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Crypts and Catacombs of Rome Skip-The-Line Tour
Attractions & guided tours
Rome, Italy
4.5/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes
Do this because
You'll take a step back in time as you explore early Christian art, crypts, and catacombs
There's a visit to the eerie Capuchin Crypt decorated with the bones of 4,000 Capuchin monks
You can explore the Basilica of San Martino ai Monti and its ancient chambers once used by early Christians
The tour reveals hidden relics and remains that reflect the deep spiritual roots of the Eternal City
Your expert guide will share fascinating stories about Rome's mysterious underground history
What to expect
Embark on an unforgettable journey through ancient Rome's underground wonders, exploring crypts, catacombs, and burial chambers with an expert guide. The Original Crypts and Catacombs of Rome Tour begins in Piazza Barberini, where human corpses were once publicly displayed. The tour's highlight is the Capuchin Crypt, featuring Caravaggio's "St. Francis in Meditation" and the artistic arrangement of 4,000 Capuchin monks' bones.Next, travel comfortably to the Christian Catacombs, a network associated with the first Christians in ancient Rome. Descend into volcanic rock corridors, discovering frescoes and burial places doubling as places of worship during persecution. Led by an expert guide, navigate extensive catacombs revealing tales of a bygone era.Complete your underground experience with a historic visit to the Basilica San Martino ai Monti, a church rich with hidden layers of history. Built on the remains of ancient Roman buildings, it offers a rare look at the early days of Christian worship. Step beneath the basilica to explore age-old chambers once used by early Christian communities and uncover relics and remains that reflect the deep spiritual roots of the Eternal City.No matter which venue becomes your favorite, the seamless combination of these three distinct elements offers an unforgettable exploration of Rome's hidden treasures.This is a unique tour of Rome which will give you a different perspective on the fascinating culture of the Eternal City.
What's included
Entrance ticket to the Capuchin Crypt and Museum
Entrance ticket to the catacombs
Transportation in air-conditioned coach
Tour guide
What's not included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What to remember
Accessibility:
Not suitable for wheelchairs
Not suitable for guests with visual or hearing impairments
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility due to uneven paths or steps
Not allowed:
Strollers and baby carriages are not permitted
Know in advance:
Please be aware that some locations may be busy during standard hours
This service ends at Piazza Barberini or the exit of San Martino ai Monti
Please note, on Sundays the Church visits is not guaranteed due to liturgical activities
Note that tours inside Capuchin Crypts will run with audio guides instead of a guided tour as per new rules imposed by the Capuchin Crypts
Remember to bring:
This tour involves a fair amount of walking, hills, and stairs so please wear comfortable shoes
Please note that entrance into churches requires a strict dress code. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women
Provider
City Wonders
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Piazza Barberini, Piazza Barberini, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Meeting point:
Please meet your guide 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). Please, arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time for the check-in.
Reviews
Excellent
4.5/5
Based on
80 reviews from verified customers
G
GigiRae
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 39 years old
Excellent
This has to be one of the best if not the best excursion I have ever been on hands down
L
lisa
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
great guide from city wonder tour very informative great trip,very easy meeting places
L
Lsb
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 21 years old
Excellent
Very interesting!
M
Matt
January 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 32 years old
Great
S
Sally
January 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Great
The tour itself was good and interesting, however no transport was supplied back to the original meeting place so we had to pay 10 euros for a taxi back to our hotel
K
KH
December 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Excellent
Historisk och intressant tur med mycket kunnig guide .
M
Miranda
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
E
Echte naam
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 50 years old
Excellent
De reisleidster wist veel te vertellen op een leuke inspirerende manier. Heel bijzonder ook om de geschiedenis te horen. De bustour was ook leuk omdat je door Rome rijd en ze veel vertelde over de stad. Ben je slecht ter been is het geen aanrader, omdat er ondergronds een pad is dat hobbelig is. Veel trappen. Maar wat vonden we het machtig interresant. Ik zeg doen!
A
Annette
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Great
De gids vertelde op een grappige manier en gaf veel info, waardoor je wist waarnaar je moest kijken. Je kwam op plekken waar je anders wellicht niet geweest zou zijn. Zeer interessant en een aanrader. Er had iets meer tijd ingeruimd mogen zijn voor het botten kerkje. Je moest best snel door de expositie. We kregen wel een blad met de nrs die je vooral moest luisteren.
I
Ian & Sarah
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 29 years old
Excellent
The Crypts and Catacombs of Rome was an amazing experience and well organised. Semih our guide was the perfect host, very knowledgeable and passionate in his delivery. He made some personal recommendation for the remainder of our stay in Rome, which we took full advantage of. We would fully recommend this tour with City wonders.
M
Marijanne
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 40 years old
Great
Was eerder een snel bezoek aan crypte en catacomben. Fijne gidsen maar er kwam geen diepgang
G
Gemma and Archie
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 18 years old
Excellent
Amazing trip from start to finish our tour guide alen was great told us loads of great facts also the things you see are incredible
A
Anonymous
July 2024
From United States of America
Great
Just did not care about being dropped off at a different place from where we started.. hard to find a way back to the hotel….
A
Anonymous
May 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
Our guide was a little late due to traffic which in Rome is understandable. Her name was Sonja and she was worth the little wait we had. Excellent young lady with extensive knowledge on the subjects. She is working on a double masters and we were very pleased!
A
Anonymous
May 2024
From United States of America
Great
Awesome experience, definitely recommend doing it
A
Anonymous
April 2024
From Germany
Excellent
gut
A
Anonymous
April 2024
From United States of America
Great
A
Anonymous
March 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
Alain the tour guide was simply incredible. Very knowledgeable and funny he made the whole experience wonderful. Highly recommend!!
A
Anonymous
January 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
E
EDB
December 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Excellent
A
Anonymous
November 2023
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Peter was friendly, knowledgeable and very entertaining
A
Anonymous
November 2023
From United States of America
Great
The tour was great but the group was way too big.
A
Anonymous
October 2023
From Germany
Excellent
Die Tour wurde von Heather geleitet. Es war wirklich beeindruckend, der Ablauf entspannt + gut organisiert. Heather hat einen super Job gemacht, durch ihre lockere und lustige Art hat sie historische Themen und Fakten lebendig und einprägsam rübergebracht. Ich würde die Tour jederzeit wieder machen.
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Ferry.
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
Alles prima verzorgd!
A
Annelien
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 8 years old
Average
Veel te veel op één, andere catacomben waren fijner geweest, crypten veel te snel moeten doorlopen, laatste stop bij de kerk was niet meer nodig.
A
Anonymous
July 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Grey tour guide, great tour!
A
Anonymous
May 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Goede gids, heel verrassend waar ik terecht kwam. Het heeft wel een impact op me gehad!
Y
Yvette
February 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Great
De rondleiding door de crypte was super, leuke tourguide met veel achtergrond informatie. Ontvangers met koptelefoon, dus prima te verstaan. De tombe viel ons daarentegen erg tegen. Gids van de tombe zelf. Microfoon met luidspreker prima, maar niet als je met je rug naar de mensen staat, dan hoor je nog maar de helft. De kerk werd weer begeleidt door de eigen tourguide en was dan ook weer voorzien van veel leuke weetjes en extra informatie. Paula was top.
A
Anonymous
February 2023
From Italy
Excellent
A
Anonymous
February 2023
From Italy
Excellent
C
Cath
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
Average
Guide was friendly and knowledgeable but too big a group and too many groups visiting at same time, especially as there is space constraints and the other guides were so loud I couldn't always hear my guide
A
Anonymous
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Had a great time, our guide was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience exciting and thrilling.
M
Marie
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 15 years old
Excellent
Alan, very knowledgeable, relaxed and comfortable delivery and at no point felt scripted. Alan made this tour, through his method of delivery. Only minor point would be the use of headsets throughout would be a benefit. If you are towards the back it can be hard to hear clearly when there is alot going on and other members of the public are at the locations.
A
Anonymous
August 2022
From Spain
Excellent
A
Anonymous
July 2022
From United States of America
Average
Please include in any tour if there is a prohibition on taking images...this could just be me but one great thing about vacations is sharing images...the tour did not allow any. If I had known this before I would not have taken this tour. Seems trite but its just me. TNX
A
Anonymous
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Fantastic tour of the crypts and catacombs of Rome
Guide very knowledgeable and entertaining
J
Jolanda Helder
June 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Excellent
Interessante tour. De gids kon goed vertellen, waardoor de trip nog leuker was. Hij nam ook ruim de tijd om alles uit te leggen.
A
Anonymous
August 2021
From United States of America
Excellent
Goed georganiseerde trip op meerdere locaties met een busje als transport. Deskundige gids met veel kennis van de locaties. Interessante dingen gezien.
A
Anonymous
August 2021
From United States of America
Excellent
A
Anonymous
September 2018
From United Kingdom
Excellent
An absolutely brilliant tour! Ricardo and Andy were extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guides. Fantastic!
A
Anonymous
August 2018
Excellent
Loved it. Sean made the difference. A great guide and super friendly. From the ancient Roman tattooed guy.
A
Anonymous
July 2018
From United States of America
Great
A
Anonymous
April 2018
Great
We had very high expectations...Thankfully we weren't disappointed.
A
Anonymous
April 2018
Great
Prenoterermo ancora. Ci siamo trovati bene.
A
Anonymous
April 2018
From Spain
Poor
I had been looking forward to the capuchin crypts but the museum closed early that day so the tour was very rushed; we didn't get a proper tour of that part. The tour should have been scheduled to start earlier. If I had known that would be the case, I would have gone alone. Everything else was fine
A
Anonymous
March 2018
Excellent
smooth website and experience - will be back
A
Anonymous
March 2018
Great
Was good and interesting.
A
Anonymous
March 2018
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Went out with Peter, very insightful and knowledgable, would definitely recommend and go out with him again
A
Anonymous
March 2018
Great
Non me l'aspettavo, è stato una bellissima sorpresa!
A
Anonymous
February 2018
Great
Llevaba años queriendo ir, ha sido un sueño hecho realidad
A
Anonymous
January 2018
Excellent
Site super pratique qui m'a permis de gagner un temps fou sur place.
A
Anonymous
January 2018
Great
Vale la pena, una buena experiencia a un precio razonable
A
Anonymous
January 2018
Excellent
pour toutes les attractions! Merci!
A
Anonymous
January 2018
Great
Experiencia increíble, hay que disfrutarla una vez en la vida!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Luca was very well informed and made the tour interesting and fun!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
More than excellent from every point of view. Rebecca's special grace in delivering information of high quality and making every member of the group feel unique and special is quite remarkable.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
This was such a good tour! Amanda was great at giving interesting, yet fun information. The catacombs were so neat. I'm so glad we booked and went with Amanda. She was able to answer our questions and made the catacombs "come alive"!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
You can tell she is very passionate about the history of Rome. Was a very engaging storyteller. I wasn't bored at all during the tour. If you're looking for something a little different than the colosseum this one is dark and fun!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Mike was really knowledgeable and gave great context of the history on various aspects of the tour (how gods were passed on from Greeks to Romans etc etc) which was really interesting, He had a great sense of humour but was repectful and insightful about the reverence of the important burial sights and special bone chapels we visited.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Very friendly, easy to understand, you could easily see that she LOVES her job. Had very nice evening.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Great tour with Ricardo to the Capuchin crypts and the catacombs on the outskirts of Rome. He was very knowledgeable and engaging, and looked after everyone. Would highly recommend this tour as it educates you about a whole different dimension in Rome. I was mesmerized by the incredible artistic patterns made with human bones in the Capuchin crypts, truly a beautiful remembrance to the mother NWS that had passed. We also appreciated the tips offered at the end of the tour.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Luca was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter. The tour was so interesting!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Knowledgeable and witty, Australian Andy kept the group engaged with his insights and overall enthusiasm for the history of the city of Rome. The information and sites visited were outstanding!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Siriki was awesome. His enthusiasm about the catacombs really showed and made the tour very enjoyable.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Mike was the absolute best guide that I've had in Rome. Knowledgeable and hilarious!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
It was the right length of time with a good pace and blend of commentary. We were fascinated. An excellent tour to do on a hot day!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
What a wonderfull tour. Mickaela was excellent. She is dynamic and very knowledgeable about the history af the crypts. She gave us a lot of information with a very personnal touch. Bravo Michaela, you made this tour memorable for us !
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
You really get to appreciate the lengths that people went to to build, protect and honor their dead. The tour was well planned and Melanie was very enthusiastic. One of the best tours we have been on while in Rome.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Very organized and we saw all that we had heard about.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Perfect organization
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Fun and approachable
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Excellent
Asha was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable , spoke well with good interaction with the group. We liked the touches of humor as well. Would highly recommend this tour.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Asha was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable , spoke well with good interaction with the group. We liked the touches of humor as well. Would highly recommend this tour.
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Took the time to speak to everyone on the tour and answer any questions! Very knowledgeable and kept the information relevant and interesting. Awesome guide!
A
Anonymous
December 2017
Great
Rebecca was highly professional, inclusive and sensitive to the needs of the group. Her knowledge was impressive, she was very respectful in her delivery and engagement of the group. It was a privilege being part of the group and being exposed to the history and culture of Rome.
A
Anonymous
September 2017
From Germany
Excellent
Andy was top!
A
Anonymous
August 2016
From India
Excellent
What a fabulous tour... ! And our guide Ricardo had encyclopaediac knowledge. The stories he told transported us to the time period he was talking about. Places like the crypts and catacombs have so little information online, that the guide really makes all the difference.
We will never forget this tour! Bravo Ricardo
A
Anonymous
September 2014
From United Kingdom
Excellent
I loved our guide engaged with us all personally and took us through everything. she was very knowledgeable and talked us through the city as we traveled by coach. i would like you to pass on my wife and I's personal thank you.
A
Anonymous
August 2014
From South Africa
Great
Our tour guide,*** was amazing\nShe spoke with such passion and enthusiasm about the history of the crypts and catacombs, \nThst we felt that we were living in those times well done ***!!!!
A
Anonymous
July 2014
From United States of America
Excellent
Excellent tour for young adults and older.
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