Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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When daylight fades, postcard Rome clocks off, and a far older, stranger city takes its place.
Join the city’s original and award-winning Rome ghost tour through lamplit piazzas, twisting lanes and quiet corners where the past has an inconvenient habit of lingering.
Led by an expert storyteller, you’ll enter a world of forbidden magic, papal scandal, public executions, deadly ambition and restless spirits. Behind grand façades lie stories Rome would probably prefer you didn’t hear: crimes that became legends, legends that may contain more truth than anyone expected, and several people who took death rather badly.
In a small group of no more than 15, lose yourself in the atmosphere as fami...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Led by award-winning guides and professional storytellers
Small Group of maximum 15 people
English Speaking Expert Guide
Entertainment and Chills
Food and drink - a break stop will be offered at a cafe
Gratuities (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Campo de' Fiori
Your guide will be waiting in front of the statue in the middle of Campo De'Fiori, holding a sign saying "Rome's Dark Side - Ghosts & Legends"
Return
St. Angelo Bridge
We will end by Castel Sant'Angelo - your guide will give any directions needed to get to anywhere you need to be.
Our guide will meet you and begin the tour here with our first story - be prepared!
10 minutes
2
Piazza Farnese
Learn the history of this renaissance palace and its surroundings, with some hidden tales not usually told
10 minutes
3
Vicolo delle Grotte
On Rome's dark backstreets, hear a tale of an 18th Century magician, who is it said still haunts the area today
10 minutes
4
Ponte Sisto
Discover the tale of the woman who ruled Rome, her rise to power, and why it's said that she haunts the bridge to this day
15 minutes
5
Via Giulia
Hear tales of a mysterious order of monks with a rather macabre task
15 minutes
6
Via di Monserrato
Discover one of history's worst prisons, as well as the history of the most notorious Pope - and his family - as well as how he haunts the area now.
15 minutes
7
Via dei Banchi Vecchi
See the modern gelato shop that was once a very different business, run by one of history's most prolific poisoners.
10 minutes
8
Via del Banco di Santo Spirito
Discover the story of Rome's most famous executioner, at his house.
15 minutes
9
Castel Sant'Angelo
At our last stop, we discover the history of Castel Sant'Angelo, from its origins as an Emperor's tomb to being the site of executions. Hear one of Rome's most tragic tales that happened right here.
15 minutes
Rome's Dark Side Ghosts and Legends Tour
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About
When daylight fades, postcard Rome clocks off, and a far older, stranger city takes its place.
Join the city’s original and award-winning Rome ghost tour through lamplit piazzas, twisting lanes and quiet corners where the past has an inconvenient habit of lingering.
Led by an expert storyteller, you’ll enter a world of forbidden magic, papal scandal, public executions, deadly ambition and restless spirits. Behind grand façades lie stories Rome would probably prefer you didn’t hear: crimes that became legends, legends that may contain more truth than anyone expected, and several people who took death rather badly.
In a small group of no more than 15, lose yourself in the atmosphere as fami...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Led by award-winning guides and professional storytellers
Small Group of maximum 15 people
English Speaking Expert Guide
Entertainment and Chills
Food and drink - a break stop will be offered at a cafe
Gratuities (optional)
Meeting Points
Departure
Campo de' Fiori
Your guide will be waiting in front of the statue in the middle of Campo De'Fiori, holding a sign saying "Rome's Dark Side - Ghosts & Legends"
Return
St. Angelo Bridge
We will end by Castel Sant'Angelo - your guide will give any directions needed to get to anywhere you need to be.
