Cultural Heritage from early Christian era! The weather forecast for 4th May 2019 was 80% rain. Looking for a rainy-day activity, our family of four adults and two children arrived at the ticket offices of Catacombs of San Genero at about 1045 am. These offices are located next to Madre del Buon Consiglio Church, where we parked our car. (Catacomb is a man-made subterranean passageway used as a religious burial place). One-hour long tours to the Catacombs are conducted hourly from 10 am to 5 pm on Monday to Saturday and 10 am to 2 pm on Sundays. The tickets cost €9 for adults, €5 for under sixteens and €6 for seniors over 65+ years. I believe that tours are led in English, French and of course, Italian. Since the quota for the 11 am tour was already full, we purchased tickets for the 12-noon tour. While waiting for the tour to commence, we had some tea and drinks from the Kiosk next to the ticket offices. At 1200 noon the guide led us for about 100 metres from their offices in drizzling rain, and then down about 100 steps to the entrance. The Catacombs are in two levels. This vast, spacious early Christian burial grounds had been constructed by excavating tuff, a rocky material formed by fusion of volcanic sand and smaller rock fragments. The imposing ceilings of the older, lower catacomb are about 6 metres high dating back to second century AD. In addition to the burial spaces, it holds a functioning church, Basilica of San Agrippino, and a baptismal font (bowl used during baptism). On both floors are many burial sites, some on the floor, others one above the other on the side walls, depending probably on the person's social status. The patron saint of Naples, San Genero had been initially buried here, though his remains had been moved later. Being a place of religious worship, many other bishops and priests too had been buried here. Several early Christian paintings too can be seen here, preserved for posterity. It is advisable to wear warm clothing (sweater) and comfortable shoes as it is quite cold and slippery in some areas. The guide was very familiar with the history of the catacombs and was quite emotive and expressive during her explanations. I was very happy with the tour that lasted an hour and was especially pleased to see the conservation efforts and work carried out within so that this cultural heritage could be preserved.