SMALL GROUP ROME CATACOMBS WALKING TOURS TO THE APPIAN WAY, ROMAN CATACOMBS & OTHER SITES BURIED BENEATH THE STREETS OF ROME! Avventure Bellissime offers very different walking tours of Rome that will provide fascinating insights into life during Roman Times as you explore subterranean Rome with one of expert Licensed Rome Tour Guides. Tours have a Maximum of 12 people a Rome Tour Guide.
ROME WALKING TOURS OF THE CATACOMBS & UNDERGROUND ROME
Our subterranean tour of the Catacombs & Underground Rome begins with a drive out to the suburbs of modern-day Rome. We'll drive down the Appian way to reach either the San Sebastian or San Domitilla Catacombs, lying below the Basilica of the same name. It's widely believed that these particular Catacombs were the first of their kind in Rome and have been an important object of pilgrimage since Medieval Times, especially considering that for some forty years they were home to the remains of Saints Peter & Paul.
One of the highlights of our Catacombs & Underground Rome Tour, your Local Expert Guide will take you down into the warren-like structure of chambers and narrow corridors to explore these ancient Christian burial grounds. During a fascinating tour of Rome's original Catacombs learn about the role that the Catacombs played during the times of religious persecution, along with other details and information that have been discovered during recent excavations of the site.
Your Catacombs & Underground Rome Tour will continue with a visit to the magnificent church of St. Clement's, where you'll enjoy a journey back in time as you descend down three levels and through two thousand years of history. The medieval church was built over the remains of a 4th century Basilica which at its turn covers older buildings from the time of the emperor Nero and a sanctuary dedicated to the oriental divinity Mithras.The medieval basilica houses one of the finest mosaics from that time, representing the Tree of Life: over a golden background a cross as a tree of life spreads its branches to give life and sustenance to man.
Our Catacombs & Underground Rome Tour will end with the visit of the Mamertine Prisons, Rome's oldest prison and where, according to Christian tradition, Saint Peter and Paul were held prisoners. Many legends relate to this place , where in Roman times the prison was reserved for political prisoners condemned to death as enemies of Rome .
The Catacombs & Underground Tour of Rome will finish at Piazza Venezia only a couple of minutes walking distance to the Spanish Steps or the Trevi Fountain, and connected by bus and underground metro to all parts of the city.
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