Capuchin Crypts Tour with Dark History Walk (Small Group)
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Visit Rome’s Capuchin Crypts, decorated with the bones of more than 3,700 monks. Skulls form wall patterns, vertebrae become chandeliers, and entire rooms serve as a striking meditation on mortality. Before entering, your guide explains why the Capuchins created this extraordinary display and how to understand the symbolism behind the bone arrangements. Inside, you’ll explore with the venue’s required audio guide, while your guide remains available for the questions that inevitably arise when you’re standing beneath someone’s spine. Most tours end at the crypt. We don’t. Afterwards, continue through Rome’s historic centre to uncover darker stories hidden behind the city’s elegant monuments - ghosts with good timing at the Trevi Fountain, culinary scandals worthy of Sweeney Todd, and a woman's hand that was just too beautiful to stay hidden away after her death. Small groups of fifteen people keep the experience intimate and easy to hear every disturbing detail.
Inclusions
What's included
- Entry Fee to Capuchin Crypt (€10 value)
What's not
- Food and Drink - an optional rest stop at a caffe can be offered
Itinerary
Visit the fascinating Capuchin Crypts, decorated with other 3,700 bodies, and learn the symbolism and history behind the macabre decoration
Hear one of the darker tales of Rome's most recent past, with a tragic story from the Second World War.
Hear one of the lesser known tales of the Trevi Fountain, and how a hidden love led to murder and haunting.
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.
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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- 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.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Dark Side City Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 76% below the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1127 of 8352.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rome
Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.
Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.
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