Catacombs of San Gennaro: the Naples carved into the tufa of the Rione Sanità
Beneath the Rione Sanità, the Catacombs of San Gennaro reveal early Christian frescoes and tombs in the tufa: the oldest underground Naples.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026The province of Napoli (Campania) is not very crowded: 4,7 tourist arrivals per inhabitant per year (56th out of 107 Italian provinces, Eurostat data 2023).
Beneath the Rione Sanità, the Catacombs of San Gennaro reveal early Christian frescoes and tombs in the tufa: the oldest underground Naples.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026
From the courtyard of the ancient Federico II to the alleys of the Quartieri Spagnoli beyond Via Toledo: two faces of Naples, scholarly and working-class, a few steps apart.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026
In the Rione Sanità of Naples, a 17th-century basilica and the Cripta dei Cristallini, a Hellenistic burial ground, guard the buried Greek city.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026
In the Rione Sanità of Naples, a 17th-century basilica and the Cripta dei Cristallini, a Hellenistic burial ground, guard the buried Greek city.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026