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Underground Rome Tour: St. Clement and Celian Houses

Underground Rome Tour: St. Clement and Celian Houses

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Underground Rome Tour: St. Clement and Celian Houses

Recommended by 94% of travelers
Rome, Italy
  • 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Discover what ancient sites lie beneath Rome’s already historical streets on an underground tour. Following your private guide, explore a labyrinth of hidden churches, temples, tombs, and narrow streets 50 feet (15 meters) below the modern-day street level. See houses of Roman senators, abandoned shops, and even a subterranean spring. Start at the Basilica of St Clement to head below ground, plus visit the ancient church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Celian Hill.
  • Private underground walking tour of Rome
  • Explore a maze of ancient streets and structures underneath Rome's busy streets
  • Go below ground at the Basilica of St Clement
  • Visit the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Celian Hill, one of the old Seven Hills of Rome

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.8
based on 16 reviews
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Incredibly interesting, an amazing...

Guillermo M, Aug 2017
Incredibly interesting, an amazing experience, very unique and different. We had a marvolous guide who knew perfectly well all that there was to know about the sites and also in a fun and enjoyable way. The 3 hour tour felt like one hour. Great experience.

As usual Viators organisation was...

Marion B, Jan 2017
As usual Viators organisation was spot on. Having visited Rome previously and yesterday done the sights via the Hop on hop off bus -organised through Viator- the underground Rome was different. There were only 4 of us on the tour with Franscesca local company Joys of Rome so it was intimate and very personal. It was fascinating to follow the transformation of some of the buildings through time as their purpose and structures were altered. Although we'd been through St Clemente church and catacombs the day before Franscesca ,an Arts and history major, gave us a completely different slant on things and homed in on different aspects of the buildings.

Ask for Francesca!!! Francesca was...

Kenneth_L, Jan 2017
Ask for Francesca!!! Francesca was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable and professional. We've been on many many tours with Viator and AMEX around the world and she definitely stands out as one of the very BEST. The tour was enlightening and gave us a different perspective of Rome from our last visit 2 yrs ago.

This was such an interesting tour of...

Judith_G, Nov 2016
This was such an interesting tour of the Basilica of San Clemente. This is a church, that was built on the footprint of a much older church dating back to the late Roman Empire. The excavation of the lower areas began in the 1700's. Before that, no one knew of the original church. You will visit the original church, and even walk lower to an ancient Roman house, about 2000 years old among other areas. You will be about 50 feet below the street level. It is fascinating that, as much as there is to see in Rome, there is more to the city that is buried under the streets and buildings. Angelica was our tour guide and was very informative. Highly recommended.

Awesome tour! Our guide Francesca...

Monique_R, Sep 2016
Awesome tour! Our guide Francesca was extremely knowledgeable and we learned a lot of history.

Don't attempt these places without a...

JohnC_R, Aug 2016
Don't attempt these places without a guide, you will miss to much. We had a guide on a private tour. Well worth doing.

We did multiple tours on this trip...

bmccormack, Jan 2016
We did multiple tours on this trip and a prior trip to Rome. Our guide was excellent, great tour
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