Шагните в скрытый мир под Римом и исследуйте катакомбы Сан-Домитилла, одно из старейших и самых обширных подземных мест захоронения. Начиная с нашего офиса Show Me Italy по адресу Via dei Serpenti 114, отправляйтесь на экскурсию по части обширной 180-мильной сети туннелей, где первые христиане искали убежища и хоронили своих близких. Ваш опытный гид расскажет захватывающие истории о религиозных преследованиях, ритуалах погребения и подъеме христианства в Риме. Полюбуйтесь древними гробницами, ранними христианскими произведениями искусства и прекрасно сохранившимися фресками, которые предлагают заглянуть в прошлое. Двухчасовая экскурсия включает транспорт и доступна в виде небольшой группы или индивидуального посещения. Наслаждайтесь трансферами туда и обратно из нашего центрального офиса с высадкой около станции метро Cavour. Экскурсии доступны на английском, испанском и французском языках. В отличие от переполненных достопримечательностей, эта захватывающая экскурсия позволит вам открыть для себя менее известную, но глубоко значимую часть истории Рима.

Travelers will enter the Catacombe di San Callisto and descend deep underground into a vast labyrinth of narrow corridors carved into volcanic rock. Inside, they will walk through ancient passageways lined with original burial niches (loculi) where early Christians laid their dead nearly 2,000 years ago. During the guided visit, travelers will explore underground galleries and chambers used exclusively for Christian burials between the 2nd and 4th centuries. They will see tombs of early martyrs and popes, learning how these sacred spaces were organized and why the catacombs played such an important role in early Christian Rome.

you will descend into the Catacombe di San Sebastiano and explore a network of underground corridors carved into the ancient rock beneath the Appian Way. Inside the catacombs, visitors will walk through narrow passageways lined with early Christian burial niches, gaining insight into funerary traditions from the 2nd to 4th centuries. During the guided visit, travelers will see family tombs, arcosolia (arched burial chambers), and communal burial areas once used by early Christians. The guide will explain the meanings of Christian symbols, inscriptions, and graffiti left by pilgrims who came to venerate the martyrs buried here.

Catacombe dei Santi Marcellino e Pietro, one of the most richly decorated underground burial complexes in Rome. Inside the catacombs, visitors will walk through ancient corridors lined with burial niches and family tombs, dating back to the 3rd and 4th centuries. you will explore important underground chambers connected to the cult of Saints Marcellino and Pietro, learning about their martyrdom and why this site became a major Christian cemetery. The experience also includes a visit to the nearby Mausoleo di Sant’Elena, an impressive circular structure built for Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine. Inside the mausoleum, travelers will discover its unique architecture and historical significance linked to the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

Catacombe di Priscilla, one of Rome’s oldest and most important Christian burial sites, often called the “Queen of the Catacombs.” Inside, visitors will walk through a maze of ancient underground corridors carved into the soft tufa stone, lined with original burial niches used between the 2nd and 4th centuries. you will explore beautifully decorated burial chambers and cubicula, featuring some of the earliest known examples of Christian art. Highlights include frescoes depicting biblical scenes and symbolic images, as well as the famous early representations of the Virgin Mary and Child and the Good Shepherd, among the oldest of their kind in Rome. The guide will explain the meaning of the paintings, inscriptions, and symbols, shedding light on early Christian beliefs, burial rituals, and daily life during times of persecution.