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Destinazione Donna, free guided tours of the women's history of Naples

Name: Destinazione Donna, free guided tours of the women's history of Naples
Start: 2026-10-23T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T10:30:00+02:00
Location: Churches and sites in the old town (Purgatorio ad Arco, Suor Orsola Benincasa, MANN, San Gregorio Armeno, Ospedale della Pace, Donnaregina, the Waldensian Church, San Giovanni a Carbonara, Biblioteca Nazionale)

Friday 23 October
10am, 10.30am, 3.30pm or 4pm depending on the route
Churches and sites in the old town (Purgatorio ad Arco, Suor Orsola Benincasa, MANN, San Gregorio Armeno, Ospedale della Pace, Donnaregina, the Waldensian Church, San Giovanni a Carbonara, Biblioteca Nazionale), Old Town
Free

The city council and the archdiocese open churches and monasteries with stories of queens, abbesses and founders: Santa Patrizia at San Gregorio Armeno on the 8th, Maria of Hungary at Donnaregina on the 15th, Joan II at San Giovanni a Carbonara on the 23rd, the Biblioteca Nazionale on the 29th. All free, but places go fast: book on Eventbrite.

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It’s on Friday 23 October at churches and sites in the old town (Purgatorio ad Arco, Suor Orsola Benincasa, MANN, San Gregorio Armeno, Ospedale della Pace, Donnaregina, the Waldensian Church, San Giovanni a Carbonara, Biblioteca Nazionale) (Old Town). Times: 10am, 10.30am, 3.30pm or 4pm depending on the route.

It’s free to get in. It’s one day only, Fri 23 Oct: if it appeals, put it in your diary.

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.