Underground Piazza Navona: Exclusive Tour of the Domitian Stadium UNESCO World Heritage Site

Explore the underground wonders of Piazza Navona with an exclusive tour of the Domitian Stadium UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover the ancient ruins and uncover the history of this unique masonry stadium in Rome.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stadio di Domiziano - Navona Square Underground - - visit the underground levels of Piazza Navona, first ope­ned to the public in 2014;
  • descend 5 metres beneath street level into the excava­tions, at the time of the Roman Empire;
  • admire the ancient ruins of the first and only masonry stadium in Roman history;
  • learn more about the history of the Stadium/Piazza Na­vona/ancient Roman sports.
What's Included
  • Taxes included
  • Audio guide provided
  • Special audio guide for children (6+)
What's Not Included
  • DVD and souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Come explore the Piazza Navona Underground! Unearth the remnants of the Stadium of Domitian, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and placed under passive preservation by a Ministerial Decree enacted on April 7, 1954. These ruins rest about 4.50 meters below the surface of Piazza Navona; this archaeological site is the only evidence we have of…

Location
Stadio di Domiziano - Navona Square Underground
Via di Tor Sanguigna 3, Piazza Navona
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Giancarlog184
Apr 6, 2025
A journey, albeit a short one in ancient Rome - Beautiful experience. It's just a very well documented little part of what was the magnificence made stadium of ancient Rome. Recommended!
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Al_fow_74
Mar 18, 2025
A literal hidden gem under the Piazza Nuvona - Fantastic way to spend an hour. I never knew about this one until my partnertold me about it. As you can see in one of the pics 235 - 294AD a particularly precarious time to be an Emeror!
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Martapc1733ig
Mar 9, 2025
Beautiful trip - The visit really very very very nice 😍! My son had a great time it was a really great trip to a place I met on the Internet
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64marioi
Mar 9, 2025
In the splendid setting of this museum are organized events for children of great thickness. - Very interesting event about dinosaurs. Excellent paleontologist. The children had a lot of fun during both the theoretical and the practical part of digging dinosaur fossils.
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Angelamf9997yj
Feb 24, 2025
Nice experience - Very interesting visit, well explained with audio guides. The staff welcomes with kindness and the site is truly amazing in its grandeur. If you close your eyes you can imagine yourself in ancient Rome
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302annalauras
Feb 20, 2025
A blast from the underground past - Visit really interesting and well organized. The audio guide explains the history of this place step by step and the large panels help understanding with images and brief historical notes. There is also an audio path for children. The exclusive tour takes us across the current square and back into another underground part entering from a palace. With discounts, the tour is worth the full price of the ticket. Highly recommended!
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Andrea
Feb 16, 2025
Piazza Navona - Exclusive experience to relive the golden years of Piazza Navona and its monuments, visit highly recommended!
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Companion23297493147
Feb 15, 2025
Very nice visit - Beautiful visit, very friendly and helpful (also seen the little girl). Having made the reservation online it was all very simple.
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W8826ugsabrinaf
Mar 5, 2025
Human guidance sought. - It would be preferable, considering also the cost of the visit, to organize the visits in the company of a human guide. The site is difficult to understand independently and the audio guide is not enough.
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Kittykai
Mar 4, 2025
Falls short of expectations - We took the exclusive tour which includes audio and also a tour under Narvona across the plaza. The audio program attempts to follow numbered sections on photos and wall markers. How’d that is not the case. Not only does it not correlate with the flow and numbered sections of the actual museum the audio script is poorly written. There is back and forth across the museum floor in a very unorganized pattern. It led one in our group of four to comment that a drunk must have curated this program. We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was chaos. There were many young children having private parties with museum staff. They were very loud and allowed to run freely when it was not their turn for the virtual reality game (which was in the middle of the space and we have no idea if it was available to “regular” tour attendees). Such behavior should not be tolerated by museum staff. The story of Narvona is a critical piece of history and there is so much potential for this tour. I hope it is revamped for the sake of future visitors.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).