Spanish Quarters Street Art Tour: Explore Ancient Naples and Discover its Fascinating Folklore
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Napoli
Embark on a captivating street art tour through the ancient streets of Naples' Spanish Quarters. Discover the folklore, explore the vibrant graffiti, and immerse yourself in the passion and flavors of this historic district.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Quartieri Spagnoli - The Spanish neighborhoods arise in the historic part of the city of Naples, consisting, in turn, of the San Ferdinando, Avvocata and Montecalvario neighborhoods.
    The Spanish neighborhoods characterized from an urbanistic point of view by a reticular structure, which descends from the heights dominated by Castel Sant’Elmo. We note the typical vocation of accommodation intended to accommodate the Spanish soldiers. They arise around the sixteenth century by the will of Pedro de Toledo, in order to accommodate the Spanish military garrisons, intended for the repression of any revolts of the Neapolitan population, or as a temporary home for soldiers who passed from Naples in the direction of other places of conflict.

  • Via Toledo - The road starts from Piazza Dante and ends in Piazza Trieste e Trento, in the sequence of the road other important arteries branch off, squares, churches and noble palaces. The street is one of the stops of Neapolitan shopping and cultural life since the sixteenth century.
    It was commissioned by the viceroy Pedro \’Alvarez de Toledo in 1536 on a project by the royal architects Ferdinando Manlio and Giovanni Benincasa. The road ran along the old western walls of the Aragonese period that was made obsolete and therefore eliminated due to the defensive extensions of Don Pedro de Toledo.

What's Included
  • guide
  • open museum of street art
What's Not Included
  • tips
Additional Information

Embarking on a journey through the most folkloric parts of Naples, including Naples Bay, promises to be enjoyable and intriguing! You will discover the secrets of the streets, lanes and buildings in the ancient city of Naples, as every tale deserves to be spoken and every enigma unraveled by our guide. The adventure begins on Via Toledo, a bustling street rich with shops and the entry point to the enigmatic lanes, in the heart of Naples. Soon, we will explore the Spanish Quarters, the lifeblood of Naples, constructed in the sixteenth century by the Spanish viceroy, Don Pedro de Toledo. This area holds the most significant part of our excursion; here, we will view the numerous religious icons at the corners of the streets, examine the graffiti, and receive comprehensive information about all the art in this segment. We’ll also highlight the graffiti of the mythical Maradona and works by other Neapolitan artists. As we stroll through the narrow lanes, the aroma of food and the locals’ fervor will surround us.

Location
Piazzetta Matilde Serao, 2
Piazzetta Matilde Serao
Piazzetta Matilde Serao 2
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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A6820analines
Jun 20, 2024
Street art and mural of Maradona with Eva - We discovered a part of Naples with Eva, a charming and very good guide, who told us a lot of things and anecdotes about her city, for which, it is clear, she has a lot of devotion. Highly recommended. Thank you very much Eva
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_n9476ff
Jun 19, 2024
Perfect tour for Naples - The tour was really interesting and fun! Learned a lot about Napoli's neighborhoods. Our guide Manuela was helpful and kind! I strongly suggest this tour!
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Lorenzo_costarelli
Jun 18, 2024
Very interesting tour - Great tour! The guide Eva was very good and accompanied us through the streets of the Spanish neighborhoods to illustrate anecdotes and street art
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Marccamps2015
Jun 15, 2024
Naples 2024 - Eva, great, fun, and knows what was totally right, hasn't gotten along very well in the Spanish neighborhood. Plus she's gorgeous.
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Estherpe4731vz
Jun 15, 2024
With Eva getting to know the Spanish Quarter - We really liked the guided tour, the time flew by. Our guide Eva was very friendly and entertaining, our 8 year old son was delighted asking her questions about Naples.
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Mariasandolo
Jun 13, 2024
A tour to love Napoli - Pasquale took us through the streets of Naples explaining everything to us. It was great. It also explains all your doubts about Italian culture. Thank you so much!!
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Korinaded
Jun 8, 2024
Fun, interesting, with fun facts and cool stories - Eva was very fun and with interesting, spicy stories of the local side of the Spanish district of Napoli! Thank you Eva :)
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L775nljamesm
Jun 8, 2024
It was a great experience. I learnt so much - Amazing info . The maradona art work was great. Eva was a fantastic guide . Knew so much about the spanish quarter The walk was fantastic James Maloney.
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572julietal
Jun 6, 2024
Spectacular! Don't hesitate to do it - We had the tour with Ivan, who told everything with such passion for his place that he made it very entertaining and interesting. I definitely recommend you do it! Thanks for everything Ivan and forza Napoli!
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Ushinviaggio
Jun 4, 2024
Very nice ride - We had a good time, the guide was nice and certainly made us discover anecdotes and characteristics that we would never have known on our own. It is interesting to know the history but it would be more useful and interesting if there were not so many uncertainties in the information given…
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