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Rome: Underground Temples & Crucifixion Relics Walking Tour
4.7
29 Ratings
Roma
Embark on a captivating exploration of an ancient underground pagan shrine and four impressive ecclesiastical structures to comprehend the inception of Christianity. Witness actual artifacts from Christ’s Crucifixion and earth derived from the Holy Land.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Basilica of San Clemente - You will enjoy a fascinating journey deep underground St. Clement’s Basilica, a few meters away from the Colosseum.
You will go through three layers of ancient monuments built on top of each other, and learn about forgotten pagan cults, early Christianity, and mystic symbolism.
You will visit the best preserved Temple of Mithras and touch the underground river flowing below the streets of Rome and below the Colosseum.
You will marvel at ancient mosaics and at the stories they portray.
You will appreciate the intimacy of a small group of maximum 8 people
What's Included
- Headsets to hear your guide clearly
- All fees and taxes included
Additional Information
- Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour starts in order to complete the signup and setup the headsets.
- An appropriate dress-code is required in order to enter the churches: knees and shoulders should be covered.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes: a moderate amount of walking is involved.
- This tour is not wheelchair-accessible.
- This tour is subject to weather conditions and/or liturgic-calendar events. If canceled you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
- Not recommended for people with claustrophobia
Location
Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 132
Via di San Giovanni in Laterano
Meet at the TouriksPoint at Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 132, 15 meters from the Basilica of St. Clement. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(29 Ratings)
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Kimberly_s
Jun 3, 2024
Underground relics - Going 3 levels below ground was amazing. Maybe a bit slower on descriptions than my teens preferred.
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David_p
May 29, 2024
Wonderful Excursion - The excursion was great. Daniel was terrific. He is extremely knowledgeable and a nice person. He took his time with us insuring we understood everything.
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Jackie_b
May 19, 2024
Really amazing experience! - We had a great day and really enjoyed our guide. Lena was so friendly, informative and worked really hard for us. The basilicas and everything else was magnificent.
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Liz_p
Apr 30, 2024
Inspiring!!! - Learning about the Basilica’s we visited. The crucifixion relecs were amazing to see as a Christian. Daniel our guide was so knowledgeable and kept the tour very interesting. He also knew about the archaeology of the places we visited! Great tour for us!
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Alisa_f
Apr 28, 2024
Best tour for believers - We did the Colloseum, Vatican, St Peter's, Sistine BUT this tour was my favorite! Especially as a Christian, it was incredible!!! What a great experience!
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Z3526tjelizabethh
Apr 21, 2024
Fascinating - This is a fascinating tour. The guide was expert in knowledge. Plenty of walking here but it is so very worth it. Guide gave us additional tips on where else to look after our tour was done, and we followed through. Loved it.
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Paul_s
Apr 19, 2024
This was one of the best... - This was one of the best tours. Paul, our guide, was exceptionally knowledgeable. I couldn’t recommend higher!
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James_g
Apr 4, 2024
Highly recommend this tour - Seeing the Holy relics and the holy stairs!
Daniel our tour guy was fantastic and very insightful! If you are Catholic this is a must tour!
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Replicator
Mar 18, 2024
Very in depth walking tour. - Our 2nd tour with touriks and it didn’t disappoint. Our guide took his time and it was not rushed at all. Very informative and interesting with a lot of walking.
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Megan_a
Jun 1, 2024
Boring - Just wasn’t for me to boring talk to long about boring things instead of getting a little faster pace we didn’t even see the last piece of the tour
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