What to do in Naples when it rains
Don't let the rain stop you in Naples — the museums, galleries and indoor markets are the dry, unhurried heart of the city on a wet day.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Sansevero Chapel Museum Via Francesco de Sanctis, 19/21, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Castel Sant'Elmo Via Tito Angelini, 20/A, 80129 Napoli NA, Italy
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli Piazza Museo, 19, 80135 Napoli NA, Italy
- Underground Naples Piazza San Gaetano, 69, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
- Castel Nuovo V. Vittorio Emanuele III, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy
- Royal Palace of Naples Piazza del Plebiscito, 1, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Pio Monte della Misericordia Via dei Tribunali, 253, 80139 Napoli NA, Italy
- Foqus Foundation Spanish Quarter Via Portacarrese a Montecalvario, 69, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Kestè Via S. Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli, 26/27, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano Via Toledo, 177, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Spazio Nea Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 53, Piazza Bellini, 59, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
- Galleria Umberto Di Marino Via Monte di Dio, 9, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Galleria Umberto I Via San Carlo, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Castel dell'Ovo Via Eldorado, 3, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Museo di Capodimonte Via Lucio Amelio, 2, 80131 Napoli NA, Italy
- SpaccaNapoli Via Duomo, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
- Catacombs of San Gennaro Via Capodimonte, 13, 80100 Napoli NA, Italy
- Porta Nolana Piazza Nolana, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Mercato Pignasecca Piazza Pignasecca, 3, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Cinamercato Via Emanuele Gianturco, 104/B, 80146 Napoli NA, Italy
- Mercato di Antignano 80128 Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
- Mercatino fuorigrotta R6J3+WC, Via Pietro Metastasio, 80125 Napoli NA, Italy
- Mercato Porta Nolana Piazza Nolana, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
- Presepe napoli Via S. Gregorio Armeno, 14-52, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Gran Caffè Gambrinus Via Chiaia, 1, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Miranapoli Via Francesco Petrarca, 62, 80123 Napoli NA, Italy
- It's | caffè & bistrot Via Monteoliveto, 67, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Luminist Cafè Bistrot Via Toledo, 177/178, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Starbucks - Napoli Galleria Galleria Umberto I, 40-43, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Bar Picnic Molo Beverello - Via Acton - Porto di Napoli, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Galleria Umberto I Via San Carlo, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy
- Prince of Naples Gallery Via Broggia, 7, 80135 Napoli NA, Italy
- Shopping Gallery of Piazza Garibaldi P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 94/Galleria Piazza Garibaldi, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
- Quartieri Spagnoli Quartieri Spagnoli, 80134 Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
- Galiano Dino S.r.l. Via Vincenzo Gemito, 38/44, 80128 Napoli NA, Italy
- Christmas Alley Via S. Gregorio Armeno, 14/58, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
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