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Exclusive After-Hours Tour of Rome's Catacombs & Bone Crypt
4.7
317 Ratings
Roma
Explore Rome’s Catacombs after hours. Discover chilling bone crypts and ancient beliefs. Not for the faint-hearted, but deeply informative and thrilling.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte - Start your tour at St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead Church to explore the ancient burial site below the church recently re-opened after seven years of restoration. You’ll meet a nun inside the church who will escort you down a short staircase into the bone crypt, decorated with the skulls and bones of abandoned corpses. Both a shocking and fascinating sight, the bone crypt is truly understood with the help of a knowledgeable guide. Before entering, your expert guide will explain the early Christians’ interesting beliefs on life and death, which motivated the creation of such a macabre memorial.
- Rome - Sit back and relax as an expert driver takes you outside of Rome’s city center while your guide answers questions about the bone crypt and gives you an introduction to the fascinating Roman Catacombs.
- Catacombe San Sebastiano - Enter the catacombs after the crowds have left for an intimate tour of this ancient burial ground. Depending on the day or season, you may visit a different, but equally interesting, Roman Catacomb.
- Rome - Roundtrip transportation to Rome’s city center takes all the thinking out of this special access tour. You’ll be back in the city in time for dinner.
What's Included
- After-hours entrance to Rome Catacombs
- Ticket to Orazione e Morte Crypt
- Expert Catacombs guide
- Small groups of max 18 people
- Expert English-speaking tour guide
- Private, air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information
This exclusive after-hours walking tour grants you entry into the Catacombs post-closing, offering a glimpse into one of Rome’s most significant necropolises. Additionally, you’ll visit the eerie Orazione e Morte bone crypt, adorned with skulls and bones. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but it provides a fascinating insight into early Christian practices in Rome and Ancient Roman views on death and the afterlife, blending education with excitement.
- Sites on this itinerary include holy places, and attire must be appropriate for the visit. Both men and women are asked to wear clothing that covers at least the shoulders and knees. Walks of Italy cannot be held responsible for denied entry due to improper dress. It is sufficient to bring extra coverings with you and put them on before our entrance to the holy areas.
- Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate guests with mobility impairments, wheelchairs or strollers on this tour.
- Photography is not allowed in the sites visited on this tour, due to their religious nature.
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
- Due to the tight nature of the catacombs, those with claustrophobia may want to consider another tour.
- Walks / Devour complies with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up-to-date information.
Location
Piazza Trilussa
This tour meets at Piazza Trilussa, by the statue of Trilussa (on the right side of the square with the river behind you). Your guide will be holding a Walks sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Anne_w
Aug 5, 2024
catacombs - The guides were very knowledgeable. The only issue was that the communication earpiece the group received was excellent EXCEPT when in the catacombs. The group could only go single file and the reception was lost each time we moved. Solve this & it was perfect.
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Shannaf650
Aug 4, 2024
Absolutely worth the price. Unique and informative! - Seriously fantastic tour! Our guide was informative and really kept up by pointing out and giving history about everything we were near or drove past, making sure we ingested everything possible. The sites themselves were amazing, and I wouldn't have even known to visit them with a basic Google search or even a search for catacomb tours. There were only 10 of us, so it was easy to gather when we stopped to see something special. I can't possibly recommend this tour enough and it was truly worth the price.
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585akankshas
Aug 1, 2024
Easily the most comfortable tour of this summer - Grazie Annamaria!
A very knowledgeable and well organised tour, with plenty of comfort despite the Rome's summer weather. It felt like an exclusive access to such interesting history! I would totally recommend this tour.
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Nomad33711488222
Jul 28, 2024
Highly recommend! - Great tour! Silvia was a wonderful and fun guide! You enter the catacombs after closing so it’s only the small group with a guide. There is also a visit to a beautiful church and the crypt below!
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Paul_i
Jul 13, 2024
Don’t miss this tour! - Wow… Our guide Fede was amazing. He showcased the history of Rome, the religions in the area prior to Christianity, the start of the Catholic faith - which all built up to the visit to the catacombs.
Fede was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the area, this history, and made the entire tour better because of his knowledge.
At the end he gave individuals restaurant recommendations and assisted our family in finding a place that had Gluten Free pizza.
Could recommend this tour, and him, more!
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Lisa_s
Jul 5, 2024
Absolutely amazing look... - Absolutely amazing look at life and death in Rome - and how memories of loved ones were preserved. Grateful for our guides!
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Amy_u
Jun 7, 2024
Fascinating tour - This was a very interesting tour to say the least. We made our first stop at the Church of Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte. The actual church is beautiful, but the crypt downstairs features a cross made of skulls, and a chandelier made from vertebrae and other bones.
The second stop was at the Catacombs of Priscilla. The bones had been long removed, but a very sweet nun gave us a tour showing us some of the artwork and explaining what we were seeing. It was apparently the final resting place of many early Christians and Christian martyrs.
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Climber30329729357
Apr 15, 2024
Federico is 5 stars - Federico is absolutely 5 stars! Excellent personality, knowledge & humour. Although our tour was disrupted due to events beyond his control I still thoroughly enjoyed spending my time on this tour. Highly impressed with the prompt action in rectifying the disruption from the tour.
Thank you again
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Rachel_c
Apr 28, 2024
Amazing Guide and History - Our guide, Federico, was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and had tremendous energy. He was happy to help with everything from restaurant suggestions to securing a taxi. My teenage son expected to see more bones in the catacombs, but was still engaged with the tour.
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Michle_p
Apr 21, 2024
Not as expected - Wonderful tour guide. Very sweet, funny, personable and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the experience but we’re disappointed that the catacombs were completely empty. You will not see bones and skeletons in this particular catacomb even though it shows this in the advertisement. False advertising if you ask me! Also, the tour guide isn’t allowed to do the tour once you reach the catacombs since it is considered “Vatican Territory.” Once you reach the catacombs, a priest takes over the tour.
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