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Napoli

Naples is one of the largest and most enchanting cities of art in the Mediterranean. The city dominates the gulf of the same name, which extends from the Sorrento peninsula to the volcanic area of the Campi Flegrei and offers a very suggestive view, with the imposing volcano Vesuvius and, in the distance, three magnificent islands - Capri, Ischia and Procida - which look like small jewels arisen from the sea. Naples is a city where historical and archaeological stratifications create completely peculiar and enchanting visit itineraries. From the heart of Naples the tour will introduce you not only to the history, archaeology, beauty of suggestive places but also to taste the typical products of the marvelous Neapolitan city: from coffee, to Sfogliatella, to pizza, which has become part of the heritage of the 'UNESCO. The best way to visit the city is to do it with an (optional) guide.

Archaeological Museum of Naples

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is among the oldest and most important in the world for the richness and uniqueness of its heritage and for its contribution to the European cultural panorama. The origin and formation of the collections are linked to the figure of Charles III of Bourbon, on the throne of the Kingdom of Naples since 1734, and to his cultural policy: the king promoted the exploration of the Vesuvian cities buried by the eruption of 79 AD. (begun in 1738 in Herculaneum, in 1748 in Pompeii) and oversaw the creation of a Farnesian Museum in the city, transferring part of the rich collection inherited from his mother Elisabetta Farnese from the residences in Rome and Parma. His son Ferdinand IV was responsible for the project of bringing together the two nuclei of the Farnese Collection and the collection of Vesuvian finds already on display in the current building, which was built at the end of the 1500s and was the seat of the University from 1616 until 1777. in the Ercolanese Museum inside the Royal Palace of Portici.