Around town

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

  • Thursday 29 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.

Good to know

It’s on Thursday 29 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, Thu 29 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.

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.