The dense grid of narrow, vertiginous alleys climbing from the centre — quintessential working-class Naples, full of street food, tiny trattorias, hanging laundry, football shrines and, after dark, a buzzing bar scene. Intense, atmospheric and cheap, right by the centre; a raw, lively base for those who want the real, beating Naples.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€100–170
typical per night in Italy
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Naples — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Quartieri Spagnoli and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Castel Sant'Elmo & the view8 min walk699 m
- Piazza del Plebiscito & Galleria Umberto8 min walk706 m
- The Cappella Sansevero13 min walk1.1 km
- Spaccanapoli & the old town14 min walk1.1 km
- Naples Underground15 min walk1.2 km
- The Archaeological Museum16 min walk1.3 km
- Castel dell'Ovo & the Lungomare18 min walk1.5 km
- Neapolitan pizza19 min walk1.5 km
- Mergellina & Posillipo (beach)10 min taxi3.3 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 8.The Quartieri & the Maradona mural — Dive into the Quartieri Spagnoli, the tight grid of alleys that is Naples at its most intense and authentic — and the shrine to the city's god, the giant mural of Diego Maradona, forever loved for bringing Napoli its glory. Wander the vertiginous, laundry-strung lanes, pay homage at the mural, and eat street food where the locals do.
- 15.A Naples night out — Naples goes out late and loud — the bars of the Quartieri Spagnoli and the old town's piazzas (Bellini, San Domenico Maggiore) fill with a young crowd spilling into the streets over cheap spritzes and beers, with live music and street food. Raw, cheap and full of life; join the throng in a piazza and drink like a Neapolitan.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Quartieri Spagnoli; flights via Google Flights.