The National Library of Naples
The "Vittorio Emanuele III" National Library (formerly the Royal Bourbon Library) preserves a wealth of more 1.800.000 books between volumes, manuscripts and pamphlets that place it at the third position, after Rome and Florence, among the richest and most full of Italian libraries.
The library was moved to the royal residence around the mid-20s of the last century and today it depends on Directorate General for Library Heritage and Cultural Institutes of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Library services
Among the offered services from the Library there are:
- Bibliographic information
- Digital resources
- Catalogues
- loans
- Reproductions
- Restoration laboratory
- Digital photographic laboratory
- Digital library
Information on the National Library of Naples
Opening time:
- Monday - Friday from 08: 30 to 19: 00
- Saturday from 08: 30 to 13: 30
- Closed on Sunday
Price: free entry
There are admission requirements: have completed 16 years (for exceptions, the Rules) | show an identity document on request deposit at the entrance publications, even on paperless support, owned by the user collect the numbered entry card
Contacts:
- Tel: 081 781 9111
- E-mail: bn-na.urp@beniculturali.it | for the contacts of the other sections, consult the page on the official website
- Official website of the "Vittorio Emanuele III" National Library
How to get:
- Address: Piazza del Plebiscito, 1 - 80132 Naples
Metro line L1: Municipio station | Bus R1 and R3: Via San Carlo stop | Bus C4: Piazza Trieste and Trento stop
