Itineraries
Spaccanapoli, end to end, in one afternoon
The arrow-straight street that splits the old town in half — and how to read it.
The route
Start at Piazza del Gesù Nuovo at 15:00. The Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo's diamond-rusticated façade hides a baroque interior so dense it takes ten minutes for your eyes to adjust. Across the square: Santa Chiara, whose majolica cloister is the calmest courtyard in Naples.
Walk east. The Cappella Sansevero — yes, the Christ Veiled in marble, yes, it's worth it — is a 200-metre detour right at Vico San Domenico Maggiore. Book in advance: walk-ups now wait two hours in summer.
End on a sfogliatella
By Via San Biagio dei Librai you're in the busiest, narrowest stretch — laundry overhead, vespas weaving, two churches every block. Pop into San Domenico Maggiore (the chapter of Aquinas) for the cloister.
End at Capasso in Forcella for a sfogliatella frolla. Eat it on the steps of Sant'Agrippino — twenty minutes of street theatre included free.
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.
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