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Museo Cappella SanseverovsCatacombe di San Gennaro
Museo Cappella Sansevero and Catacombe di San Gennaro are both recommended by expert writers. On balance, Museo Cappella Sansevero scores significantly higher than Catacombe di San Gennaro. Museo Cappella Sansevero scores 94 with recommendations from 6 reviews including Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Museo Cappella Sansevero
Time Out
Frommer's
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Via F. De Sanctis 19 / 21, 80134 Naples
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Time Out "Took on its current appearance in 1749-66, thanks to the eccentric prince of Sansevero, Raimondo di Sangro." Full review
Frommer's "Only in Naples would a room as colorful, fanciful, mysterious, beautiful, and macabre as this exist." Full review
Fodor's "The dazzling funerary chapel of the Sangro di Sansevero princes combines noble swagger, overwhelming color, and a touch of the macabre." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"In spite of their beauty, the frescoes and paintings that decorate the walls are overshadowed by the surprising sculptures." Full review
Afar Magazine "The most famous of the chapel’s many sculptures is by Giuseppe Sanmartino, whose uncannily realistic Veiled Christ has become one of the city’s best-known works of art." Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"The highlight of the Museo Cappella Sansevero is the "Veiled Christ," a statue created by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753" Full review
Catacombe di San Gennaro Time Out Frommer's Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura Fodor's U.S. News & World Report
Via di Capodimonte 13, 80100 Naples
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Time Out "From a pleasant garden... steps lead down into the two-level catacombs, with their fascinating - if deteriorated - second-century frescoes." Full review
Frommer's "Guides (most speaking English) will lead you down the wide aisles past the frescoed burial niches... providing fascinating insights into the city’s long past." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This complex of galleries cut into the volcanic rock is laid out over two levels." Full review
Atlas Obscura "An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas. " Full review
Fodor's "These catacombs—designed for Christian burial—date back at least as far as the 2nd century AD." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"Along with the underground graves, visitors will view art, including fifth-century mosaics and a third century, Pompeian-style room adorned with early Christian-themed paintings." Full review
