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Yes. There are 2 free walking tours in Naples listed here, bookable for free on Civitatis. The most reviewed is Free Walking Tour of Naples Old Town: it meets at Piazza Dante, lasts about 2h15 and is guided in English, rated 9.4/10 from 8,446 reviews.
Required on this tour: a radio guide with headphones, €2 per person, not included in the booking. Without it you cannot take part, and the guide accepts tips in cash only.
Start times vary by date and are confirmed when you book.
Naples was founded by Greek settlers as Neapolis, the new city, and its historic centre keeps their layout: three long straight streets crossed by narrow lanes. Everything since then was built on top or squeezed in between, which is why a Roman statue, a Gothic cloister and a Baroque church can share the same hundred metres. The whole centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is still a working neighbourhood, loud and full of scooters.
The free walking tour of the old town starts in Piazza Dante and goes through Port'Alba, a 17th-century gate in the old walls. It stops in Piazza Bellini, where a stretch of the Greek walls is exposed, follows Via dei Tribunali past the Pulcinella sculpture and the ancient statue of the Nile god, and passes the church of Purgatorio ad Arco and the basilica of Santa Chiara. It ends in Piazza del Gesù Nuovo.
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What to see in Naples
The Sansevero Chapel holds the Veiled Christ, a marble sculpture famous for the transparency of its carved shroud; tickets are sold on the chapel's official website. The National Archaeological Museum keeps the mosaics and frescoes taken from Pompeii and Herculaneum, which makes it a good visit before or after the ruins.
Spaccanapoli, the long straight street that splits the old town in two, and Via San Gregorio Armeno, lined with workshops that make nativity figures all year, are both a short walk from the tour route. On the seafront, Castel dell'Ovo looks across the bay to Vesuvius.
Getting around and when to go
The historic centre is walked; metro line 1 connects it with the central station and the port. Spring and autumn are the best seasons, and August is hot and partly closed. Naples is a little over an hour from Rome by high-speed train, so many travellers combine both. See the month-by-month guide for timing.
Good to know before you go
Booking is free, but because of the street noise in the centre everyone follows the guide with a radio guide and headphones, which costs €2 per person and is not included in the booking. Without it you cannot join the tour. The guide accepts tips in cash only, so bring some.
The streets of the old town are narrow and shared with scooters. Keep to the side, and keep your phone and wallet in a front pocket in the busiest stretches.
The Sansevero Chapel, home of the Veiled Christ, sells timed tickets that often run out. Book it before you travel and visit after the tour; it is a few minutes from the route.
Pizza is the obvious lunch. The historic pizzerias on Via dei Tribunali often have queues at peak hours; go early or late.
Pompeii and Herculaneum are reached by the Circumvesuviana train from the central station, and ferries to Capri and Ischia leave from the port. Both make easy day trips.
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Yes. The Free Walking Tour of Naples Old Town on Civitatis goes from Piazza Dante through Port'Alba, Piazza Bellini and Via dei Tribunali to Piazza del Gesù Nuovo with an English-speaking guide. Booking is free. Each person pays €2 for the radio guide, which is required to take part, and the tip at the end is in cash only.
Where does the Naples free tour start?
In Piazza Dante, on the edge of the historic centre and next to a metro stop. The exact point and how to recognise the guide are confirmed in your booking.
How long is the free tour of Naples?
Between two hours and two hours and a quarter, all on foot and all inside the old town.
Does the tour go inside the Sansevero Chapel or the museums?
No. It is a street tour of the historic centre. The Sansevero Chapel, the archaeological museum and the underground sites have their own tickets.
How much should I tip on a free tour in Naples?
There is no fixed amount. At the end you give the guide what you think the tour was worth, in cash: cards and transfers are not accepted. The €2 radio guide is separate from the tip. Our tip calculator shows the usual range for Italy.
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