Naples has an active relationship with death that no other European city matches.
Plan this experience →The cult of the dead: Neapolitans "adopted" anonymous skulls in the Fontanelle Cemetery (Rione Sanità), praying to them for favors. The Church banned the practice in 1969. The skulls remain. Cimitero delle Fontanelle (Via Fontanelle, free): a cavern holding 40,000 skulls and bones. Open mornings. No tour needed, but guided options exist (€15–25). Ghost tours: Napoli Sotterranea night tours (€25–40), Kayak Ghost Tour (paddle through underground tunnels, €35), Walks of Italy Naples after Dark (€30). Other macabre: Cappella Sansevero’s Anatomical Machines (two human bodies with the circulatory system preserved in wax/metal, 18th century, €10 entry).