Naples · MUSEUMS
20 reviewed
This is the shortlist we’d hand a friend: the 15 museum tours worth booking, each with its price, its traveller verdict, and the one thing to know before you commit.
Naples National Archaeological Museum ticket with digital audioguide. See Pompeii, Herculaneum, Farnese marbles, and the Secret Cabinet.
“Amazing artefacts collection, nicely laid out, great insight by into the History. Great value for the experience and skip the line worked well.”
Skip-the-line guided tour at Naples Archaeological Museum featuring the Farnese Collection plus Pompeii and Herculaneum frescoes and mosaics.
“Nicoletta was an excellent guide, full of information and delivered it an interesting manner. Very enjoyable tour.”
Priority entry to Naples MANN with a smartphone audio guide. See Farnese sculptures, Pompeii frescoes, Herculaneum finds, plus Egyptian highlights.
Self-guided Naples National Archaeological Museum audio tour in the Itguides app: 85 stops, offline maps, Hercules to Egypt for $4.70.
“Amazing Museum. There aren't many captions inside so I recommend getting this audio guide. It is well made, divided into collection. I also used it to visit Herculaneum.”
Prebook admission to Naples’ Capodimonte Museum for timed entry and skip-the-line access, including Caravaggio’s The Flagellation of Christ.
“Huge collection of beautiful art- with few tourists! Definitely a hidden gem. You could spend half day just touring the art collection, but we were overwhelmed after 2 hours.”
25-minute guided tour of Sant’Aspreno ai Crociferi and Jago Museum, plus free entry to Basilica of San Severo and catacomb discounts.
“Visita incrível! Obras maravilhosas. Belo trabalho de ressocialização em um bairro que pode entregar tanto! Grazie!”
Skip-the-line entry to Naples’ National Archaeological Museum, with Pompeii frescoes, Roman statues, and a smooth 2–3 hour self-guided visit.
“Très beau musée. Les collections sont exceptionnelles. Un très bon complément à ma visite du site de Pompei. Un remerciement particulier à la personne de l'entrée qui nous a laissé entrée car nous avions une réservation et payés les billets mais Viator doit savoir que les bons d'échange ne fonctionne pas en ce moment, pas de délivrance de billets ... cause Covid. Il faut que Viator puisse envoyer des billets et pas un bon d'échange.”
Skip-the-line Pompeii ticket plus a Virtual Museum showing 3D reconstructions and the eruption of Vesuvius, all in one day.
“Superbe journée ! Nous avons été très bien accueillis et la visite du musée virtuel en français en tout début d’excursion nous a permis de visualiser Pompei à l’époque et ainsi mieux comprendre tout ce que nous allions voir par la suite. Un grand grand grand merci au monsieur qui nous a fait la visite du musée en français, juste génial !!”
Guided visit to Naples’ National Archaeological Museum with Vesuvian treasures from Pompeii and Herculaneum, in English, in about 2 hours.
“Don’t miss out on this museum. If you visit Pompeii and enjoyed, this is a must. This is a world class museum and our guide Michele brought all the artefacts alive for us. Superb.”
A 2.5-hour Naples ticket linking San Gennaro’s Treasure Museum, the Cappella del Tesoro, and the Filangieri Museum at Palazzo Como.
“Solo che al Museo Filangieri non ci hanno fatto entrare perchè c’era un festa privata. Non è colpa dell’app ovviamente ma ci è dispiaciuto non poter completare un tour che avevamo pagato completo.”
Private 2-hour guided tour of Naples Archaeological Museum with skip-the-line access to Farnese treasures, Pompeii mosaics, and silver.
“Amazing time in the Archaeological Museum led by Giulia. To be able to speak with someone of her caliber about the collection was an a once in a lifetime opportunity. The collection and the museum itself are incredible and should be seen. But having a guide - especially one so excellent - added so much to the depth of the experience.”
Small-group Naples museum tour with an archaeologist. See the Farnese masterpieces plus Pompeii frescoes and mosaics in 2 hours.
“We had a wonderful tour/visit of the museum. Highly recommend taking this small-group tour, as the museum is so large that it can be overwhelming. Our guide was very informative and made our visit that much more enjoyable. Highly recommend.”
Capodimonte Museum small-group tour with an art historian guide, tickets included, and easy entry to see Caravaggio and Raphael.
“La nostra guida Edoardo è stata molto brava e professionale.”
See Naples’ Maradona Museum in the Spanish Quarters with prepaid admission, a bilingual guide, and over 100 authentic relics.
“Activité pas chère qui mérite de faire le détour, en raison de l'idolâtrie des napolitains pour Maradona”
Go 35 meters underground in Naples’ Lapis Museum. See Greco-Roman cisterns, the Submerged Decumanus, and an archaeological lift—75 minutes.
