The exclusive Napolike column is back, suggesting the best free events in Naples for the weekend!
The second appointment with our exclusive column that advises you free events in Naples for the weekend it's richer than ever.
If you do not have ideas for the weekend of 15, 16 and 17 may 2015 or you simply want to dedicate yourself to activities at no cost, this is the article for you.
There are numerous free entry events, including the long-awaited Gelato Festival and the review Wine & Thecity!
You can choose from original guided tours that will take you to discover the places of Neapolitan cinema or to the Scavi di Stabia; or you can dedicate yourself to art exhibitions while admiring the works of the genius of Andy Warhol or even to the market in the old town where the skills of our craftsmen are rediscovered.
Not only that, also scheduled concerts of classical music, Neapolitan music, flea market, photographic exhibitions and festivals.
Below, all the free events in Naples for the weekend.
Guided tours
Scavi di Stabia
Thanks to the volunteers of the Woodwardia Legambiente Circle. every Sunday in May you can visit the Archaeological Excavations of Stabia for free. In particular, the history, art and secrets of the Ville d'Otium Arianna e Saint Mark and each appointment will be enriched by a seminar dedicated to a specific theme.
Sunday 17 May will talk about "Living in the Villa".
When: 17 May 2015
Where: Archaeological excavations of Stabia, via Archaeological Walk (Castellammare di Stabia)
Schedule: from 10.30 am to 13.00 pm
Info: Free Schettino 3337717054 | Simone Izzo 3204216584 | circolowoodwardia@hotmail.com
More info inarticle dedicated to the guided tour.
Metroart focus tour
In May it will be possible to carry out guided tours of the Art Stations of Naples. Organized by the ANM artistic heritage office, tourists will immerse tourists in the wonders of the metro that now the whole world envies us.
Friday 15 May the program includes a visit to the University and Garibaldi Stations, with theme Art and everyday life: from the emotional design of Rashid to the "mirrors" of Pistoletto. Curated by Luisa Lepre, art historian, ANM artistic heritage management
When: 15 May 2015
Where: University and Garibaldi Stations
Schedule: 16:00 am - 17:30 am
Ticket price: free participation, only the ticket is required
Info: infoarte@anm.it
Reservations required before 17: 00 on the previous Thursday
For other details, thearticle on Metroart Focus Tour
Naples Movietour
An extraordinary and original route guided between the streets and the locations that were the protagonists of the most important Italian films set in Naples. We will walk through the streets of The gold of Naples ", "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow", "Operation San Gennaro", "Picone sends me" and many others, as well as making a stop at the birthplace of Totò. Everything will be enlivened by a suggestive theatrical performance.
When: 17 May 2015
Timetables: from 11 am to 13 pm
Where: meeting with the participants at the Pyramid of Piazza Scipione Ammirato (Metro 1 Materdei exit). The tour will end in via Piazzi (near piazza Cavour)
Info and reservations:
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- info@campaniamovietour.com
- 320 6151107
- Reservations required by Saturday 16 May (limited seats).
For more info, the our dedicated article.
Exhibitions and Museums
Exhibition of excellent craftsmanship
At the Church of San Biagio, in the historic center of Naples, will be organized an exhibition market that will put on display the most beautiful creations of the Neapolitan artisans. You will admire decorations on glass, ceramic, natural soaps, trompe l'oeil, fabric paintings, clay works, tatting, crochet and much more.
When: until May 15 2015
Timetables: from Monday to Saturday, from 10 to 19 | Sundays, from 10 to 13
Where: Domus Memini, at the church of San Biagio Maggiore, via San Gregorio Armeno 35 / 39
For other details, thearticle on the market exhibition.
Show on Andy Warhol
Among the many free events, the incredible exhibition dedicated to the American pop artist continues, "Andy Warhol in the City ", inside the Volcano Buono di Nola. Ben 40 works on display, including the famous portrait of Marilyn, Campbell's cans and the Rolling Stones lp covers. But there is also much else, in a place usually not dedicated to culture, but which will become a place of discussion for the occasion.
When: From April to 18 17 May 2015
Where: Vulcano Buono di Nola, Piazza Capri
Info: 081 5109197
More information in the article on Show on Andy Warhol.
Show on Dante
At the Villa Comunale di Sorrento 18 marble slabs representing high relief will be exhibitedscenes taken from Dante's Inferno. Masterpieces that will be positioned strategically so as to be in front of the beautiful Gulf of Naples, considered a Paradise in contrast.
When: until the 31 August 2015
Where: Villa Comunale di Sorrento
Schedule: 10:00 am - 22:00 am
Our article on the exhibition on Dante.
Bourbon sites
An exhibition set up at the Castel dell'Ovo that traces the history of the Regres and of the Bourbon Palaces in Campania. Through photographic and educational panels, we will deepen the knowledge of the 22 Bourbon sites of our region, places often abandoned to degradation. The aim is also to encourage tourism in these areas, in fact it is a traveling exhibition that will also stop in other cities.
Where: Halls of the Terraces of Castel dell'Ovo, via Eldorado 3
When: until May 17 2015
Timetables:
- 00-13.00 and 16.00-19.30 on weekdays
- 00-14.00 on holidays
Info: 3489103762 | segreteria@orangereevolution.org
In our article, thelist of Bourbon sites on display.
Museums of Natural Sciences
Like every weekend in May, even for this weekend you can get free in the Real Mineralogical and Zoological Museum, of Anthropology, Paleontology and Physics of the Museum Center of Natural and Physical Sciences of Naples. You will admire ancient fossils, beautiful minerals, madrepore and historical equipment. An event to celebrate nature and spring in all their splendor.
When: from the April 18 to the 31 at 2015, every Saturday and Sunday
Where: via Mezzocannone 8 and largo San Marcellino 10
Schedule: from the 9: 30 hours to the 13: 30 hours
Information: by reservation it is possible to request a guided tour of 30 minutes, subject to charges.
More details on exhibitions in the Museums of Natural Sciences.
Photographic exhibition on Paolo Sorrentino
The director Oscar Prize for The Great Beauty will be celebrated in an exhibition in his honor in which they will be exhibited photographs depicting scenes from his films. Not only that, because they will also show scenes taken from backstage, scenes shot at night and photographs evocative and summarizing some of his films.
When: from the April 25 to the 14 June 2015
Schedule: from Thursday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 18.00 to 20.00
Where: Chapel of the Women at the Certosa di San Giacomo in Capri, via Certosa 1 (Capri)
Further details on the exhibition dedicated to Paolo Sorrentino.
Music
Festival of the Baroque
One of the most special free events in Naples. A musical review original that will move in different he asked about the city and at the Mediterranean Theater. The absolute protagonist, in addition to the music, will be the Nuova Scarlatti Orchestra, divided into four different groups that will perform classical music pieces taken from Rossini, Mozart, Albinoni, Strauss.
The program on Sunday 17 May will be at the Basilica of San Gennaro Extra Moenia and includes “Caravaggio and the Caravaggeschi”.
When: Sunday May 17 2015
Where: Basilica of San Gennaro Extra Moenia, via Capodimonte 13
Schedule: 20.00
Info and reservations: 0817443714, info@catacombedinapoli.it
The program of all appointments.
Santa Maria La Nova concerts and tastings
"The arrival of St. Nicholas" is a review dedicated to the music and tastings. Many free events in Naples with major artists and at the end of each event you can launch in tasty food and wine tasting. The program for this weekend:
- From the 15 May- Visions Colloquium in streaming with Maria Barbara Lorenzi and Alfredo D'Agnese on Naples today and its cultural policies on oltreilchiostro.org.
- 15st May- 20.30 hours - Sounds of my Earth Loredana Daniele introduces Loredana Daniele.
- 16st May- 18.00 hours - The cloister of flavors Food and wine tasting organized by the Archeoclub of Sant'Agata dei Goti.
- 16st May- 20.00 - Meetings On the occasion of La Notte dei Musei, Paolo Barbuto, Raffaello Glinni and Giuseppe Stabile will answer the question: Where is Count Dracula buried? Hypothesis and mystery.
Where: Monumental Complex of S. Maria La Nova, Piazza S. Maria La Nova, 44
Schedule: between 18: 00 and 20: 30 hours
Information: 0815521597
All concerts and meetings in program in Santa Maria La Nova.
O ghinnèss
The final appointment with the event that sees protagonists hundreds of valets of the Neapolitan classic song will take place on Saturday 16 May. Between guitarists, mandolin, tammorra players and singers, there will be the final concert, at the 10, with a procession from Via San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli n.5, via Benedetto Croce, Via San Biagio dei Librai, Via San Gregorio Armeno, Via dei Tribunali, with stages show in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, Piazzetta Nilo, Piazza San Gaetano. The journey will resume along Via San Pietro a Majella, Via San Sebastiano and end in Piazza del Gesù Nuovo at 13,30.
When: Saturday May 16 2015
Where: streets of the historic center
Schedule: by 10.00
Our article dedicated to O ghinnèss
Other events
Gelato Festival
The delicious Gelato Festival returns to Naples, this time at the Parco Mascagna del Vomero, at the Giardinetti Ruoppolo. Between traditional tastes, new tastes, unpublished mixes, original creations, workshops, live demonstrations and the new ice cream with tarallo di Leopoldo, there will be a mustache licking. Who wants, can also buy the Gelato Card to enjoy some advantages.
When: from 14 to 17 May 2015
Where: Mascagna Park, at the Ruoppolo al Vomero Gardens
Price: free entry. It will be possible buy the Gelato Card online at the price of 5 €, for some advantages
All activities and events in our article on 2015 Festival Gelato
Hippodrome market
Among the free events in Naples, the flea market at the Agnano Racecourse is among the most popular. In fact, every Sunday, among others 20 stand set up, we can turn between objects of handicraft,antique trade, wooden sculptures furniture, costume jewelry and look for the product that's right for us. An alternative way to spend Sunday mornings.
When: Every Sunday
Where: Hippodrome of Agnano (behind the Hippodrome car park, with access from the large outside square in front of it)
Working hours:: Pm at 6.00 14.00
Information: 338 2893936 or 327 1274175
More information on Market at the Agnano Hippodrome.
May books
May is the month dedicated to books, with meetings, readings, comparisons in different places in the city. The rich calendar of events foresees, for the 16 May, an event at the Castel dell'Ovo. Some students of high schools in Naples will do some readings taken from the songs of Orlando Furioso, specifically those from n. 8 at n. 15.
When: 16 May 2015
Where: Castel dell'Ovo
Schedule: 9.30
For more information, thein-depth article.
Wine & Thecity
A traveling party dedicated to good wine, tastings and to musical events, theater and much more. Wine & Thecity will take place in numerous locations in Naples and many events will be free. For example, on May 15th and 16th there will be theperformance of the TeatrinGestazione theater collective, which will animate the corridors of the Toledo Metro Station, amusing the passing public. Also thereFunicular Performance in the different stations in the city, from Chiaia to Vomero, from Parco Margherita to via Cimarosa, will make these locations a theatrical stage, with passengers who will become spectators-actors
When: until May 20 2015
Where: in different places in Naples
In our article, the complete Wine & Thecity program
