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Naples underground and the Spanish Quarter
Your local guide
Rosaria Iovine
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Highlights
- Greek and Roman quarries forty metres down
- Tunnels used as shelters during 1943 raids
- A Roman theatre inside a modern building
- Maradona murals across the Spanish Quarter
- Via Toledo into the Galleria Umberto
About this tour
This session follows the layers of Naples from the entrance to its underground tunnels through to the Spanish Quarter and Via Toledo. You hear about the Greek and Roman quarries and wartime shelters below the street, see where a Roman theatre survives inside a modern apartment block, and pass the murals of Maradona that cover whole buildings in the Quartieri Spagnoli. The walk ends on Via Toledo, looking into the Galleria Umberto.
The call begins with a sound check, then moves point by point from below ground to street level, with pauses to answer questions as you go. A short note on visiting the tunnels yourself follows the call.
This suits anyone interested in Naples's layered history, both ancient and wartime, and its street life today.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Naples before heading out.
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Napoli Sotterranea entrance 21 min
From the entrance stairway, the guide describes the Greek and Roman quarries forty metres below the street, and the cisterns and tunnels turned into air raid shelters during the bombing of 1943.
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A Roman theatre in the walls 21 min
Standing outside an ordinary apartment block, the guide points out where a Roman theatre survives built into the walls and floors of the building above it.
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Quartieri Spagnoli and Via Toledo 21 min
Walking into the Spanish Quarter, the camera passes murals of Maradona painted across whole buildings, before the street opens onto Via Toledo and the glass roof of the Galleria Umberto.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Naples: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Babà and Chiaia, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Naples, showing you Naples Cathedral (Duomo di San Gennaro) and Castel Nuovo live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Naples live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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