One of the main problems for wheelchair users is the insecurity of not knowing where to go without come across an obstacle. This is because, unfortunately, we often forget to break down the barriers that represent a great limitation for some of us, making the occasion of the trip a privilege and not a moment of enrichment available for everyone.

Naples est l'une des villes qui s'efforcent d'abattre les barrières architecturales et d'accroître autant que possible les possibilités d'accès à l'information. l'accessibilité for the wonderful tourist attractions. Of course, the road is still long but you can visit some areas of the city thanks to the presence of various initiatives aimed at the inclusion of all.  As regards the accessibility of the main attractions and monuments of the city of Naples, it is necessary to make a differentiation between the places partiellement accessible et ceux totalement sans barrières.

Naples is a city rich in cultural resources, food and wine and environmental resources, that has a great innate tourist value. Many of these riches have been made accessible to all tourists who want to visit the city. The accessible attractions are located in the most disparate areas of the great metropolis. Here are the itineraries and walks without barriers

The Naples seafront

Les Naples front de mer et la ville voisine de Villa Comunale are the best choice for a typical walk along the coast of the city, where the scent and the pleasant music of the sea waves, alternates with the green and peaceful environment of the Villa. Behind the Villa Comunale, practically on the Riviera di Chiaia, you can visit the fascinating Villa Pignatelliavec son exposition spectaculaire de carrosses.

Sur la mer bleue du merveilleux Via Partenopese dresse le magnifique Castel dell’Ovo (Château d'Ovo), qui ne peut être visité qu'en partie, mais qui offre une vue imprenable, surtout aux heures du coucher du soleil.

La colline de Capodimonte

Pour les amateurs de l'environnement le plus boisé, il suffit cependant de se déplacer sur la Colline de Capodimonte where the park of the same name extends with its long paths (all accessible), completely surrounded by greenery. A multi-sensory experience where the silence typical of the forest is interrupted only by the birds chirping, and the fresh smell of plants, transports you to a world seemingly isolated and far from the city. Inside the park, there is also the Museo di Capodimonte où vous pouvez compter sur la présence de services pour tous les besoins.

The overview Posillipo

On the highest point of Naples, then, you can also opt for a pleasant walk with breathtaking panoramic views that offers the beautiful Parco Virgiliano of Posillipo. Here there are absolutely no architectural barriers, indeed a beautiful road runs along the long meadows and the many panoramic points, where you can enjoy beauty and relaxation at 360 degrees. If you are more interested in a walk to discover research and scientific experimentation, we recommend visiting the fantastic Città della Scienza (City of Science), a suitable place for adults but also for the little ones to whom is dedicated an area where they can learn new things while having fun, all without barriers and with paths accessible to all.

Lieux d'intérêt majeur dans la ville : de l'accessibilité partielle à l'accessibilité totale

En commençant par le haut, nous pouvons recommander le Certosa di San Martino (Charterhouse of St. Martin) that stands out from the Vomero district and that is visible until the Mergellina area. Here too you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views that the city has to offer. The Charterhouse is accessible only partially.

Dans la région, il y a toujours le beau et le vert. Villa Floridiana which houses inside an accessible and interesting museum, the Duca di Martina National Ceramic Museum, where one of the largest and most important collections of the art of ceramics is exhibited.

The Historical Center of Naples

Les Jardin botanique de Naples of Via Foria is another unmissable pearl of the city of Naples. The grandiose and majestic staircase of the main entrance is not a real problem, because the park is also accessed by a more comfortable side entrance, often used by the elders and visually impaired. In addition to the wonder of the place itself, within the park, precisely near the experimental section of medicinal plants, there is the “tactile and olfactory museum”. This kind of small sensory garden is set up inside and around a chalet accessible to all, but especially designed for the blind. In the area called “del Castello” (of the Castle) is also accessible the Musée de paléobotanique et d'ethnobotanique, to discover the oldest origins of the botanical species as well as its uses (food, tissue and many others) in the various civilizations and ancient and modern tribes, of the world.

In the Museo area that is practically at the beginning of Via Foria, then, you can visit the main museum complex of the city, represented by the Naples National Archaeological Museum.

Accessible places in the area Mezzocannone and San Marcellino

In Via Mezzocannone, where the complex of the University of Naples Federico II is located, there is one of the most “complete” museum centers for nature lovers. It is, in fact, the set of museums located within university buildings that include: the Musée royal de minéralogie, celui de Musée zoologiqueet le Musée d'anthropologie, hosted in the complex of Mezzocannone. In this building you can cross a courtyard that leads to the complex behind Via San Marcellino, where you will also expect the Musée paléontologique.  A few steps from Via Mezzocannone, finally stands the Chapel Sanseveroavec son attraction principale, ainsi qu'une œuvre d'art suggestive : le Le Christ voilé.

Les environs de l'historique Via Duomo

Finally, moving more towards the most central area of the oldest part of Naples, there are monuments ready to welcome everyone without any limit. And that’s how you can easily organize a tour that includes the magnificent Cathédrale de Naples, avec la proximité de Musée du trésor de San Gennaro. In the area, practically at the end of Via Duomo you can also visit the infamous Madre Museum, the Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum.

A l'autre pôle de cette zone, il y a aussi le Monastère St Clare avec son incontournable Cloître en majolique.

The symbolic Square of the city

Autour de la belle Piazza del PlebiscitoSur l'une des places les plus importantes de Naples, on trouve plusieurs bâtiments de grande importance. Parmi ceux-ci, vous pouvez visiter le Palais royal, l'adjacente Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III et le magnifique Théâtre San Carlo.

Enfin, nous vous recommandons de visiter l'imposant Maschio Angioino ou Castel Nuovo, that will amaze you with its incredible beauty.

Transports et événements napolitains

In support of the accessible tourism of the city of Naples, that meets all the needs of its tourists, there are also infrastructure such as transport. A good part of the road service in Naples, in fact, is equipped for the access and transport of wheelchairs for disabled people, while the entire service of the metro network provides for the presence of lifts in the stations, as well as lifting facilities, tactile maps and routes designed exclusively for breaking down barriers. Many voluntary and private associations also provide services and means for the elimination of any limits that hinder the use of the city property.

There are also a lot of events and projects. Among these the event “Games without barriers” which is held continuously in Naples in interesting locations such as the Mostra d’Oltremare and in 2016 also in the Catacombes de San Gennaro. An event with sports, music, shows and entertainment, designed for all children but also represents an important opportunity to meet representatives of institutions and artists of great fame, as well as of course an event of fundamental social and recreational importance.