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Walking Tour at Catacombs as the Coolest Underground

By RomeWithMike
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Price is RM 223 per adult
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Overview

Go underground into Rome’s Catacombs
-SKIP THE LINE - TICKETS INCLUDED

  • ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE GUIDES, MASTER STORYTELLERS
  • COOL REFRESHING TEMPERATURES 16°c / 59°f Year-round
  • SMALL GROUP, LESS CROWDS, HIDDEN GEMS

Step beneath Rome and explore the Catacombs of San Domitilla with engaging, English mother-tongue guides who are humorous, warm, and unforgettable storytellers. Perfect for all ages, this small-group tour brings early Christian history to life through vivid stories, symbols, and secrets hidden underground. Enjoy the natural cool temperature of 16°C / 59°F, a refreshing escape from Rome’s heat. You’ll walk ancient burial tunnels, see some of the oldest Christian frescoes in the world, and understand how early Christians lived, worshipped, and honored their dead. After the visit, explore nearby highlights like the Appian Way and its peaceful countryside. Educational, entertaining, and truly memorable—this is underground Rome at its best.

Activity location
  • Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
    • Via delle Sette Chiese 282,
    • 00147, Rome, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Via delle Sette Chiese, 282
    • 282 Via delle Sette Chiese
    • 00147, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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Walking Tour at Catacombs as the Coolest Underground
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 222.67 x 1 AdultRM 222.67
Total
Price is RM 222.67

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  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-The-Line Entry Tickets

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  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Baby Carriers are allowed (Front/Back Carriers) Strollers may be left in upstairs office

Activity itinerary

Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Garden Introduction - Upon Meeting your English Mother-Tongue guide , we will take you underground to enjoy the cool temperatures of 16°c. You will witness some of the oldest frescoes and depictions of Christianity in the world. You will learn the complete genesis of Christianity and the transition from ancient pagan Rome into holy Roman Catholic Rome and all the burial rites and rituals. Learn about the daily lives of both ancient Christian and pagans and how Christian persecutions affected
Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
After the garden Introduction - First Enter the only semi-underground Basilica in Rome, dedicated to the martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, and to Saint Petronilla, daughter of Saint Peter. This church was built at a time when Christianity was illegal. Learn the secret signs and symbols of the early Christians and how they avoided detection from persecutions. Where and How they worshipped in secret. Hear the stories behind the people and power players of ancient Rome. Learn of their fates and how they affected society as we know it today.
Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Enter the 17 Kilometers of underground tunnels where around 150,000 burials across four underground levels. Who were the gravediggers? How did they lay the foundation for many tunneling techniques used today? You will witness the oldest fresco in the world depicting "The Last Supper" and Apostles "Peter and Paul". Discover the "Aquiferium" where bodies were ritually cleansed before burial. Along with the "Refigerium" where commemorative meals and memorial gathering for the dead. You will enter the "Cubiculum" of the Fossors the gravediggers union tomb itself. Read the ancient tombstones and get the story first hand of the people who lived and died in ancient Rome.

Location

Activity location
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    Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
    • Via delle Sette Chiese 282,
    • 00147, Rome, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Via delle Sette Chiese, 282
    • 282 Via delle Sette Chiese
    • 00147, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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