The Neapolitan B&B near Naples Underground | Discover the City’s Belly from the Historic Center
Stay at The Neapolitan B&B on Via Benedetto Croce 45 and visit Naples Underground just 8 minutes away. Design rooms in Palazzo Carafa della Spina, steps from Greek-Roman excavations and war shelters.
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Beneath the vital chaos of Naples, in the city’s bowels, lies a parallel world of galleries, cisterns, and tunnels telling 2400 years of history. Naples Underground is one of the most fascinating and mysterious attractions in the historic center, and from The Neapolitan B&B you can reach it comfortably on foot in just a few minutes .
🏰 Your Base in Palazzo Carafa della Spina
The Neapolitan B&B is located at 45 Via Benedetto Croce, inside the prestigious Palazzo Carafa della Spina, one of the most fascinating noble palaces in the historic center. From our rooms, with exposed beams and resin floors, you can set out every day to discover the city’s wonders .
🛌 Our Rooms
Room Type Features
Tartaglia Deluxe Double Four-poster bed, exposed beams, private bathroom
Capitano Family Deluxe Separate small room with bunk bed, two Smart TVs
Pulcinella Apartment Kitchenette, separate bedroom, two TVs, windowed bathroom
All rooms offer Wi-Fi, Smart TV, air conditioning, and self check-in with code.
⛏️ Naples Underground: A 2400-Year Journey
Just 8 minutes on foot from our B&B, at Piazza San Gaetano 68, is the entrance to Naples Underground. This fascinating route winds 40 meters deep, through:
· Greek quarries from the 4th century BC: used to extract the tuff with which the city’s first buildings were constructed
· Roman aqueducts: that guaranteed water supply to the city
· Medieval cisterns: used until the 19th century
· World War II air raid shelters: that housed thousands of Neapolitans during the bombings
During the visit, speleological guides explain the functioning of ancient water systems and show the remains of the Greek-Roman Theater, hidden for centuries under the houses of San Lorenzo Maggiore .
🏛️ Other Underground Sites Nearby
In addition to the main Naples Underground route, near our B&B you can visit:
· The Bourbon Gallery: 15 minutes on foot, a 19th-century tunnel connecting the Royal Palace to Piazza Vittoria
· The Catacombs of San Gennaro: 20 minutes by metro or bus, one of the oldest and most important early Christian cemetery complexes in Italy
· The Fontanelle Cemetery: 25 minutes, a fascinating hypogean cemetery with thousands of skulls and the legend of the “anime pezzentelle”
🗺️ Recommended Itinerary
1. Start: The Neapolitan B&B, Via Benedetto Croce 45
2. Walk: cross Spaccanapoli and Via San Gregorio Armeno (5 minutes)
3. Naples Underground: 90-minute guided tour (online booking recommended)
4. Return: alternative route through Via dei Tribunali and historic pizzerias
5. Relax in your room at The Neapolitan B&B
👉 Book your stay now and discover Naples’ hidden secrets.
