Underground route that will lead us to 40 meters deep and 2000 years back in time through the archaeological lift. A journey through ancient Greco-Roman cisterns, evocative gestures of water, plays of light and sophisticated technological installations.
Time travel through the Archaeological lift
The Museum of Water
Air raid shelters and tunnels
Description of the experience
An extraordinary timeless itinerary in the ancient heart of the Neapolitan city 40 meters deep. A trip over a kilometer under the Basilica of Pietrasanta, will lead you among the largest cisterns of the historic center dating back to the ancient Greek Roman aqueduct, through tuff archives, hundreds of tufacee stones placed to witness the painful history that Naples lived during the Second World War, passing from the origin of the temple of Diana and the divinity it represented, the history of the Basilica of Pietrasanta and its place names, to relive thanks to surprising technological effects and the visit of service environments of the time, the emotions of sirens and bombings of the Second World War.
The Water Museum: Two of the oldest Greco-Roman cisterns of the LAPIS Museum come back to life thanks to the collaboration with ABC Napoli (Neapolitan water company), which has restored the original function of these underground areas, creating suggestive jets of water, runnings and exciting play of light, thanks to a sophisticated technological system, which emphasizes volumes and times.
The Moon Room: a striking permanent installation at 40 meters deep that takes us back to the origins of the Basilica of Pietrasanta built on the remains of the Ancient Time of the Goddess Diana, Goddess of Hunting but also of the Moon. A beautiful starry sky will enrich the vault of the cavity. The Sala dei Racconti: a cross-section of daily life set in Naples during the war period told by Gennaro and Michelina unreal characters... but not too Neapolitan bass.
The Sala dei Bombardamenti: evocative environments and sophisticated technologies will faithfully propose those long moments that history has given us to relive in an engaging way. The air raid shelters: these rooms were originally dug in the tuff around the sixth century B.C. and used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as quarries first, and then part of the Greek-Roman aqueduct. Converted into shelters and service areas during the 1940s, they housed and saved the lives of hundreds of Neapolitans during the conflict.
Included
Skip-the-line entry
Internal guide
Pre-sales and service fees
Not included
Tips
Extras
