# A day in Naples' old town from Rome: the Veiled Christ, underground Naples and a trattoria by the station

High-speed train to Naples, the Veiled Christ in the Sansevero Chapel, the guided visit beneath Via dei Tribunali, Spaccanapoli on foot and lunch in a trattoria from 1943 next to the station.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/itineraries/rome-naples-old-town-day-veiled-christ-underground · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:45 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (High-speed train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale)
- 09:30 · Sansevero Chapel and the Veiled Christ (book the time slot on the museum's website · €12 · closed on Tuesdays)
  - 5 min on foot
- 10:30 · Spaccanapoli and Via dei Tribunali on Foot (Spaccanapoli eastwards and San Gregorio Armeno)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:00 · Napoli Sotterranea, 40 Metres Beneath Via dei Tribunali (guided departure at 12:00 on Piazza San Gaetano · Italian or English) · Napoli Sotterranea
  - 15 min by metro
- 13:45 · Mimì alla Ferrovia (for one to three people, no booking and in order of arrival; confirm the hours by phone) · Mimì alla Ferrovia, €€
  - 10 min on foot
- 16:00 · L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele (a pizza for the train, if there is still room) · L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, €
- 17:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 15 by train (high-speed train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini)

Naples fits into a day from Rome if you stay in the historic centre. The high-speed train takes a little over an hour, the station is twenty minutes' walk from the decumani and everything this plan suggests is done on foot: a Baroque chapel with the city's most famous sculpture, a guided visit underground, a walk along Spaccanapoli and a Neapolitan lunch by the station before heading back.

## The day, hour by hour

7:45 · Train to Naples. Frecciarossa or Italo from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale, about an hour and ten. From the station, the metro to the centre or about twenty minutes on foot.

9:30 · Sansevero Chapel. The Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino, the marble that looks like a wet sheet, and the two anatomical machines in the basement. Admission costs €12 and booking is compulsory: buy the 9:30 slot on the museum's website. Closed on Tuesdays. Allow about 45 minutes with the Spanish audioguide.

10:30 · Spaccanapoli. Go out onto Via Benedetto Croce and walk east along San Biagio dei Librai. Detour along San Gregorio Armeno, the nativity-scene street, to Via dei Tribunali.

12:00 · Napoli Sotterranea. The midday departure, in Italian or English, goes down 40 metres to the cisterns of the Greco-Roman aqueduct and the wartime shelters. Groups of fewer than ten people do not need to book: turn up a few minutes early at Piazza San Gaetano 69, next to San Paolo Maggiore. A good hour.

13:45 · Lunch at Mimì alla Ferrovia. Head back towards the station and eat at the trattoria the Giugliano family opened in 1943: parmigiana, pasta mista with potatoes and provola, spaghetti with clams and babà. For one to three people there is no booking; for four to ten, yes, on its website. The website does not publish the opening hours: confirm by phone before the trip.

16:00 · A pizza for the road. If you have room, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele is about ten minutes from the station and open all day.

17:30 · Train to Rome. You reach Termini before a quarter to seven.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
The plan is made for the train: high-speed Rome–Naples, metro or on foot to the centre, and everything on foot.

### By car
Do not do it by car: the historic centre is a limited-traffic zone and from Rome it is more than two and a half hours on the motorway.

## Consejos

### Book Sansevero before buying the train
The morning slots sell out first, and it is the only thing in the day that requires a booking.

### Bring a layer for underground
It is cooler below ground than on the street.

### Comfortable shoes
It is about three kilometres on cobbles, with stairs at Napoli Sotterranea.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is Naples worth it in a single day from Rome?
For the historic centre, yes: with the high-speed train you have about seven hours in the city. Pompeii or Vesuvius need another day.

### Do I have to book anything?
The Sansevero Chapel, yes, always. Napoli Sotterranea only if you are ten or more. At Mimì, only tables of four or more.

### Which day is best avoided?
Tuesday, because the Sansevero Chapel is closed.

### Is it safe with teenagers?
They usually love the underground visit. Beware of the very narrow passages if you are claustrophobic.