Fontanelle Cemetery

About

A vast ossuary in a former tuff quarry, with tens of thousands of skulls in a hall the size of a cathedral, tied to a strange Neapolitan folk tradition.

Good to know

• Free but with limited opening times
• Not for everyone

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Fontanelle Cemetery with Capodimonte Museum and Park, Catacombs of San Gennaro and National Archaeological Museum for a full day around Sanità.

Capodimonte Museum and Park

~£122h 30m

900 m · 14 min walkAdd: Capodimonte Museum and Park

Catacombs of San Gennaro

~£111h 15m

1.3 km · 20 min walkAdd: Catacombs of San Gennaro

National Archaeological Museum

~£152h 30m

1.3 km · 21 min walkAdd: National Archaeological Museum

Pizza on Via dei Tribunali

Free1h 15m

1.8 km · ~12 min by metro/taxiAdd: Pizza on Via dei Tribunali

Sansevero Chapel

~£121 hr

1.9 km · ~12 min by metro/taxiAdd: Sansevero Chapel

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Centro Storico Guesthouse (Centro Storico), about 2.0 km away. Sample listing.
• Hotel Lungomare Vesuvio (Santa Lucia), about 3.9 km away. Sample listing.
• Posillipo Terrace Hotel (Posillipo), about 5.9 km away. Sample listing.