Underground Rome Tour: Secrets and Mysteries

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Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
San Clemente entrance ticket
3 hours guided tour
Professional blue badge guide
Private Tour
Roman houses on the Celio Hill entrance ticket

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Overview

The Basilica of San Clemente in Rome is a remarkable site, known for its unique architectural structure that spans multiple historical layers, reflecting nearly 2,000 years of Roman history. Located near the Colosseum, San Clemente is one of the best examples of Rome’s stratified history, with a 12th-century basilica built over a 4th-century Christian church, which itself was constructed atop a 1st-century Roman building complex. The Caelian Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was founded. The Roman Houses on the Celio Hill are an extraordinary archaeological site located beneath the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Rome's Celio Hill. These houses provide a rare glimpse into ancient Roman domestic life, showcasing a complex of well-preserved residences from different periods, complete with stunning frescoes and architectural features.

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Your guide will wait you in front of "Basilica di San Clemente", Via Labicana, 95 holding a board with your name on it

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Itinerary

Basilica of San Clemente

The Basilica of San Clemente in Rome is a remarkable site, known for its unique architectural structure that spans multiple historical layers, reflecting nearly 2,000 years of Roman history. Located near the Colosseum, San Clemente is one of the best examples of Rome’s stratified history, with a 12th-century basilica built over a 4th-century Christian church, which itself was constructed atop a 1st-century Roman building complex. In our tour we can explore this multilayered history, descending through the centuries.

1 hour 30 minutes
Caelian Hill

The Caelian Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was founded. Though often overshadowed by its more famous counterparts like the Palatine or Capitoline Hills, the Caelian Hill is steeped in history and has been home to a range of important religious, political, and residential buildings over the centuries.

30 minutes
Case Romane del Celio

The Roman Houses on the Celio Hill (Case Romane del Celio) are an extraordinary archaeological site located beneath the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Rome's Celio Hill. These houses provide a rare glimpse into ancient Roman domestic life, showcasing a complex of well-preserved residences from different periods, complete with stunning frescoes and architectural features.

1 hour

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 14100% refund

June 15No refund

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

A tour worth booking

Published on Dec, 2019

It was my first time visiting Rome and this great tour really inspired me to use my imagination and dive into a different historical time. This would not have been possible without our guide Alessandro whose professionalism and passion made every detail interesting and easy to understand. I can highly recommend to anyone who would like to have a short break from the commercial sightseeing spots and feel like an explorer of the Underworld of Ancient Rome instead!

Great Tour

Published on Oct, 2019

Learned a deal. Guide was knowledgeable. Kept us engaged. Provided in-depth look into history of churches, gladiators and so much more!!

Unbelievable!

What an incredible experience to really see the real ancient rome away from the crowds. This was such a delight in that the places we went to we had to ourselves and the opportunity to explore as well as really soak in the experience. Alessandro was amazing and his archeological experience bought it even more to life. It was wonderful sifting through the 'fiction' to the facts as well as being able to see Rome as the empire it was. If you want to avoid the crowds and deepen your knowledge of Rome and get off the tourist track this tour is a MUST!

Stories, History, Passion -

Allessandro combines amazing detail and passion as he takes you down below street level on this awesome tour. He goes out of his way to bring history to life - he started his tour saying "I'm going to ask you many times to use your imagination" - however - he is so well prepared and knowledgable that what you find yourself doing is actually 'being there' in the past. The destinations are rich - visually and historically. What I also liked was as we walked along to the destinations he was able to speak about other things along the route - I was really impressed by the Ludus Magnus outside the Colosseum and how he explained its structure and function - this was a bonus! Allessandro is a lovely host, intellectually curious, engaging and is really interested to know what you think and feel about what you are seeing as well. Subsequent to this tour i joined a longer multi city tour throughout Italy - the 'local experts' engaged by that tour company were superficial compared to Allessandro. It is rare to spend time with someone who lives and breathes this stuffand invests time to go into the detail - and he is a cool guy as well! Highly recommended for something more substantial and the history buffs.

Best kept secret in Rome

Published on Sep, 2019

We were lucky enough to get Allessandro as our guide and he was brilliant. He explained everything so thoroughly and made our tour very interesting. It was a small group and there were no queues. This part of Rome is well worth seeing.

Underground Rome Tour: Secrets and Mysteries - Private Tour | 3 hours

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Basilica of San Clemente

Caelian Hill

Case Romane del Celio

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