Catacombs of Rome Small Group Tour
Next to the classical and touristic Rome, there is a hidden city. Enjoy an afternoon in the mysterious underground streets of Rome and visit two of the legendary Catacombs of Rome. Discover the ancestral and underground area of the Eternal city by taking a fascinating tour its underground and explore several burial chambers and various pagan burial sites. In Rome there are some of the oldest and longest burial underground tunnels in the world, hundreds of kilometers of catacombs run underneath the town and its outskirts! Hear all about the history of these mystical places from a professional guide that will accompany you along the narrow underground tunnels.
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Catacombs of Rome Small Group Tour
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Catacombe San Sebastiano
Saint Sebastian's catacombs, situated in Via Appia, are very important because historians believe that this place had hosted Saints Peter and Paul bodies. They are located in a slope that has always been used as a cemetery also before the Christianism, later it was converted in a cemetery for slaves and freedmen.
Catacombs of Saint Callixtus
The catacombs of St. Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex which occupies an area of 90 acres, with a network of galleries about 12 miles long, in four levels, more than twenty meters deep. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians. You will also admire the Crypt of St. Cecilia: the popular patron saint of music, she was martyred and entombed where the statue now lies.
Catacombe Di Domitilla
The Catacombs of Rome (Italian: Catacombe di Roma) are ancient catacombs, underground burial places under Rome, Italy, of which there are at least forty, some discovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials, either in separate catacombs or mixed together, people of all the Roman religions are buried in them, beginning in the 2nd century AD, mainly as a response to overcrowding and shortage of land.
Inclusions
- Pickup and Dropoff
- Ticket entry for two Catacombs
- Guided tour
- Gratuities
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Included in the tour is the visit of two of these four Catacombs, available according to the day.
- Please provide your accommodation’s information at the time of booking (name, address)
- The day before we'll send a mail with exact pick up time
- Please note that the tour inside the Catacombs will be shared with other people as it is not possible to do private tours of the Catacombs
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Additional Information
Pickup is included for all accommodation within Aurelian Walls. If your hotel is not in the list send us an email with your hotel /B&B/accomodation in Rome, we will let you know if the pick up is included.
Meeting / End Points
- Meeting point is in front of Palazzo Naiadi hotel
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Important: Depending on different closing days, you will visit San Callisto's and Domitilla’s OR Saint Sebastian’s OR Priscilla’s Catacombs. For any other information, please contact +390639377457 or +393396249356 or write an e-mail to [email protected].
