Guided tour of the Crypt of the Capuchin Friars
Tickets
🎫 Reduced ticket for 1 person (6-17) for guided tour in English
🎫 Adult ticket for 1 person (18+) for guided tour in English
Highlights
🏺 A fascinating underground tour of the cultural treasures buried in Rome
☠️ See the macabre spectacle of 3,700 skeletons of Capuchin friars, stacked and arranged as decorations for the chapel
😍 Hear the fascinating stories of how this lesser-known Roman cultural wonder came into being
General Information
⚠️ This experience takes place in Italian
📅 Date: every day (select during purchase)
🕒 Hours: at 11:30 a.m
⏳ Duration: about 45 minutes
📍 Departure point: Barberini Square
👤 Age requirement: all ages are welcome. Children under 6 years old get in for free
🌍 Languages: guided tour in English
❗ N.B. Please dress appropriately for the experience, as it is a place of worship shoulders and knees must be covered.
📱 You will find more information about your booking in your confirmation email
❗ For this event, all sales are final and tickets can’t be refunded, changed or modified. For more information, you can consult our Terms of Use
Description
Rome has just a couple of skeletons in the closet.... Buried beneath the modest architecture of the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini you will find a hair-raising scene. Follow an expert guide and immerse yourself in a fascinating chapter of Rome's medieval history at the Capuchin Crypt. Gape at the bones of almost 4,000 friars assembled into macabre chapel decorations. This arrangement of human remains, at once disturbing and touching, is a reminder of the fragile evanescence of life and is one of Rome's best-kept cultural secrets. An experience not to be missed.
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