- Underground and Hidden Rome Tours

Rome was once the largest City in the world, as it was the Capitol City of the largest western Empire from the 1st Century BC to the 3rd Cent. AD. Almost abandoned during the Dark Ages its buildings were left with no maintainence and ruined down: erthquakes, water flods, time itself covered the ancient buildings under 20 or even 30 feet of sediments, bricks, marbles. After the first millennium AD and in the Renaissaince the medieval and modern Rome were build over the ruins of the roman buildings, sometimes reclycling the old structures but most of the times just building on top ignoring what was underground.

Today hundreds of crypts, rooms, fountains, houses, temples, tombs are still perfectly preserved underground. It is an unique tresure not open to everyone, but a visit to Rome not inlcuding this sites will be missing one of Rome’s most attractive aspects. Most of the sites are not open to the public not accompained by a Guide, because the visit might be dangerous or not easily understandable. For this we have designed 8 three-hours itineraries to the Underground Rome.

Times and itineraries may be subject to little changes according to availability of the sites. All tours are private and invididuals, run by a Specialized Licensed Tour Guide. The meeting point is normally at the Hotel or in front of the first monument. The walking tours do not include transportation.

Prices are per group and not per person, tickets are not included but can be pre-paid by us, the price of tickets listed below includes the total cost of all the entrances.

San Clemente Underground Church and Mithreum and the Roman Houses under Santi Giovanni e Paolo on the Celio. Walking Tour.

San Clemente is one of the most fascinating sites of Rome, with its three layes: the XII century church, the paleochristian Basilica escavated in XIX cent and still preservig the middle-age frescoes, and beneath this the I century pagan Mithreum in which the persian god mithra

Tickets: Full: € 11,00 Reduced 7,00

Underground Trastevere: San Crisogono underground paleochristian church – The Roman Houses under Santa Cecilia in Trastevere – The Excubitorium of the VII Cohors of the Vigiles (City firemen and police barracks). Walking Tour

Tickets: Full: € 7,00

The Mithreum under the Circus Maximus, The temples under San Nicola in Carcere and the Tabularium under the Capitoline Hill. Walking Tour.

Tickets: Full: € 11,50

The Cryta Balbi, Largo Argentina Temples, the Theater of Pompeus including a Glass of Wine (Frascati) in one of the the Theater’s ancient arcades. Walking Tour.

Tickets: Full: € 14,00

The Vicus Caprarius, roman insula under the Trevi Fountain, and The Stadium of Domitian under Piazza Navona.Walking Tour.

Tickets: Full: € 8,00

Roman Houses under San Paolo alla Regola, The Theater of Pompeus including a Glass of Wine (Frascati) in one of the the Theater’s ancient arcades and a full lunch at trattoria “der Pallaro” visiting also its secret undergrounds cellars. Walking Tour.

Tickets: Full: € 32,00 including lunch (starters, pasta, meet and vegatables, cake, house wine, water)

Pagan Crypts and Christian Catacombs Driving Tour along Via Salaria: Crypta dei Cappuccini, Catacombe di Priscilla, Ipogeo on Via Livenza.

Tickets: Full: € 10,00

Pagan Crypts and Christian Catacombs Driving Tour on the Appian Way: Ipogeo of Pomponio Hylas, San Sebastiano Catacombs, the Colombarium of Augustus’s slaves and the tomb of Cecilia Metella.

Tickets: Full: € 14,00