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Highlights
- Enter the Sansevero Chapel at your reserved time and see the Veiled Christ, one of Naples’ most closely observed marble sculptures.
- Examine Giuseppe Sanmartino’s lifelike carving, from the transparent-looking shroud to the details of Christ’s face and body beneath it.
- Explore the chapel’s sculptures, symbols, and funerary monuments commissioned by the inventor and alchemist Prince Raimondo di Sangro.
- See the Anatomical Machines, two preserved skeletal displays surrounded by intricate models of the human circulatory system.
- Upgrade to an English guided tour for expert storytelling, or add an audio guide to explore independently with added context.
Your Experience
Step inside a small Baroque chapel where marble appears weightless, scientific curiosity meets religious symbolism, and every detail rewards a closer look.
Getting started
Arrive at the Sansevero Chapel for your selected time slot and present your ticket at the entrance. Complete the required checks before beginning your visit independently or meeting your guide, depending on the option selected.
Sansevero Chapel Museum
What to expect
The Sansevero Chapel was transformed in the 18th century by Prince Raimondo di Sangro into a family memorial filled with elaborate sculptures, coded imagery, and experimental ideas.
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Veiled Christ: Stand before Giuseppe Sanmartino’s marble sculpture and examine how the carved veil appears to cling to Christ’s body while remaining part of the same block of stone.
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Disillusion: See Francesco Queirolo’s sculpture of a man freeing himself from a finely carved net, an allegory associated with knowledge and liberation.
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Modesty: Admire Antonio Corradini’s veiled figure, created as a memorial to Raimondo di Sangro’s mother.
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Anatomical Machines: View the male and female skeletons accompanied by detailed representations of veins, arteries, and internal circulation.
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Symbolic interior: Look across the chapel’s floor, ceiling, monuments, and decorative details while uncovering themes of virtue, mortality, and enlightenment.
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Audio guide upgrade: Listen to recorded commentary as you move through the chapel at your own pace.
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Guided tour upgrade: Join an English-speaking guide for a structured visit connecting the artworks to the life, experiments, and legends of Prince Raimondo di Sangro.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Skip-the-line entry to Sansevero Chapel and Veiled Christ
- Audio guide in English and Italian (as per option selected)
- English-speaking guide (as per option selected)
- Hotel transfers and transportation
- Meals
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Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.