Hotels near Spaccanapoli

Spaccanapoli is the dead-straight Greek-Roman decumanus inferior that slices through the centro storico in an arrow-line you can see from Castel Sant'Elmo above. The street officially runs as Via Benedetto Croce, then Via San Biagio dei Librai, packed with churches (Santa Chiara, Gesu Nuovo), nativity-figure workshops on Via San Gregorio Armeno, and family-run cafes where espresso costs EUR 1.

Walk the full 1.5 km from Piazza del Gesu Nuovo to Forcella. Stop at Santa Chiara's majolica-tiled cloister, peek into Cappella Sansevero, queue for sfogliatella at Pintauro, and weave through Via San Gregorio Armeno even outside Christmas - the workshops here have made Neapolitan presepi for 600 years.

Pro Tip: Walk Spaccanapoli west-to-east (Piazza del Gesu to Forcella) so you arrive at lunchtime near Da Michele or Sorbillo. The street narrows progressively - it is most photogenic from Via San Biagio dei Librai onwards.