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Things to do in Naples when it rains: save-day tips
The ideal option on these dreary days is certainly to try your hand at discovering the art of museums. In Naples, the choice is really wide, given the various fascinating places to discover. Let us try to list some of the most important ones .
Here we are! Finally, the day of your departure has arrived and you are excited to reach Naples, the city of the sun, the mild climate and the blue sky that matches with the sea. Unfortunately, right now the weather does not have nice surprises for you and the first raindrops start to wet your hair. Do not despair! Naples has multiple “axes in the hole” to come to your rescue. So, relax and take a look at these tips on what to do in Naples when it rains.
Mann (Museo Archeologico Nazionale)
The Archaeological National Museum of Naples is one of the most important museum of the world thanks to its greek and roman collection. It boasts the richest and most valuable patrimony of works of art and archaeological artefacts in Italy and exhibits bourbon collections of bronzes, marbles, paintings and furnishings from the excavations of Pompeii, Herculaneum and other Campanian destinations. It also includes sections dedicated to Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities and ancient coins.
How to get there: Get off at “Museo” metro line 1, or “Cavour” for Line 2
Ticket: €22. Reduced-price €2.
Timetable: Daily 9-19:30. Closed on Tuesdays.
Address : Piazza Museo, 19, 80135 Napoli NA
Google link : https://g.co/kgs/FnEVbuk
Offcial website : https://mann-napoli.it/
Official Online ticket : https://mann-napoli.it/orari-e-tariffe/
Hours: daily from 9AM to 7:30PM (some gallery halls are only open either in the morning or the afternoon); closed Tuesdays. Last entry 60 minutes before closing.
Duration of the visit: 3-5 hours
Capodimonte Museum
The Capodimonte Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte is located within the Royal Palace of the same name. It includes the National Gallery with the Farnese collection, the Neapolitan gallery dedicated to works from ‘ 200 to ‘ 700, the historic apartment, the porcelain collection, the armoury and other collections. You will be able to admire the masterpieces of Baroque and Neapolitan renaissance but also Caravaggio, Botticelli and Andy Warhol.
How to get there: the shuttle bus Capodimonte allows tourists to reach the museum from the city centre, starting every hour from Piazza Trieste and Trento.
Ticket: €15.
Timetable: Every day except Wednesdays from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm. The last entry is at 6.30 pm.
Address : Via Miano, 2, 80131 Napoli NA
Google link : https://g.co/kgs/982ExUn
Official Online ticket : https://capodimonte.cultura.gov.it/biglietti/
Official Website : https://capodimonte.cultura.gov.it/
Duration of the visit : 3-5 hours without the grounds
Villa Pignatelli
House-Museum located at the Riviera di Chiaia that exhibits nineteenth-century furniture, porcelain, furnishings, ceramics and carriages. The furnishings express the nineteenth century elegance of an extremely refined taste inspired by the most varied styles, such as the Baroque or the Renaissance.
How to get there: from Piazza Garibaldi take Bus 151 or metro line L2, stop Amedeo.
Admission to the Museum: €5.
Admission to the Park: €2.
Hours: daily from 09:30 to 17:00 except Tuesdays.
Official website : https://palazzorealedinapoli.org/sedi/villa-pignatelli/
Location : https://maps.app.goo.gl/CijSRzsr1C6L1zXV7
PAN (Palazzo delle Arti di Napoli)
Located in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Roccella, is the Neapolitan Museum of Contemporary Arts where art works are manifested in their rich expressions: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, design, cinema, video-art, comics, etc. The Museum welcomes permanent exhibitions and also of internationally renowned artists.
How to get there: Metro Line 2 (Piazza Garibaldi – Piazza Amedeo); Bus R3 (from Piazza Municipio to the Riviera di Chiaia); Funicular (via Cimarosa – Piazza Amedeo).
Ticket: The maximum cost of the tickets is 11 euro, the reduced-price for groups costs 10 euro. The special reduced, reserved for under 26, is 5 euros.
Timetable: Open every day -except Tuesdays- from 9.30 a.m. to 19.30 a.m. Sunday open from 9.30 to 14.30.
Official website : https://www.comune.napoli.it/pan-palazzodelleartinapoli
Location : https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mt6mqaQ6eSjci1a48
MADRE (Museo d’Arte contemporanea Donna Regina)
With its exhibition of contemporary national and international art masterpieces, the MADRE museum it is one of the most important museum poles in southern Italy. It is located in the old Palazzo Donna Regina, in the heart of the historic center, and develops on 4,500 sqm of exhibition area, divided into 4 levels and in two large interior courtyards.
How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Museum stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Cavour stop
Ticket: Full price € 8; Reduced € 4.
Timetable: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10.00 — 19.30; Sunday: 10.00 am — 8.00 pm
The ticket office closes an hour earlier. Closed on Tuesdays
Official website : https://www.madrenapoli.it/
Location : https://maps.app.goo.gl/LwyprQhNNqoEQWkv7
The metro stations of the art to be photographed
Did you just get off the train and notice the rain on the horizon? If your stop corresponds to one of the many metro stations of the art, you can keep up a little more and take advantage to contemplate and take pictures of the art works. The indoor and outdoor spaces of the stations hosted around 200 works by 100 of the most prestigious contemporary authors. We are talking about 'decentralised' museums, open exhibition routes for a dynamic enjoyment of the artistic artefact. We try to collect the most beautiful ones.
🟢 Toledo Station
Winner of the award “most beautiful station in Europe”. The “Crater de Luz” crosses in depth all the levels of the station, illuminated by the opera “Relative Light” by Robert Wilson: thousands of leds on the chromatic range of the blues create suggestive luminous atmospheres. The walls are covered with the mosaics of Kentridge, which stages a procession of figures and objects inspired by the history of the city of Naples
Toledo metro Location : https://share.google/Kd10NHtm4fMihgOrj
🟢Università Station
A rich colored station in the area where some Neapolitan universities are located. The architect and designer Karim Rashid has created spaces aimed to transmitting the knowledge and the languages of the new digital age without forgetting the great Italian and Neapolitan humanistic tradition. Beyond the turnstiles is visible the opera “Conversational profile”, a metaphor for dialogue and communication between human beings.
Università Station Location : https://share.google/qd2HgpbBvvWXQ3gzM
🟢Museo Station
Made according to the project of Gae Aulenti. The appearance and color of this station, with its red plaster and the volcanic stone, recall the structure of the nearby National Archaeological Museum (MANN). The atrium of the station houses a fibreglass of Hercules Farnese while in the secondary entrance hall there is a bronze mold of the imposing horse head called Carafa. Along the corridors you can admire the black and white photographs of Mimmo Jodice.
Museo station Location : https://share.google/cACyToFzOCFDqJdpP
🟢Chiaia
The Chiaia metro station was designed by architect Uberto Siola, and its artistic installation is by the British director and artist Peter Greenaway. The station, which connects two different levels of the city, was inaugurated in 2024 as part of the expansion of Naples
Chiaia Station Location : https://share.google/MXusSh8blcnpVerKi
Museo Cappella San Severo - 1593 ( San Severo Chapel )
The Sansevero Chapel (or Museo Cappella Sansevero) is an artistic and historical jewel in Naples, Italy, renowned for its unique Baroque art and enigmatic atmosphere. While it's a museum, not a technology itself, it is famous for holding the iconic Veiled Christ sculpture and for the mystery surrounding its Anatomical Machines, which are eerily lifelike models of the human circulatory system.
How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Toledo stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Cavour stop
Ticket: Full price € 12; Reduced € 6.
Timetable: Daily: 9.00 am – 7.00 pm / Closed on Tuesdays
Last entry 30 mins before closing
My tip : pre-book the ticket on line to skip the long line
Naples Underground - 4th century BC - (Napoli Sotterranea )
In the 4th century BC, ancient Greek colonists began the Naples Underground by quarrying tuff stone to build the city of Neapolis, leaving behind the first network of caverns and tunnels. These quarries were later expanded by the Romans into an aqueduct system to supply the city with water. This vast, multi-layered subterranean network, which stretches for 280 miles under modern Naples, continued to be developed for over 2,500 years, becoming an important resource for the city and eventually serving as air-raid shelters during World War II.
How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Dante stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Cavour stop
Ticket: Full price € 16
Timetable: Guided tours in English: daily at 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm.
My tip : pre-book the ticket on line to skip the long line
The Bourbon Tunnel (1853) - the secret escape tunnel of ferdinand ll of Bourbon
The Bourbon Tunnel (Galleria Borbonica) is a historical underground passage in Naples, originally built as a secret escape route for the king and later used as a WWII bomb shelter and illegal car impound
Construction began in 1853 under King Ferdinand II of Bourbon to create a secure, underground passage from the Royal Palace to Piazza Vittoria and the military barracks.
How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Municipio stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Amedeo stop
Ticket: Full price € 10/15 - Reduced € 5
Timetable: 11 : 00 am - 18 :00
The Naples Duomo and the Treasure of San Gennaro
✅ The Duomo of Naples, officially the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, is a 13th-century Roman Catholic cathedral and the city's main church, famously housing the relics of Naples' patron saint, Saint Januarius, and his coagulated blood, which is venerated in the Baroque San Gennaro Chapel. The cathedral showcases a mix of architectural styles, including a Gothic interior and a Neo-Gothic facade, and is a central site for the annual Miracle of San Gennaro.
✅The Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro is certainly one of the main attractions in Naples, an artistic boast of unique richness. In fact, the treasure of the same name is one of the most important and precious religious treasures in the world; it is kept in the city's cathedral, thus in the very centre.
How to get there: How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Museo stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Cavour stop
Ticket: Full price € 12 only for the museum ( the duomo is free entrance)
The Archeological Excavations of San Lorenzo Maggiore (476 B.C.) and the Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore ( 1283 ) - " La neapolis Sotterranea "
The archaeological excavations of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples are a fascinating site that showcases the city's rich history. Located beneath the basilica and convent of San Lorenzo Maggiore, the excavations began in 1976 and have uncovered the remains of the ancient Macellum, a Roman market built around the 1st century AD. This structure features a central edicola with a colonnaded tholos, likely housing a fountain, and surrounding porticoes with shops.
How to get there: How to get there: Metro Line 1 — Dante stop. Metro Line 2 — Piazza Cavour stop
Ticket: Full price € 11 guide included - Reduced € 6
Timetable: 9 : 30 am - 17 :30
Address: Piazza San Gaetano, 316, 80138 Napoli NA
Cafe/bistrot + reading and relax ?👇(inside the beautiful Galleria Umbero l - Naples)
☕️ Mondadori Bookstore: The Heart of Neapolitan Reading ,your new favorite place for books, coffee, and connection📚☕️✨
📚 Located in the heart of Naples, Mondadori Bookstore stands out with its beautiful design. It is considered by some to be the most beautiful bookstore in the city. The store offers a wide selection of books and a relaxing atmosphere. It also features a small cafeteria with friendly staff. In addition, the bookstore provides free and fast WiFi.
Address : Via Santa Brigida 68, 80132 Napoli NA (inside Galleria Umberto l )
Google link : https://maps.app.goo.gl/MCubqKpnZVSzQ4rL7
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