Rome Trip Overview
Usually we walk on the ground, ignoring what is below our feet. We look at the future and imagine the past, which is right under our steps.With only one day is not possible to fully hug what was the ancient Rome seven meters underneath the modern world, however, with this excursion you can visit some of the most significant underground sites of the eternal City, and get an idea of what was this incredible place, many centuries ago.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Usually we walk on the ground, ignoring what is below our feet. We look at the future and imagine the past, which is right under our steps.With only one day is not possible to fully hug what was the ancient Rome seven meters underneath the modern world, however, with this excursion you can visit some of the most significant underground sites of the eternal City, and get an idea of what was this incredible place, many centuries ago.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, Via Appia Antica 110, 00179 Rome Italy
You will meet the english speaking driver just below your ship. He will hold a sign with your name. Then you board in a mercedes air – conditioned minivan or sedan and make the way to Rome. Your first stop once in Rome, will be at the Catacombs of San Callixtus, where you can really learn pretty much about places like this and their use in the past. The Catacombe di San Callisto are some of the most amazing sights of any catacombs on Rome’s Appian Way, some of the tunnels are phenomenal: 70 feet high and less than six feet wide, pigeon-holed by elongated tomb niches all the way up to the ceiling.
Of all the catacombs, those of San Callisto are among the oldest and certainly the largest (12 miles of tunnels over 90 acres and four levels that house the remains of half a million Christians), and were the final resting place of 16 early popes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica of San Clemente, Via Labicana 95, 00184 Rome Italy
After visiting the catacombs, the driver takes you to another special place underground: The curch of San Clemens. Over ther eyou will meet the licensed guide who will be with you for the next two guided underground tour. S. Clemens is not just a church, but is more like a journey backwards in time, across centuries where history mingles with legend and phantoms and mysteries accompany the voyager every step of the way.
In fact, San Clemente is not one, but three churches constructed one above the other, resting on the remains of earlier Roman habitations. Each of these strata evokes its own historical fantasy.
The atmosphere of mystery increases as we cross the passageway dividing the Clementine villa from the Roman apartment complex on the other side. Here, deep beneath the pavements of the modern city, emerge the shadowy images of Corinthian columns, Roman bas-reliefs, and the fragments of large granite pots.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Museum and Crypt of Capuchins, Via Vittorio Veneto 27, 00187 Rome Italy
Your last underground adventure, will be exploring one of the most impressive underground-places in Rome: The Chapucins complex in the area that used to be famous under the name ‘La dolce vita’.
It’s quite ironic, that in this section, we can admire a very macabre double-level religious bulding like this one. In fact, underneath this 17th Century church is an unusual catacomb featuring the skeletons of around 4,000 friars. Their bones are arranged throughout six chapels/crypts in lamps, sculptures and mosaic-like displays of flowers, geometric shapes, an hourglass, and various religious symbols. There is the Crypt of the Skulls, the Crypt of the Leg Bones, The Crypt of the Pelvises, etc. Some of the fully skeletal monks even seem strangely preserved and are still wearing their habits! Along your visits, you’d like to eat something, so ask your guide,she/he will give you certainly a good advice. Eventually, you go back to eh port and the excursion ends just below your cruise ship.
Duration: 1 hour
