Sansevero Chapel and Veiled Christ Tour with Old Town Walk

The Sansevero Chapel and Veiled Christ tour with admission begins at the entrance to the chapel, where you meet your guide and go in together. The Veiled Christ is the work people come for, and the guide recounts the legends and hidden stories behind its creation.

You also see the Anatomical Machines and hear about Prince Raimondo di Sangro, a man who mixed genius with art, science and alchemy. Under the frescoes, the guide explains the esoteric meanings hidden in the works.

Then the tour moves outdoors into the old streets, so you leave with more than one monument:

• Piazza Bellini, with its Greek walls
• the churches of Santa Maria della Pietrasanta and Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco
• Via San Gregorio Armeno, lined with craft shops that make nativity figures through the year
• Piazza Nilo, known for its statue
• the Gothic church on Piazza San Domenico Maggiore

It is a good fit if you want the chapel and the surrounding neighbourhood in one go.