Crypts and Catacombs of Rome skip-the-line tour

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Availability: Monday - Saturday

Duration: 3 hours

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

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Take a step back in time as you explore the early Christian art, crypts and catacombs
Tour the Capuchin Crypts, the Basilica of San Clemente, and the San Domitilla or San Callisto Catacombs
See the bones of the monks that decorate the crypt today
Have your expert English-speaking guide tells you the history and legends that are involved with the places and relics
Skip-the-line access, avoid the long lines and waiting time!

What to expect

This tour is the first of its kind! An original Crypts and Catacombs tour that will take you to explore early Christian art in the Catacombs, built during a time when Christianity was illegal and considered a dangerous cult, whose members were executed as heretics and buried as martyrs. Your guide will lead you through the dark tunnels of Roman catacombs that are long corridors with hundreds of burial chambers, from modest singles to extravagant family tombs.

Continuing your mysterious journey, your group will also get to explore Basilica San Clemente (referred to by some as “the lasagna”). It is a 12th-century Basilica built on top of the remains of a 4th-century Basilica. The 4th-century Basilica was built on top of a 2nd-century cult chapel which happened to be built on a Roman street in the first century. You will feel as if you are going back in time with every different level of the Basilica you visit. Your expert English-speaking guide will be right alongside you giving you and in-depth commentary, bringing each level to life.

Your tour ends with a visit the truly eerie Capuchin Crypt – a fascinating chapel hidden away in central Rome decorated with the bones of 4,000 Capuchin Monks. Intricately decorated with the bones of 4,000 Capuchin monks. You will see real skulls and bones that make up the decoration such as the bone chandeliers in the crypt. Let your guide bring the macabre 'Bone Chapel' to life, this will be the biggest surprise of this tour that will stick with you long after you have gone home. The recent addition of an official museum means that your visit is enriched by an encounter with Caravaggio’s magnificent canvas ‘St. Francis in Meditation’ and relics from the life of St. Francis himself and some of his followers.

Unfortunately, this tour is unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance.

What's included

Tour as per description
Expert, English-speaking tour guide
Small groups of 22 people or less
Entrance ticket to the Capuchin Crypt and Museum
Entrance ticket to the catacombs
Entrance ticket to the church and undergrounds of Basilica San Clemente
All transfers in an air-conditioned bus

What's not included

Gratuities
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Reduced price

Infants up to 2 years old travel for free and do not require a reservation / reduced price for 2-14 year olds, with proof of age. (Strollers or baby carriages are not allowed on this tour)

Where

Via di S. Nicola da Tolentino, 32-38, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Meeting point:

In the center of Piazza Barberini, by the large Triton (Tritone) fountain. Piazza Barberini is located at the metro stop Barberini on metro line A (red line).

What to remember

This tour involves a fair amount of walking, hills, and stairs; comfortable shoes are recommended. Entrance into churches requires a strict dress code. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. Rome is one of the most visited cities in the world, making certain sites extremely busy in high season. Careful planning limits our exposure to crowds, but please be aware that some locations may be unavoidably busy during standard hours

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