Rome: Capuchin Crypts and Museum Ticket and Tour

Explore the Capuchin Crypts and Catacombs on a tour. Discover the tunnels and secret rooms that wind beneath the streets of Rome, some of the least-known and most hidden sites of Christianity.

Meet our staff at the meeting point where you will be welcomed and given an explanation of the experience you will be undertaking. Take a guided tour or an audio guided tour through the underground chambers and discover the friars' fascinating vision of life, death, and eternity. Learn how, according to legend, the Capuchin friars took refuge in Rome and built this very special place that has been called "a funerary monument worthy of an English genius. Walking through this unique place, you will have the opportunity to pass through a long and mysterious corridor of about 30 meters flanked by six rooms. Visit the mysterious basements and crypts of the Capuchin monks with their catacombs. Discover the hidden passages beneath Rome's most important streets. The remains of 3,700 Capuchin friars were collected at this site, and the earth, according to legend, was transported from Palestine and probably from Jerusalem. In particular, the crypts are those of the Three Skeletons where three juvenile skeletons are kept, the Crypt of the Tibiae and Femurs where there are vaults decorated with bones and skulls, the Crypt of the Pelvis where there is a vault decorated with bands of vertebrae and long bones, and finally the Crypt of the Skulls. Discover all the curiosities and references, historical, artistic and Christian religion present in this place thanks to our guide who will accompany you throughout your experience.