Catacombs and hypogea
neath the Sanità district, the Vergini area and the historic centre, another Naples unfolds—ancient, silent and deeply spiritual.
Here, the underground world does not simply reveal a hidden city, but preserves the roots of its devotion: early Christian basilicas, catacombs, hypogeal spaces and religious complexes spanning centuries of history, faith and collective memory.
From the Catacombs of San Gennaro to those of San Gaudioso and San Severo, as well as the basilicas and ancient complexes shaping the urban landscape of the Sanità district, this itinerary helps visitors navigate places that are often close to one another yet profoundly different in origin, function and narrative.
A journey into the most sacred side of underground Naples—where stone, tuff and silence reveal one of the city’s most intense and authentic souls.