# Sansevero Chapel and the Veiled Christ What to do en Naples · Naples Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/things-to-do/sansevero-chapel · Revisado: 2026-11-12 - Desde: 12 € per person - Duración: 45 min - Temporada: All year; closed on Tuesdays - Para quién: From age 10 Baroque chapel in the centre of Naples with Sanmartino's Veiled Christ; €12, reservation compulsory and closed on Tuesdays. What it is The Sansevero Chapel is a Baroque funerary chapel in the heart of Naples' historic centre, a few steps from Spaccanapoli. Its official name is Santa Maria della Pietà, and in the city it is called the Pietatella. Construction began in 1593, but what you see today is the work of Raimondo di Sangro, seventh Prince of Sansevero, inventor, writer and patron, who reorganised it from the 1740s until 1766 and commissioned almost everything it contains. Today it works as a private museum, the Museo Cappella Sansevero, and it is a short but very concentrated visit: in a single room you have some of the most astonishing sculptures of the 18th century. What you see The Veiled Christ: in the centre of the nave, a dead Christ lying under a veil that looks like fine, wet cloth, carved from the same block of marble. It was sculpted by Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753. The commission had been given to Antonio Corradini, who died in 1752 without carrying it out. Pudicizia (Modesty): a female figure also covered by a transparent marble veil, by Corradini, from 1752. Disinganno (Release from Deception): a man freeing himself from a net, carved in marble by Francesco Queirolo. The net, openwork and separate from the body, is a technical tour de force. The ceiling: the fresco of the Glory of Paradise, by Francesco Maria Russo, dated 1749. The labyrinthine floor: a black and white marble pavement designed by Raimondo, which was damaged in a collapse in 1889 and relaid in 1901. The anatomical machines: in the crypt, two skeletons with a reconstruction of the system of arteries and veins, attributed to Giuseppe Salerno. Opening hours and closing days It opens every day from 9:00 to 19:00, except Tuesdays, when it is closed. Last entry is at 18:30. It is closed on 25 December, and on 24 and 31 December it opens only from 9:00 to 14:00. Other public holidays have special hours: check the museum's website. Tickets and booking Booking is compulsory. Tickets go on sale on the museum's website 60 days ahead and more are released two days before the date. They are not refunded, exchanged or cancelled once paid, so choose the day and time carefully. General: €12. Ages 18 to 26: €8. Ages 10 to 17: €6. Up to age 9: free. Person with a disability and companion: €7 for both. The audio guide costs €3.50 (two for €6), lasts about 25 minutes and is in Spanish. There is also a route designed for children aged 6 to 12. How long it takes and how to get there Allow about 45 minutes with the audio guide. The chapel is at Via Francesco De Sanctis 19/21, a narrow street between Spaccanapoli and Via dei Tribunali. From Dante metro station or Piazza del Gesù you arrive on foot in a few minutes along the Spaccanapoli walk. By car it makes no sense: the historic centre is a restricted traffic zone. With children and accessibility It is a single room with no long route, so it is not tiring, but children should be old enough to look calmly: the interest lies in the details of the marble. The audio guide's children's route helps. The museum has an accessibility section on its website and videos in Italian Sign Language; check there for the conditions of access to the crypt. Combine it with Five minutes away is the entrance to Napoli Sotterranea, in Piazza San Gaetano. Sansevero is a good first stop for a morning in the centre, and in the afternoon you can leave the city for Herculaneum by train. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Web: https://www.museosansevero.it/ - Coordenadas: 40.8494, 14.2549 ## Cerca de aquí - [Spaccanapoli and Via dei Tribunali on Foot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/things-to-do/spaccanapoli-walk), a 95 m - [Napoli Sotterranea, 40 Metres Beneath Via dei Tribunali](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/things-to-do/naples-underground), a 302 m - [Hotel Piazza Bellini & Apartments](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-stay/hotel-piazza-bellini), a 356 m - [L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-eat/antica-pizzeria-da-michele), a 707 m - [Hostel Mancini](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-stay/hostel-mancini), a 1.2 km - [Mimì alla Ferrovia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-eat/mimi-alla-ferrovia), a 1.3 km - [Grand Hotel Parker's](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-stay/grand-hotel-parkers), a 2.5 km - [Palazzo Petrucci](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/where-to-eat/palazzo-petrucci), a 4.1 km ## Consejos ### Book several days ahead Entry is by reservation only and cannot be changed. In high season the good times sell out. ### Check the calendar first It is closed on Tuesdays; do not find that out at the door. ### Take the audio guide in Spanish For €3.50 it explains each sculpture and the prince's story. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much is the Sansevero Chapel? €12 general entry, €8 for ages 18 to 26, €6 for 10 to 17 and free up to 9. The audio guide is extra, €3.50. ### Do you have to book? Yes, booking is compulsory and online tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. ### Which day is it closed? Tuesdays and 25 December. On other days it opens from 9:00 to 19:00, with last entry at 18:30. Destino: [Naples](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples.md)