Naples: Catacombs of San Gennaro Entry Ticket & Guided Tour – Naples, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Travel back in time and explore the Catacombs of San Gennaro to learn more about the patron saint of Naples. Discover what lies beneath street level as you see stunning frescoes and Byzantine paintings from the 9th to the 10th century AD.
Explore the history of the paleo-Christian burial site with an English or Italian-speaking guide. Get explanations about the 4th-century expansion following the transfer of the remains of St. Agrippinus to the underground basilica dedicated to him.
See the large baptismal font commissioned by Bishop Paul II, who took refuge in the catacombs in the 8th century during iconoclastic struggles.
Get a closer look at the details of the upper catacomb, decorated at the beginning of the 3rd century in the so-called Pompeian style, and now home to some of the earliest Christian paintings in southern Italy.
Be amazed by the precious Crypt of the Bishops and its 5th-century mosaics, including one depicting the Bishop of Carthage, St. Quodvultdeus.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Travel back in time and explore the most important catacombs of southern Italy
See grand underground basilicas and valuable frescos more than 1,000 years old
Journey through more than 2,000 years of art and faith
Support a project for the redevelopment of the beautiful Rione Sanità district

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