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Catacombs Guided Tour and Capuchin Crypt with Transfer
3.7
11 Ratings
Roma
Discover Rome’s underground secrets with a guided Catacombs tour and Capuchin Crypt visit. Explore ancient tunnels and the eerie Bone Chapel.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Touristation Piazza Venezia - Exchange your voucher at the TOURISTATION ARACOELI office at Piazza Aracoeli, 16. A small fountain is in front of the office. There are signs and orange flags outside. It is not recommended to take the Metro B Colosseo stop. It is recommended to take any bus or tram to Piazza Ara Coeli or to walk. - Catacombs of Saint Callixtus - Embark on a fascinating underground tour of the Catacombs, taking you into the unusual history of Rome. Learn about how dating almost 2,000 years to the 2nd century AD, this extensive network of underground tunnels was once a burial ground and a place of worship for the first Christians in Rome. - Museum and Crypt of Capuchins - The dedicated transfer will bring you to the famous Capuchin Crypt in Via Veneto. Visit on your own with the audioguide. The Crypt is inside a museum attached to the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Concezione, close to Piazza Barberini. The Crypt is a singular work of art with a macabre all-Baroque taste, lending it the macabre nickname of “the Bone Chapel”.
What's Included
- Reserved entrance for Domitilla Catacombs (except on Tuesday)
- Capuchin Crypt ticket with audio guide
- Transfer to the Catacombs from Touristation Aracoeli - Piazza d’Ara Coeli, 16
- Reserved entrance for Callisto Catacombs (only on Tuesday)
- Guided Tour (Italian, English, French, Spanish and German)
- Transfer to the Capuchin Crypt
What's Not Included
- Food and Drinks
- Guided tour to Capuchin Crypt
- Pick up & Drop-off service from and to the hotel
Additional Information
Start your experience at Touristation Aracoeli office (Piazza Aracoeli, 16) and take the panoramic Bus to reach the Catacombs. Embark on a fascinating underground tour of the Catacombs. Learn about this extensive network of underground tunnels once a burial ground and a place of worship for the first Christians in Rome.
After the guided tour at the Catacombs, the dedicated transfer will bring you to the famous Capuchin Crypt in Via Veneto. Visit on your own with the audioguide. The Crypt is inside a museum in the church of Santa Maria della Concezione.
Explore the museum collects and exhibits about some significant aspects of the Capuchin friars in general. The Crypt is a singular work of art with a macabre all-Baroque taste, lending it the macabre nickname of “the Bone Chapel”. Walk in the long corridor with five chapels, decorated on the vaults and walls with the mortal remains of nearly 4,000 friars.
- Catacombs tour is not recommended for travelers who may get claustrophobic due to the small spaces.
- The tour is not accessible for visitors on wheelchairs or with severe motor disabilities.
- Dress code is required: shoulders and knees has to be covered.
- Visitors with specific disabilities may be entitled to a free ticket after speaking directly to the ticket office of Catacombs.
- This reservation includes the entrance to 2 venues: Catacombs and Capuchin Crypt. The transfer from Catacombs to Capuchin Crypt is included in your reservation and the last part of your experience is the visit of the Capuchin Crypt with audioguide at your peace.
Location
Touristation Piazza Venezia
Piazza d'Aracoeli
Exchange your voucher at the TOURISTATION ARACOELI office at Piazza Aracoeli, 16
A small fountain is in front of the office. There are signs and orange flags outside.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Tom_s
Jul 7, 2024
Quick, efficient option - If you're short on time, this is a good tour to do. If you have more time, there are cheaper options.
This tour includes entry to two locations: the capuchin crypt in the centre of Rome (not far from the Spanish steps), and the Domitilla Catacombs on the outskirts of town.
Entry to both will set you back maybe €30 or so in total, and you can just walk up to each location and buy an entry ticket. At the Capuchin crypt there isn't timed entry (audio guide only so you can go in at your own pace), but at the catacombs you would have to wait until a guide can take you around (you can't just go in and wander at your own pace). Of the two, the catacombs is the more interesting experience, but the crypt is more central.
So what you're paying for here is the private transfer to quickly take you from Rome to the catacombs, the perfectly-timed entry to the catacombs, the private transfer back to the crypt, and then a self-guided tour of the crypt. The private transfer is quick and comfortable.
So, if you're short on time like I was this tour makes total sense. If you have more time, you can save some (well, quite a lot of) money and just do it yourself using a. Taxi or public transport.
The tour was a good experience and I'd probably book it again if I only had a few hours to see something cool in Rome.
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Erikawx3005ad
Jun 14, 2024
Fast and smooth 😎 - Very interesting tour. The staff at the meeting point Touristation was fantastic. Thank you Marcella for helping me. 🙏. I will recommend this to everybody that will visit Rome.
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Mark
Jun 12, 2024
Amazing Experience - Amazing underground experience of the ancient roman cemetery. The organisation was perfect. We met at the Touristation office close to Piazza Venezia. The staff were kind helpful and very efficient. We took 15 min ride on open-top minibus, driving by some fantastic sites. The guide was friendly and professional. All went very well. We recommend this tour with Touristation.
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Meyc12
Jun 12, 2024
Seamless Transfers: Stress-Free and Convenient - One of the highlights of this tour was the dedicated transfer service. It made the whole experience hassle-free, allowing us to focus on the sights and stories rather than navigating public transport or finding our way around.
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P4536aqsimonap
Apr 10, 2024
Not just COLISEUM - The visit is something unique, fascinating and new compared to the rest of the known attractions in Rome.
The organization was perfect: from Piazza Ara Coeli where we collected the Capuchin tickets in an office with free wi fi for waiting guests, we took the transfer, went to the catacombs and then to the Capuchin crypt. Jessica who welcomed us into the office was super nice!
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to see something different in Rome.
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Martin_b
May 21, 2024
Don't book - Our group had at least 10-15min less tour in french then the other groups. Don't take it at the end of the days like 15h30.
The chauffeur that drives you doesn't speak french or english. He drive into crowds for no reasons and he drive fast...at one point, we got out and didn't even finish the journey at the capuchin cryps. We started at 15h30, it was 18h15 whrn we got out and wr had like 12min of tour only and we werr still driving we don't know where. No communications
I really don't reccomend that agency, a lost of time and money
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Jenniferbg6954nz
Mar 27, 2024
Scammed by the company. Paid €160 for a tour and they never picked us up. Wouldn’t tell me where the location was. - Scam company- beware. I booked a tour to the catacombs with Touristation (MP Tours) for myself and my kids through my hotel. They sent me a email confirming our tour, we went there but there was no one at the meeting point. They scammed us and never picked us up. When I called them to find out where they were, they said we missed the tour and there was nothing they could do. I asked if we could go to the catacombs to meet them and they didn’t tell me which catacombs it was and said sorry, you missed the tour. They took €160 from me and didn’t pick us up. They are a scam company, be careful with them.
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