About this experience
Explore one of the unique underground Christian Catacombs of Rome:
• or St. Callixtus
• or St. Sebastian
• or St. Domitilla
After the Catacombs you will visit the Ancient Appian Way and Cecilia Metella Mausoleum.
Licensed tour guide and tickets included.
Private or Shared Tour available options.
Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with:
• Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers
• Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked)
• Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles
At a glance
- Duration: 3 hr
- Skip-the-line entry
- Private experience
What is included
- Skip-The-Line entrance tickets to the Catacombs
- Air-Conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with Professional English-Speaking Driver
- Dedicated Local expert tour guide in the Catacombs
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Not included
- Lunch, Food and Drinks
- Tipping is not included in our fees service, it is never mandatory although it is always appreciated
Itinerary and highlights
Halfday tour 3 hours in total.
You will visit one among the following Catacombs:
St. Callixtus or St. Sebastian or St. Domitilla.
Visit duration is about 1 hour.
Skip-The-Line Tickets included.
Once you get to the Catacombs you'll start your visit inside with a small-group guided tour in your preferred language given by the Catacombs staff (available in English, French, German and Spanish).
After the Catacombs visit, with your licensed guide, you to will see:
- Ancient Appian Way
- Cecilia Metella Mausoleum (from ouside)
At the end of the tour your driver will take you back to your accommodation in Rome.
Catacombs of San Callixtus (admission included):
The Crypt of the Popes, or the Catacombs of Callixtus, were built after AD 150. It takes its name from the deacon Saint Callixtus, proposed by Pope Zephyrinus in the administration of the same cemetery - on his accession as pope, he enlarged the complex, and soon it became the official one for the Roman Church. The arcades, where more than fifty martyrs and sixteen pontiffs were buried, form part of a complex graveyard that occupies 15 hectares and is around 12 miles (20 km) long.
We can change with other roman Catacombs according availiability.
During the second century, A.D was built here baths of a rich Roman family.
Nowadays we can see here how decorated were the roman spa, with mosaics on the floor and dozens of rooms for different treatments.
Considered the mother of all the nowadays highways, it was built in the fourth century B.C and at the end of its construction reached “Brindisium”, an ancient Roman city called today Brindisi, situated in the Puglia Region, at the bottom of Italy.
The ancient Appian way was built to connect the Roman Empire to the greeks for commercial exchanges.
The Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella is one of the symbols of the Ancient Appian Way.
Was built a few decades B.C as the tomb of Cecilia Metella, daughter of a Roman Consul, situated in the inside of the burial chamber located into the Mausoleum.
Meeting and pickup information
- Departure and Return Point: Your accommodation in Rome.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- UrbExcursions
Accessibility and practical details
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking Driver
- This is a private Tour. Only your group will participate. Private Tour can be modified and/or customized (if requested at booking time). Except inside Catacombs where you'll start your visit inside with a small-group tour mandatorily organized from Catacombs Staff.
- Christian Catacombs ticket includes the small group tour guide (available languages: English, Spanish, Italian)
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Available tour options
- This is a Private Tour. Only your group will participate, Included Professional English-speaking Driver and vehicle full time Included also: Skip-The-Line entrance Tickets for one of the Christian Catacombs in a small group. Local licensed Tour Guide. Pickup included
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