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Parks and the outdoors in Naples

7 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Naples.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Naples

  1. Do

    Accordi @ Disaccordi - International Short Film Festival

    If you are in Naples during the summer, you can experience the cinema beneath the stars on warm nights, in an amphiteatre equipped with one of the widest projection screens in Italy which rises having an artificial lake all around.

    21:10€5 per day

  2. Drink

    Arenile di Bagnoli

    Beach club with pool and solarium by day, vibrant disco by night. Various live performances of international DJs.

  3. Do

    Pontile di Bagnoli

    A walk of 900 m (½ mile) suspended on the waters of the Gulf of Pozzuoli, along a concrete pier built in 1962 to serve a former steel mill, closed in 1993 and now dismantled. Enjoy a relaxing stroll surrounded by the stunning view of Cape Miseno and the islands of Nisida, Ischia and Procida.

    Closed · opens 8 am tomorrowFree

  4. Do

    Underwater Park of Gaiola

    Parco Sommerso di Gaiola

    Diving, snorkelling or trip on glass-bottomed boat "Aquavision" in the marine protected area of the minor island of Gaiola, off Posillipo elegant quarter. Just choose your favourite way to discover this stretch of coastline and the surprising abundance of coloured marine life beneath the limpid waters of the Gulf. Various options are available on the official site.

    winter daily 10:00-14:00, summer Tue-Sun 10:00-16:00

  5. See

    Villa Floridiana and Museo Nazionale della ceramica Duca di Martina

    A large, quiet park with beautiful panoramic views, surrounds a neoclassical villa which hosts a large ceramic collection from different parts of the world.

  6. See

    Villa Pignatelli

    A former luxurious residence and a small park. Also a quite interesting museum of horse carriage vehicles and other horse equipment.

  7. Do Not mapped

    Centro Sub Campi Flegrei

    A 5*IDC diving centre offering diving and snorkelling in the Gulf of Naples, around the Phlegraean islands and within the underwater Archaeological Park of Baiae (the so-called submerged Pompeii!) Open all year.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Naples (CC BY-SA 4.0).