From the owner: Visite guidate a Napoli poco convenzionali per scoprire i mille volti di una città ricca di storia,…read moretradizione, cultura. Cene spettacolo all'insegna della napoletanità.

From the owner: L'ass. culturale locus iste si dedica alla promozione, al recupero e alla valorizzazione del…read morepatrimonio storico, artistico, culturale, urbanistico, delle tradizioni popolari ed antropologiche di Napoli e della Campania ed educa alla sensibilità ambientalista. Progetta itinerari narrati di storia dell'arte, antropologia e storia delle tradizioni popolari, percorsi monografici su personaggi particolamente significativi per la storia e la cultura di Napoli, percorsi naturalistici e di educazione ambientale, rivolgendosi al pubblico adulto, ai giovani e alle scuole. L'anima dei luoghi è conservata solo nella memoria di coloro che li hanno vissuti, li hanno ricordati, li hanno resi immortali con le loro gesta e il loro fare storico. Con questa convinzione - base degli studi a carattere scientifico che precedono ogni attività culturale e progettazione di itinerari - l'Associazione mira a "meravigliare" quanti desiderano conoscere le storie di un locus partenopeo, utilizzando tecniche di narrazione suggestiva e coinvolgente, in primis lo storytelling.

A great way to spend a rainy day in Napoli…read more The guided tour itself takes between 90 minutes to an hour 45. It worth it. There is a good amount of stairs. There's several different paths through the catacombs. If you're claustrophobic, it would be a good idea to skip doing this part.

Checks the box off for interesting tour to take in a foreign city. Tour itself was 5 stars, the…read morewait and the crowds dropped it a star. Underground tours in Naples are very popular with multiple sites and entry points, this one being the main location. Entrance is via an alley along Via dei Tribunali, one of the main stretches in the historic center, and on a Sunday noon it was packed with visitors waiting for their tour times. Like probably 70-80 people waiting in a 12 x 20 foot area...a fair number of staff on hand wrangling the lines, telling people/groups with pre-bookings to line up in front of those without. Each person basically has to talk to a staff member to figure out exactly who they should be standing behind. Then there are staff members calling out times for each tour at the front, Italian then English alternately. I'm not sure why they don't implement an easier, more straightforward system, for each language--one line for prebooked and one line without. Tickets can be booked in advance online by tour language and they ask you to be there 15 minutes prior to your time slot. This is most certainly not only recommended, but required if you want to avoid inadvertently missing your timeslot due to the confusing line as mentioned above. Also their website refers to the online tickets as "skip-the-line" though to be clear you are essentially just booking a spot in advance, you still need to wait in line at the entrance. And hands down book in advance. They "guarantee" entry at the door (as I heard a few different staff members mention to certain people in line), however what they don't initially mention is this is only after all pre-booked visitors enter, so this could mean an indefinite wait of 30 minutes, an hour, 1.5 hours...who knows. For safety reasons entry is only possible via guided tour, and there are limits to the size of each group. They definitely push it though, considering my group of about 35ish was one of several groups to go down in staggered times of about 15-20 minutes apart. Once the guide directs the group to enter the pathway leading underground, they make you line up along the stairs while another group exits, then your group can enter. It's several flights down (then back up) so I saw some elderly with walking handicaps and families with strollers struggling. Honestly I wouldn't recommend coming here if you fall into either group. I imagine it could be dangerous for the former (think slippery stone in some areas) and there was a toddler crying during two-thirds of my tour that made for a very distracting experience if you consider the cavernous reverberations. After waiting in line for about 15-20 minutes outside, then another 10-15 minutes on the stairs inside, the tour itself lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes after we finally got downstairs. It was very informative and our guide tried her best to crack jokes and maintain a light-hearted atmosphere while at the same time projecting her voice as loud as possible and telling other nearby groups to keep their voices down (yes, bc there were a few different groups in close proximity sometimes so she had to practically yell to be heard). She shared about the history, functions (aquifer, munitions storage, landfill, war bunker, etc) and unique conditions (cool temps and high humidity) that makes this subterranean complex such an integral part of Naples' story. The last 20 minutes was dedicated to visiting the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater only a few minutes walking from the Sotterranea entrance/exit. It's in a separate building altogether on a residential street and it was intriguing to see the intersection of antiquity and modern life. Tickets are €18 for adults, €15 for students 11-24 yrs old, €10 for children 5-10 yrs old. Time slots available on the hour from between 10am to 7pm daily, last entry at 6pm. For more info: https://www.napolisotterranea.org/en/

Two stars is kind of generous. The admission fee was included with our tour, but we ended up…read moretipping 10€ which honestly looking back. I feel like I shouldn't have. Oh well. The experience was about 3 minutes inside the cave. The bulk of the time was standing in line, then sitting in the cramped boat trying to get in and out of the cave due to the traffic jam. Not really worth it in my opinion. Keep in mind that if the water level is too high. They will close this "excursion" and offer the boat ride instead, which we also got to done, and was able to capture some neat photos. I would recommend the boat ride over this one.

I would suggest getting a private tour if you really want to see the Blue Grotto. When we purchased…read morethe tickets for this, we were told it was one hour total & assured we'd be back on time. What they should've said was that they cannot guarantee how long it'll take bc it all depends on how busy the entrance to grotto is. But that's not even accurate bc they radio back & forth so they know how many boats are waiting. After two hours & being nowhere near close to the front of the line, the majority of people on our. tour had to head back on another boat without seeing the Grotto, or we would've missed our ferry tickets, not to mention, the boat was only partially covered - people were in direct & very hot sun for the entire time waiting. No water served on boat. Even the waiting process before boarding the boat was a mess - very disorganized.

Luigi picked us up at our Villa in Amalfi and drove me and my husband through the Amalfi coast,…read morestopping at the most amazing locations. He knows absolutely everything about each town and his knowledge of the area was incredible! We spent our day not only taking in the gorgeous views of the Amalfi coast but also learning so much about the area and the life and culture there. Luigi's sweet nature made this a highlight of our entire time in Italy! Amalfi is one of the most relaxing, gorgeous places in the world I have ever been! It is even better than Nusa Lembongan in Indonesian. Our tour was fantastic! He showed us each nook and corner of this beautiful coastline. It was a wonderful experience! Luigi is a warm and friendly person and we had a wonderful time! I highly recommend Amalfi coast tour! His kindness and his extremely professional service will make your time on the Amalfi truly unforgettable!

Luigi was an outstanding guide! He picked us up and dropped us off at our B&B…read more We enjoyed wonderful CONVERSATIONS with Luigi, as opposed to monotonous talking points. He has an intimate knowledge of all things along the Amalfi Coast. His excellent recommendations both during and after our tour(as well as his friends recommendations along the way)were off the beaten path or a quiet haven within a bustling village. The tour was never rushed. He had stops he thought we would enjoy from our conversation and adjusted the tour for impromptu stops if we had questions about certain things. I recommend booking his tour on your first full day of your stay along the Amalfi Coast, as it helped us to plan our excursions during the remainder of our stay. Thank you, Luigi!

We only had one full day in Napoli so instead of doing the full day trip to Vesuvius/Pompeii, we…read moredecided to just stay in Naples and see what the city had to offer. One of the things that popped up in our research was Napoli Sotterranea, which is a series of underground tunnels and caves, used as a bomb shelter during WWII. It's about 130 feet below ground and 280 miles long. There are various access points, but all require a tour, which makes sense because how would you even navigate 280 miles worth of a cave? We reserved our tickets online for €14 with Napoli Sotterranea - LAES. It's just a reservation so you still need to pay/pick up your tickets in person on the day of. I believe in person tickets were €10 or €11 but you may run the risk of not being able to get a ticket. We did the Saturday 10 AM English tour and it was a pretty big group. The tour lasts for an hour and was very interesting. There are areas of the cave where it's a tight squeeze - you have to walk sideways. But if you're claustrophobic, there is an alternative route for those parts. Overall, it was a good tour and I'd recommend it if you are looking for activities in Naples.

Great tour. Guide made it very fun and showed us a lot of cool things. Was one of the highlights of…read moremy trip. Would highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Naples.