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Galleria Borbonica: Guided Tour
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Scratch more than just the surface of Naples at the "Street of Memories"
Galleria Borbonica’s “Street of Memories” is a guided journey beneath Naples through spaces shaped by quarrying, water storage and wartime refuge. The route begins with Second World War finds in the basement of Palazzo Serra di Cassano, continues through 16th-century tuff caves and a restored water tank once used as a bomb shelter, and ends in the Bourbon Tunnel, built to connect the Royal Palace with the city’s military barracks.
What's Included
- Guided tour of Galleria Borbonica 'Street of Memories'
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Naples: Museums & Underground City Card – ©Associazione Culturale Borbonica Sotterranea What's Included
- Admission to the Bourbon Tunnel, including a guided tour in English or Italian
- Admission to the Catacombs of San Gennaro, including a guided tour in English or Italian
- Admission to the Complex of San Lorenzo Maggiore
- Admission to the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro
- Admission to the MUSEODIVINO
- Admission to the Museo Civico Filangieri
- Admission to Neapolis Sotterrata underneath the Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore
- 1-hour e-bike rental
- Discount code for 20% off boat transfers from Naples to Ischia or Procida
- Discounts in other activities
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Galleria Borbonica: Guided Tour:
14 Via Monte di Dio Naples
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Average Duration
Duration: 01:15
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation allowed up to 1 hours before the event.
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Additional Information & Description
Galleria Borbonica takes you beneath Naples on the “Street of Memories”, a guided route through spaces that reveal how the city used its underground world across several centuries. The appeal is concrete: you move through places shaped by quarrying, water storage and the need for refuge, rather than viewing that history only through exhibits.
Stone that helped build Naples
The route takes you into old caves dating from the 16th century, where workers extracted tuff stone for some of Naples’ buildings. These excavated spaces connect the city below ground with the construction above it. Seeing the caves gives the building material a setting of its own: this part of the visit focuses on where the stone came from, before the route continues deeper underground.
Wartime finds and a restored shelter
The tour begins in the basement of Palazzo Serra di Cassano, with a small museum displaying historical finds from the Second World War. Further along the route, you reach a restored 17th-century water tank that was later used as a wartime bomb shelter. The exhibits and the shelter bring two different kinds of evidence into the visit: collected objects from the period and an underground space adapted to protect people during air raids.
A passage built for the Bourbon king
The final stretch leads through the Bourbon Tunnel. Ferdinand II of Bourbon had this underground passage built in 1853 to connect the Royal Palace with Naples’ military barracks as a potential escape route. Walking through it adds a royal and military chapter to the tour, distinct from the earlier quarrying and water-storage spaces.
Your guided visit
The ticket includes the guided tour of Galleria Borbonica’s “Street of Memories”. Allow one hour and 15 minutes for the visit. Live guides are available in English and Italian, accompanying you through the underground route and its successive historical settings.
Where to arrive
Start at 14 Via Monte di Dio and arrive 10 minutes before the tour begins. Tickets are delivered instantly and can be presented on a smartphone.
Frequently Asked Questions about Galleria Borbonica: Guided Tour
It includes a guided tour of Galleria Borbonica’s “Street of Memories”.
You’ll see 16th-century tuff caves, a restored 17th-century water tank that later served as a wartime bomb shelter, and the Bourbon Tunnel.
The guided visit lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Live guides are available in English and Italian.
The starting point is 14 Via Monte di Dio. Arrive 10 minutes before the tour begins.
Smartphone tickets are accepted and delivered instantly. Cancellation is available before the timeslot.
Distributor of "Galleria Borbonica: Guided Tour"
Associazione Borbonica Sotterranea ETS
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