal Naples and the Seafront8 stops · ~1 hr 5 minSee the walk
• Food & DrinkPizza, Nativity Workshops and Market Streets5 stops · ~1 hr 5 min · 3.0 kmSee the walk
• Gardens & ViewsUp to the Vomero: Quartieri Spagnoli to Sant’Elmo3 stops · ~20 minSee the walk
• Coast & ViewsPosillipo: Gaiola and the Pausilypon3 stops · ~1 hr 40 min · 2.8 kmSee the walk