Naples: Rione Sanità and Fontanelle Cemetery Walking Tour
ID: GYG269672-467582
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Discover one of the oldest and richest neighborhoods of Naples, full of history, mysteries and tradition. Your tour will start right from the heart of the Rione Sanità, and will continue between the Fontanelle Cemetery and the Neapolitan Baroque palaces.
Your tour will begin from the Fontanelle Cemetery, which was built in an ancient quarry and is a great place to learn more about the relationship between Neapolitan people and death. In this place, the sacred and the profane co-exsist, creating the cult of the ”pezzentelle” (the souls of purgatory). It contains over 40,000 remains of people, mostly skulls, victims of the plague, and victims of the and cholera epidemics of the mid-17th century. At the end of 19th century it became a cult place, with some believers deciding to rearrange the thousands of anonymous bones, adopting a skull of an abandoned soul in return for protection.
Your guided visit will then continue to the Rione Sanità ,where you will have the opportunity to admire two masterpieces of the Neapolitan Baroque: Palazzo San Felice and Palazzo dello Spagnolo.
Before ending your tour at Porta San Gennaro, you will taste the famous and sweet “fiocco di neve” in one of the most important pastry shops in Naples.
Highlights
- Discover the sacred and profane areas of Naples
- Explore the Neapolitan Baroque and the noble past of the Rione Sanità
- Savor the famous “fiocco di neve” dessert
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
The meeting point is next to the main steps of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
