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- English
- Italian
Private Tour of the Catacombs and San Clemente Basilica
Discover the hidden layers of Rome with your private guide and driver. This exclusive experience combines comfort and privileged access, created for discerning travelers who wish to explore the Eternal City beyond the surface.
Descend into the fascinating Catacombs, a unique window into early Christian history. Away from the crowds, your expert guide will reveal the rituals, art, and mysteries preserved in these sacred spaces, making the past vividly come alive.
Continue to the Basilica of San Clemente, a true time capsule built on three levels. From the medieval church with splendid mosaics to the Roman structures below, you’ll uncover nearly two millennia of history, each layer revealing a different chapter of Rome.
With seamless transportation and tailored commentary, this private tour offers a refined and effortless discovery of Rome’s most extraordinary underground treasures, designed for those who value exclusivity and depth
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Your English-speaking private driver and your private guide will be waiting to meet you in the lobby of your hotel or just outside your Airbnb.
Itinerary
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Your private driver and guide will come to pick up you at your place and you’ll head outside the ancient city walls to one of the largest catacomb complexes – the ancient burial grounds of the illegal, persecuted Christians in Rome. You’ll descend into this dark maze of galleries lined with hundreds of rectangular graves – now empty niches thanks to the Barbarian raids. You’ll learn all about the burial rituals and decode the secret messages in the frescos and carvings on the terracotta and marble gravestones. You’ll see the tiny oil lamps by which the gravediggers worked and see their pick axe marks and scrapes in the soil and tufa rock around you. A truly unique, fascinating, and awe-inspiring experience.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
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After seein the fascinating Christian Catacombs, you will enjoy a nice ride with your private driver back into the modern city center where you’ll uncover the mysteries of subterranean Rome. San Clemente is a medieval basilica with stunning gold mosaics – in itself a true treasure. But hidden below is another church, built on a pagan temple – built on a Roman house! You’ll see frescoes that have survived since the 8th century and learn about the early church and the martyrs depicted on the walls. You’ll hear why so many churches in Rome were built on top of Pagan temples. You’ll learn all about the mysterious cult of Mithras in the eerie temple beneath, and see the surviving altarpiece of Mithras and the Bull. Your guide will walk you through the first-century Roman apartment and tell you all about a day in the life of an ancient Roman! Than your private driver and guide will drop off you back to your place.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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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.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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