Rome’s Bone Chapel and Catacombs: Skulls, Crypts and City Ride
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Start your experience at the Touristation Aracoeli office (Piazza d’Aracoeli 16) and board a panoramic bus to the Catacombs. Enjoy a guided underground tour and discover the vast network of tunnels that served as burial sites and places of worship for early Christians in Rome. After the visit, the panoramic bus will drop you near a Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off stop. From there, reach the Capuchin Crypt on Via Veneto and explore independently with an audioguide. Located inside the Museum of the Capuchin Friars at Santa Maria della Concezione, the museum highlights the history and spirituality of the Capuchin order. Admire the famous “Bone Chapel,” a unique Baroque masterpiece decorated with the remains of nearly 4,000 friars arranged along five chapels. Continue your experience with a 3-hour Hop-On Hop-Off panoramic bus tour and discover Rome’s iconic landmarks at your own pace.
Inclusions
What's included
- Reserved entrance for Domitilla Catacombs (except on Tuesday)
- Hop-On Hop-off bus to the Capuchin Crypt
- Transfer to the Catacombs from Touristation Aracoeli - Piazza d'Ara Coeli, 16
- Capuchin Crypt ticket with audio guide
- Reserved entrance for Callisto Catacombs (only on Tuesday)
- Guided Tour (Italian, English, French, Spanish and German)
- 3-hour Hop-On Hop-off bus
What's not
- Food and Drinks
- Guided tour to Capuchin Crypt
- Pick up & Drop-off service from and to the hotel
Itinerary
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.
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.
After the guided tour at the Catacombs, your panoramic bus will drop you near the Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off bus stop. From there, take the bus to reach the Capuchin Crypt in Via Veneto. Visit on your own with the audio guide. The Crypt is inside a museum attached to the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Concezione, close to Piazza Barberini. 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".
Enjoy the best of the city on the 3-hour Hop-On Hop-Off panoramic tour, taking in Rome’s iconic sights at your own pace
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
- 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.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 28 travellers
- Operated by
- TOURISTATION
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- Catacombs and Cappuccini Cripts are in different locations.
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 46% below the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1159 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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