Underground Rome Tour
Descending the staircase and crossing the three level stratification beneath St. Clement’s Church
Summary
Descending the staircase and crossing the three level stratification beneath Saint Clement’s Church” we will go back in time to the 4th century Basilica and to the even earlier remains of the ancient cult of Mytra, which has been remarkably well preserved. We will then admire the medieval basilica of the XII century A.D. housing one of the oldest and most significant mosaic of Christian Rome and an important fresco cycle attributed to the Florentine school of the great Masaccio. Then we will reach the near site of the Roman domus beneath the Church of Saint Giovanni and Paolo, situated on the “Clivio of Scauro” on the Coelian hill. The domus contains a part from the relics of the two martyrs to which the Church is entitled, remarkable late Roman frescos and a nymphaeum.
Tour highlights:
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Explore the misterious history of St. Clement Church undergrouds
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Learn about human life in the three level stratifications below the Church
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See one of the oldest and most significant apsidal mosais of medieval Rome
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View the extraordinary fresco cycle of the great florentine painter Massaccio
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Learn the intriguing history of the Roman domus below the Church of Santi Giovanni and Paolo on the Coelian Hill
Tour Information
Meeting place
The guide will pick you up at your apartment in Rome.
What's included
- Expert, English-speaking tour guide lecturer
- Skip-the-Line ticket at the Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
Tour price
€150
* sites entrance tickets are not included in the tour price
- Basilica of Saint Clement excavations entrance ticket : 10 euros per person
- Roman domun beneath the Church of Saint Giovanni and Paolo entrance ticket: 8 euros per person.