The dense network of narrow streets (in Neapolitan dialect called "vacarielli"="alleys") that run through the historic center of Naples are the result of the stratification of more than two thousand years of history. Together we will walk the three decumani, via "Spaccanapoli", via Tribunali and via dell'Anticaglia, to get to know the true essence of ancient Naples. We will learn how to orient ourselves in the tangle of its most characteristic streets. We will visit the Church of Gesù Nuovo, the Basilica of Santa Chiara and that of San Lorenzo Maggiore, built on the remains of the Roman market. Through the narrowest alleys we will come out in key places, such as the Greek walls of Piazza Bellini and the church of Santa Maria del Purgatorio in Arco, known as the church of the "capuzzelle" with original decorative motifs in the form of skulls, which still speak to us of the ancient cult of the dead.

ITINERARY

Walking tour of the historic center, visit of the churches of Gesù Nuovo, Santa Chiara and San Lorenzo Maggiore, guided walk among the decumani of ancient Neapolis, piazza Bellini, exterior of the church of Santa Maria del Purgatorio in Arco. The tour ends at piazza San Gaetano.