Culture
The MANN — three hours, the rooms that matter
Italy's greatest archaeological museum has 12,000 objects. A short list of the ones to actually see.
The shortlist
Mosaic room: the Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii — 1.5m × 5.8m of tessellated cinema. Spend 20 minutes here.
Farnese room: the Farnese Hercules, the Farnese Bull. Maximalist Hellenistic sculpture at the scale of cathedrals.
Secret Cabinet (Gabinetto Segreto): the Roman erotic art recovered from Pompeii, sealed by the Bourbons for two centuries. Adults only; an instructive 15 minutes.
Villa dei Papiri room: the bronze statues from the Herculaneum villa, the only intact Roman library — papyrus scrolls still being decoded.
Where to stay
Our homes in Naples
The beating heart of Southern Italy — three millennia of layered history, the world's pizza capital, and a UNESCO old town that hums from dawn to midnight.
Keep reading
More guides from our team
PracticalNaples airport to the Amalfi Coast — the four real options
There's no single right answer. The right transfer depends on your luggage, your group size, when you arrive, and where on the coast you're staying.
FoodA walking street-food map of Naples
You eat your way through Naples or you don't really visit it. Five stops, three hours, two pockets full of paper cones.