Around town

Don’t miss

Christmas markets at Pietrarsa, among the railway museum's trains

  • 28 Nov - 6 Jan, Saturday 28 November to Wednesday 6 January
  • 10am-10pm (some days until 7pm); closed on some December dates
  • Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Portici, Portici
  • from €8 (weekdays before 3pm); weekends and holidays €12, children €6

The eighth edition of the most photographed Christmas market in the province: wooden chalets among vintage locomotives, by the sea at Portici, with workshops for kids and Father Christmas's house. From 28 November to Epiphany, but closed on several days around Christmas: check the calendar on the website before you go. Get there on Metro Line 2 or the Circumvesuviana, Pietrarsa-San Giorgio stop, it's worth the trip.

Good to know

It runs from Saturday 28 November to Wednesday 6 January at Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Portici. Times: 10am-10pm (some days until 7pm); closed on some December dates.

Tickets: from €8 (weekdays before 3pm); weekends and holidays €12, children €6. It runs for 40 days, so you have until Wednesday 6 January, though weekends are the busiest.

The details come from the organiser’s website and our team checks them. Times and prices can change, so the official site has the final word.

To book on those days

Experiences run almost every day and are booked online, often with free cancellation. These are the most popular.

Things to do in Naples while you’re here

Festivals, markets, concerts and exhibitions, day by day, plus the experiences you can book on those dates.