Naples Self Guided Tour of Miracles and Bad Omens

Count eight stone kings on the facade, then hear how they argue over who made the mess

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Uncover the wartime promise a king made to God, and paid for in marble

8 min

Search for the bronze pot where strangers collect coffee someone else already paid for

10 min

Trace the rumored tunnel a king may have used to reach his private opera box

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Find the zodiac bull hidden in the marble floor and stand where locals make a wish

10 min

Piece together how prisoners disappeared from this dungeon, and what the guards finally saw below the waterline

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Notice how this restless fountain has been moved from square to square for centuries

8 min

Look up at a facade of stone diamonds hiding symbols some swear spell out a lost song

10 min

Cross into a complete Roman street preserved exactly where the Romans left it

12 min

Decode the rumor behind a marble Christ so lifelike people swore the veil was real

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Encounter the adopted skulls Neapolitans still ask for lottery numbers and love

10 min

Pause at a Caravaggio painted while its artist was on the run for murder

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Watch for the vial of blood that must decide, three times a year, if Naples is safe

15 min