NAPLES · ITALY
Naples’s best days out.
The 15 most popular naples underground tours in Naples. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Official Naples Underground guided tour under the historic center, including the aqueduct and Roman theatre ruins, plus optional pizza.
Most Popular“The guides knowledge and willingness to get visitors to ask questions.”
Walk Naples’ Spanish Quarters underground on a 1-hour guided tour, with tunnels, history, and an aqueduct stop for $17.
“fascinating tour of the underground tunnels. lots of history, great tour guide Edardo. 5 stars”
Walk Naples underground on the 1853 Bourbon Tunnel tour. See WWII traces, fascist-era statues, and vintage vehicles with a guide.
“Tour timing and visit spots were good. Good rotation of groups in the tunnels was also planned but in a low season. My concerns lie only in case of emergency. What is the plan in place, how is it communicated?”
Walk Naples underground on a guided Bourbon Tunnel tour, with WWII shelter stories and old cars, including a standard entry route.
“The group was extremely large. Our guide did not speak loudly enough and spoke so quickly that most people couldn't follow what she was saying.”
Step into Napoli Sotterranea for an hour of aqueduct engineering and WWII shelter stories in tight tunnels with an English guide.
“It was a great way to learn about the Greek aquducts that saved many lives during WW2.. Our guide Massimo was very knowledgeable and funny”
Explore San Lorenzo Maggiore and Neapolis Sotterrata in central Naples, with fresco-filled halls and a Roman market under the church.
“Other underground tours showed more areas, this one was a bit limited”
Skip-the-line entry to Naples Underground: air-raid shelters, aqueducts, and a Roman theater inside cool underground passages for 1.5 hours.
“Very hard to find totally disorganised :the group way to big with 70/80 people can’t here guide . Biggest issue is much has been filled in with concrete over the top of rubbish . The only item if interested is it was used as an air raid shelter during the war .”
Half-day Naples walk with an art historian guide, headsets, and tickets to the underground Roman market beneath San Lorenzo Maggiore.
“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, answered all my questions. I have a terrible sense of direction so she went the extra mile and walked me back to my hotel.”
Walk Naples with a local guide, hit the big sights, and tour the Neapolis Sotterrata underground ruins. Optional lunch upgrade.
“Very interesting city. Italo my guide gave very educated info. Italian history is really complicated. But he showed us beautiful parts of town and diversity!”
Naples Underground and highlights walk: small group, English guide, Underground Naples ticket, and Spaccanapoli streets. Mobile ticket included.
“It was phenomenal. Our tour guide Novelle Maria was so so knowledgeable and felt we had the best history lesson in Naples ever. Highly recommend it.”
A small-group walk through old Naples, capped by a 121-step descent into Underground Naples caves, cisterns, and WWII tunnels.
“It was just the two of us and our wonderful guide, Sharon. She had great passion for the history of Old Napoli and how the art and architecture was shaped by the people and history. She was knowledgeable and personable and had a wonderful sense of humor. We really felt like we got to know…”
Try scuba at Baia’s underwater Roman ruins near Naples. Small group, English guide, equipment, and two guided underwater sessions.
“Seeing the stautes and Mosaics. And my dive buddy Alice, was great. The briefing of both dives, what we would see and the fact that we had wetsuits that kept us warm.”
Private 2-hour Naples underground tour through Neapolis Sotterrata, Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio, the Duomo, plus coffee and sfogliatella.
“Riccardo our tour guide was inspiring. His knowledge of both above ground and underground Napoli not only taught us, it made us feel welcome to Napoli. We can now appreciate much more of how special is the city of Napoli culturally, archeologically, historically. The underground of Napoli is a wonder of the world. A must…”
Naples history above and below ground, from Piazza del Plebiscito to the Bourbon Tunnel and WWII-era shelters, guided in English.
“This is an amazing experience for people with many different interests. It is fascinating from a geological standpoint, as well as historical and cultural. It is simply an excellent tour with amazing sights and very interesting tales of the various uses of the tunnels. If you have the time, this is something not to miss!”
A 2.5-hour small-group walk that pairs Piazza Bellini streets with a guided hour in Underground Naples and a classic stroll to Spaccanapoli.
“Professional guide, really beautiful tour. I recommend it.”
The old city on foot, and every boat, train and road that leaves the bay.
