About this experience
Explore the Capuchin Crypts and Catacombs on a tour.
Discover the tunnels and secret rooms that wind beneath the streets of Rome, some of the least-known and most hidden sites of Christianity.
Highlights
- Take advantage of our reserved tickets for entry to the Crypts
- Don't worry about anything with our on-site assistance
- Discover one of the most mysterious places in Rome
- Experience the underground and tunnels of Rome in one of the most evocative places
- Discover the Capuchin Crypts and Catacombs on a guided tour
What's included
- Skip-the-line Ticket Capuchin Crypt and museum
- English Guided Tour (if option selected)
- Audio Guide Tour (if option selected)
- Taxes and Fees
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
Meet our staff at the meeting point where you will be welcomed and given an explanation of the experience you will be undertaking.
Take a guided tour or an audio guided tour through the underground chambers and discover the friars' fascinating vision of life, death, and eternity.
Learn how, according to legend, the Capuchin friars took refuge in Rome and built this very special place that has been called "a funerary monument worthy of an English genius.
Walking through this unique place, you will have the opportunity to pass through a long and mysterious corridor of about 30 meters flanked by six rooms.
Visit the mysterious basements and crypts of the Capuchin monks with their catacombs. Discover the hidden passages beneath Rome's most important streets.
The remains of 3,700 Capuchin friars were collected at this site, and the earth, according to legend, was transported from Palestine and probably from Jerusalem.
In particular, the crypts are those of the Three Skeletons where three juvenile skeletons are kept, the Crypt of the Tibiae and Femurs where there are vaults decorated with bones and skulls, the Crypt of the Pelvis where there is a vault decorated with bands of vertebrae and long bones, and finally the Crypt of the Skulls.
Discover all the curiosities and references, historical, artistic and Christian religion present in this place thanks to our guide who will accompany you throughout your experience.
Terms & conditions
We recommend a light jacket and comfortable shoes.
Remember that being in a religious place, appropriate clothing is required, shoulders and knees must be covered or access may not be guaranteed.
This tour is not recommended for those who suffer from claustrophobia or are uncomfortable in confined spaces.