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Most Capuchin Crypt tours end at the bone chapels. Rather like leaving a murder mystery after chapter one.
Explore the crypts decorated with 3,700 bodies arranged into vertebrae chandeliers and skeletal wall patterns. We explain the symbolism before you enter, answer questions the venue required audio guide doesn't address, and make sense of what you're seeing.
Then we'll reveal Rome's darker side through its most famous monuments. The lesser known ghost at the Trevi Fountain.. The butchers whose sausages were Rome's best - and made from their customers. A noblewoman's perfect hands attracted a dark prophecy that came true in the worst possible way. An innkeeper insulted the wrong stranger and was beheaded in Piazza Navona the next morning.
Small groups of 10 people keep it intimate and easy to hear your guide.
Perfect for travelers who want to discover the executions, scandals, and ghost stories your guidebook diplomatically skips.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please arrive 10 minutes early. Your guide will be waiting in Via Vittorio Veneto, 19, in front of the antique coin shop, holding a sign “Capuchin Crypts & Dark Centre Tour”. Dress code: shoulders and knees covered (men, women & children); €1 cover-ups available. Help: +39 379 135 4330.
We will end in Piazza Navona, in the city centre, and your guide can give directions to anywhere else you need to be.
Itinerary
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1Museum and Crypt of Capuchins Friars
Visit the fascinating Capuchin Crypts, decorated with other 3,700 bodies, and learn the symbolism and history behind the macabre decoration
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Via Rasella
Hear one of the darker tales of Rome's most recent past, with a tragic story from the Second World War.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Trevi Fountain
Hear one of the lesser known tales of the Trevi Fountain, and how a hidden love led to murder and haunting.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Pantheon
While the Pantheon is one of the grandest buildings in Rome, the buildings around it can hold sinister secrets. Discover the story of a macabre butcher shop that inspired the tale of Sweeney Todd.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Piazza Navona
The beauty of one of Rome's main squares hides two tragic tales. Learn the haunting tale of a young noblewoman, and discover a tale that may make you think twice about what you say around strangers.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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