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Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour
Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour
Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour
Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour
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Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour

By Gray Line - I Love Rome
4.1 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $68 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Visit to 2 of the Christian world's most important churches
  • Famous Holy Stairs of the St. John in Lateran Basilica
  • Unforgettable underground labyrinth of catacombs
  • Sarcophaguses & ancient ruins housed beneath the city
  • Exploration of the ancient Appian Way

Activity location

  • roma
    • Via Carlo Alberto
    • 00185, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rome City Center (Hotel Pickup)
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability


Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour without hotel transportation - Low Season
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Low-season departures (i.e. low season is from 01 Nov to 31 Mar)

Starting time: 2:00pm
Price details
$68.28 x 1 Adult$68.28

Total
Price is $68.28
Until Thu, Mar 21
Basilicas & Secret Underground Catacombs Half-Day Tour with hotel transportation - Low Season
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Low-season departures (i.e. low season is from 01 Nov to 31 Mar)

Starting time: 2:00pm
Price details
$107.29 x 1 Adult$107.29

Total
Price is $107.29
Until Thu, Mar 21

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Roman Basilicas and the Catacombs
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission to Basilica of St. John in Lateran, the Basilica of St. Mary Majorand the Roman Catacombs
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedPossibility to choose option with meeting point
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel drop-off

Know before you book

  • Children 2 and younger are complimentary.
  • Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Rome hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.
  • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
  • If you are not in city centrally located hotel please go to Via Carlo Alberto in front of Mecenate Hotel 15mins before departure
  • Tour will end nearby Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri church - near Metro line A - stop Repubblica

What you can expect

Enjoy a journey through the ancient streets of Rome to explore the Basilicas and Catacombs less-traversed by the usual tourist trail. Visit the important Christian Basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. John in Lateran before walking through the hidden, eerie underground cemeteries of the Catacombs.

Start your afternoon with a visit to the magnificent Basilica of St. John Lateran. Built before all other churches in the city, it holds the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope and is Rome's official cathedral church. In terms of importance to the Catholic religion, this Basilica ranks above any other in the world. Explore the opulently decorated interior and marvel at the impressive nave and climb the Scala Sancta (or Holy Steps), which according to Catholic tradition, are the steps that Jesus Christ climbed during the Passion.

Visit the largest of the 4 official major basilicas in Rome, the Basilica of St. Mary Major. The treasures housed within this incredible church include its 5th-century mosaics and an iconic statue of the Virgin Mary.

Later, travel along the ancient Appian Way to visit the underground catacombs. With over 185 miles (300 km) of tunnels, this secret subterranean world is an early cemetery and an ancient hiding place of Christians. Hear the history of how Christians would hide out in this once-peaceful sanctuary to worship because the religion was banned in the city of Rome.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESroma
    • Via Carlo Alberto
    • 00185, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERome City Center (Hotel Pickup)
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEViao Carlo Alberto 3 in front of Mecenate Palace
    • 3 Via Carlo Alberto
    • 00185, Roma, Lazio, Italy