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Christian Catacombs & St. Clemente Basilica - Private Tour
Rome
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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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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Private Tour of the Catacombs and San Clemente Basilica Discover the hidden layers of Rome with your private guide and driver. This exclusive experience combines comfort and privileged access, created for discerning travelers who wish to explore the Eternal City beyond the surface. Descend into the fascinating Catacombs, a unique window into early Christian history. Away from the crowds, your expert guide will reveal the rituals, art, and mysteries preserved in these sacred spaces, making the past vividly come alive. Continue to the Basilica of San Clemente, a true time capsule built on three levels. From the medieval church with splendid mosaics to the Roman structures below, you’ll uncover...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Entrance to the San Clemente Basilica
3 hours guided tour
Professional blue badge guide
Private Tour
Entrance to the Christian catacombs
Food and Drinks
Itinerary
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Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
Your private driver and guide will come to pick up you at your place and you’ll head outside the ancient city walls to one of the largest catacomb complexes – the ancient burial grounds of the illegal, persecuted Christians in Rome. You’ll descend into this dark maze of galleries lined with hundreds of rectangular graves – now empty niches thanks to the Barbarian raids. You’ll learn all about the burial rituals and decode the secret messages in the frescos and carvings on the terracotta and marble gravestones. You’ll see the tiny oil lamps by which the gravediggers worked and see their pick axe marks and scrapes in the soil and tufa rock around you. A truly unique, fascinating, and awe-inspiring experience.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Basilica of San Clemente
After seein the fascinating Christian Catacombs, you will enjoy a nice ride with your private driver back into the modern city center where you’ll uncover the mysteries of subterranean Rome. San Clemente is a medieval basilica with stunning gold mosaics – in itself a true treasure. But hidden below is another church, built on a pagan temple – built on a Roman house! You’ll see frescoes that have survived since the 8th century and learn about the early church and the martyrs depicted on the walls. You’ll hear why so many churches in Rome were built on top of Pagan temples. You’ll learn all about the mysterious cult of Mithras in the eerie temple beneath, and see the surviving altarpiece of Mithras and the Bull. Your guide will walk you through the first-century Roman apartment and tell you all about a day in the life of an ancient Roman! Than your private driver and guide will drop off you back to your place.
Christian Catacombs & St. Clemente Basilica - Private Tour
Rome
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Private Tour of the Catacombs and San Clemente Basilica Discover the hidden layers of Rome with your private guide and driver. This exclusive experience combines comfort and privileged access, created for discerning travelers who wish to explore the Eternal City beyond the surface. Descend into the fascinating Catacombs, a unique window into early Christian history. Away from the crowds, your expert guide will reveal the rituals, art, and mysteries preserved in these sacred spaces, making the past vividly come alive. Continue to the Basilica of San Clemente, a true time capsule built on three levels. From the medieval church with splendid mosaics to the Roman structures below, you’ll uncover...