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Naples Experience Free walking food tour Spanish Quarter

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Naples

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Languages: English, Spanish and Italian

Guru: Marco'S Esperience Naples

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Registered on 2 November 2025

Hello, my name is Marco De Simone. I've always worked in the food and wine and tourism sectors. I attended the Ippolito Cavalcanti State Hotel Institute in Naples. I developed my skills over the years working in the hotel and naval catering industry. I was fortunate enough to travel extensively. I lived in the United States, where I studied and learned English and Spanish, which I speak fluently. Knowing how to communicate, even before listening and observing others, has allowed me to gain respect and recognition from others, be they customers, colleagues, or friends. I'm sure we'll have fun during the tour, discovering places considered temples of Neapolitan gastronomy, discovering recipes that have been passed down through the generations, such as the original recipe for Pizza Margherita, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017, and other historic recipes from the home cooking tradition, along with the related facts, anecdotes, and legends that have always been associated with them.

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Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

THE FREE WALKING FOOD TOUR IS AN EXPERIENTIAL TOUR, concentrated in the historic center of Naples, we will start from Piazza del Plebiscito, then we will move to the Spanish Quarters we will stop in front of the famous Pizzeria Brandi where the Pizza Margherita was born and we will tell the history of pizza and its recipe we will take photos of the plaque dedicated to the famous Pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito who was the creator of the tricolor pizza.

We'll head into the Spanish Quarters, where we'll have most of the activities and interaction with the locals. We'll have the opportunity to visit "O' Vascio," a typical local street-front house now home to the Cultural Association of Neapolitan Gastronomy. There, we'll learn how to make authentic Neapolitan coffee, taste it alongside sfogliatelle, a typical Neapolitan dessert, and hear their story. We'll be hosted by a couple, Umberto and Nunziatina, who will tell us about local cuisine and various traditional Neapolitan recipes, such as the famous Ragù and Genovese. They'll share their secrets for preparing these and other famous Neapolitan dishes, making us feel like locals. They'll tell us about the seasonal menu and typical market produce.
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Afterwards, we will pass through "SPACCANAPOLI," which cuts the historic center in two. We will stop at the Pignasecca market, the largest and most famous in the city, where I will tell you the history of DOP buffalo mozzarella. We will also taste street food, fried pizza and "pizza a portafoglio" (a wallet-shaped pizza) from the famous Fiorenzano friggitoria, founded in 1800 and still owned by the founding family. Everything will be accompanied by traditional Neapolitan recipes, with anecdotes, facts, and entertaining legends that take us back to the birth of the famous Pizza Fritta and "pizza a portafoglio" (a wallet-shaped pizza) during the Second World War.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Piazza del Plebiscito

I'll be waiting for you in front of the Gambrinus Cafe, backpack on my shoulder with a hat hanging from it.

Outside visit

Spaccanapoli

Outside visit

Vico lungo del geslo NAPOLI 1

Outside visit

Spaccanapoli Experience

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, Guruwalk recommends between €15 and $50 per participant.