Underground Tour of St. Clement's Basilica & Capuchin Crypt with Family-Friendly Guide

Highlights

• Underground Exploration
• Capuchin Crypt Visit
• Interactive Family Tour

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Museum and Crypt of Capuchins Friars

   45min

   Here the five rooms are decorated with monks’ bones, as more than 4000 friars were buried here. Some of them are completely intact. A plaque at the entrance of one of the chapels reads: “What you are now, we once were, what we are now, you will be.”

2. 2

   Ludus Magnus

   10min

   Ruins of the ancient gladietors' school and house.

3. 3

   Colosseum

   10min

   You will admire the outside of the Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre.

4. 4

   Basilica of San Clemente

   1h

   Built during the 12th century, expect to be taken back in time as you learn about the history of St. Clement’s Basilica by exploring its four levels and see how it has been rebuilt over the centuries, layer upon layer. Admire the impressive mosaics, frescoes, the impressive ceiling made of wood and gold, the ancient wall paintings and the marble statues adorning the medieval church. As you go further underground you’ll discover the 2000 year old ruins of an old temple dedicated to Mithra, a private Roman house and a storehouse dating back to the 1st century.

Before you go

Location

Via Vittorio Veneto 27, 00187, Italy