Which one to choose in Naples
Two churches in Naples. Naples Cathedral has 4 tickets and tours to book; Sansevero Chapel has 5 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Naples, Italy
The cathedral is free to enter. What costs money is the layered archaeology and the treasury: a ticket covers the excavations beneath the neighbouring basilica of Santa Restituta, where Greek walls, a Roman road and a fourth-century baptistery lie beneath the floor, and a separate ticket covers the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, which holds a collection of silver, gold and jewels that has been called richer than the English crown jewels.
Naples, Italy
One timed ticket covers the chapel, which is a single room and a basement; book online, because numbers inside are capped and the walk-up queue in the narrow lane can take an hour in season. Audio guides are rented at the door and there is a good free booklet in several languages. Guided tours of the historic centre usually include the ticket and cost several times it; they help, because the chapel is a Masonic puzzle as much as a church and the iconography rewards explanation.
| Naples Cathedral | Sansevero Chapel | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cathedral | Church |
| Opened | 1272 | 1593 |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 4 | 5 |
| Official website | yes | yes |