NaplesThe city of saints and kings
Measured from 100+ plays across 6 walked routes: in Naples, you pass a place with a story every 250 metres.
Ranked #3 of 7 Italy big cities
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · scored on 5 of 8 measures · how we measure
Depth44/100
60 places with a story
10 historical figures · 1h of stories
Density63/100
a story every 250 m
median along a route
Character87/100
faith & churches
typical story: 1697 · early modern
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Naples, measured
The scores
Ranked against
| What we measure | Naples | Score out of 100 | Rank | Global leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | ||||
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 60 | 44 | #28 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 594 |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 10 | 43 | #27 of 68 | London (United Kingdom) · 184 |
| Hours of storieshow long its stories take to read, end to end | 0.7h | 44 | #27 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 7h |
| Density | ||||
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next | 250 m | 63 | #25 of 71 | Williamsburg (United States) · 100 m |
| Character | ||||
| Years its stories coverfrom its oldest story to its newest | 873 yrs | 87 | #21 of 70 | London (United Kingdom) · 1025 yrs |
| Pulse | ||||
| Instagrammabilityhow often players photograph this city | — | needs more plays here before photo habits can be measured | — | Sydney (Australia) |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3 or more | — | needs more plays here before group habits can be measured | — | Houston (United States) · 32 in 100 |
| International visitorsshare of player reviews written in a foreign language | — | needs more reviews here before it can be measured | — | Venice · 97% |
How to read this table›
How to read it: each score is out of 100, measured against a fixed scale that is the same for every city and every edition. Naples's 60 on places with a story scores 44, and it scores 44 on any page you find it. The switch above changes who it is ranked against, not the scores: right now that is all 80 indexed cities (19 countries so far). Naples is scored on 5 of the 8 measures: its overall score averages those 5, and the greyed measures stay out of the average rather than counting against it. Ranks compare cities of a similar size. What a city's stories are about has no better or worse, so themes and eras aren't scored. Instagrammability is shown as a score only; how it's calculated is on the methodology page.
The medal table
What Naples wins
- Most faith & churches among Italy's big cities· 37% of its stories
Won against the other big cities of Italy in the 2026 edition. See the full table on the country page.
Character
What its stories are about
- faith & churches37%
- royalty & nobility30%
- crime & dark history23%
- legends & myths20%
- guilds & trade13%
- arts & culture12%
Out of Naples's 60 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- Early modern29%
- Medieval26%
- Contemporary21%
- Early 20th century11%
- 19th century8%
- Post-war5%
When Naples's stories happen (63% of them mention a year).
Depth
60 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
The construction of Santa Chiara church began in 1310 and continued for about two decades. During the bombardments of WW2, the church…
The San Diego all'Ospedaletto also known as San Giuseppe Maggiore is a Baroque-style church located on via Medina in the Carità neighborhood.…
The Maradona mural is not just art; it is a sociological phenomenon. Painted in 1990 by Mario Filardi for the second league…
Depth
Figures you meet on Naples's streets
San Gennaro
at 3 places
Obelisco di San Gennaro · Cappella del Pontano · Duomo di Napoli
Di Lauro
at 2 places
Chiesa Stella Maris · San Gennaro di Jorit Agoch
Paolo Di Lauro
at 2 places
Chiesa Stella Maris · San Gennaro di Jorit Agoch
Princess Lucia
at 2 places
Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco · Chiesa Museo di Santa Luciella ai Librai
Veiled Christ
at 2 places
Cappella del Pontano · Cappella Sansevero
Angelina Jolie
at 1 place
Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Napoli
Gino Sorbillo
at 1 place
Gino e Toto Sorbillo
Queen Margherita
at 1 place
Pizzeria Brandi
Depth
Every Naples place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Naples's stories yourself
Three of 6 routes here. See everything in Naples
Where next after Naples?
RomeThe city of popes and squares189 km away · a story every 287 m
MilanThe city of art and empire657 km away · a story every 325 m
BolognaThe red city of tall tales470 km away · a story every 285 m
FlorenceThe Renaissance cradle408 km away · a story every 222 m
PisaThe leaning republic450 km away · a story every 260 m
GenoaThe maritime republic588 km away · a story every 220 mHow does Naples compare?
Put Naples head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Naples like to explore on foot?
- Naples has 60 places with a story across 6 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 250 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards faith & churches and royalty & nobility.
- Which historical period defines Naples?
- 29% of Naples's dated stories come from the early modern period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1150.
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Naples: 100+ plays and 50+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
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For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Naples, you pass a place with a story every 250 metres on average.
- 29% of Naples's dated stories come from the early modern period.
- Naples's typical story happens in 1697: the median year across its dated stories, which span 873 years.
- Players meet 10 historical figures in Naples's stories, from San Gennaro to Di Lauro.
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
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