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Rome: Catacombs of St. Callixtus Entry Ticket & Guided Tour

By OPERA ROMANA PELLEGRINAGGI
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Price is €14 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Delve into the mysteries of Rome's underground burial sites
  • Discover the Catacombs of St. Callixtus with a professional guide
  • Learn about early Christian communities in Rome as you explore
  • Visit the resting place of an estimated half a million Christians
  • Wander through an underground site beneath Rome's Appian Way

Activity location

    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Via Appia Antica, 110/126, 00179 Roma RM, Italy | PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO THE TICKET OFFICE OF THE CATACOMB AND SHOW YOUR RESERVATION AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TOUR. To get to the meeting point from Termini Station, take Metro A (direction Anagnina) to San Giovanni then bus 218 (direction Ardeatina) to the stop Fosse Ardeatine. You will find the entrance to the Catacombs in front of you. Alternatively, you can take Metro B (direction Laurentina) to Colosseo or Circo Massimo (bus stop: Terme Caracalla/Porta Capena), then bus 118 (direction Appia/Villa Dei Quintili) to the stop Catacombe di San Callisto.
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy

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

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Entry Ticket with Guided Tour in French

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • French
Language options: French
Price details
€14.00 x 1 Adult€14.00
Total
Price is €14.00

Entry Ticket with Guided Tour in Italian

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • Italian
Language options: Italian
Price details
€14.00 x 1 Adult€14.00
Total
Price is €14.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Catacombs of Saint Callixtus entry ticket
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Prams, Photography inside
  • Not suitable for: People with claustrophobia, People with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Discover one of the largest underground burial sites in Rome with an entry ticket to the Catacombs of St. Callixtus. Explore the complex on a guided tour and learn about the martyrs, popes, and Christians buried here.
Meet your guide and set out to explore the oldest official cemetery of Rome's Christian community. Hear where the complex gets its name and learn about its expansive size.
Visit the Crypt of the Popes, where 9 popes and 3 bishops were laid to rest. Then, head to the adjoining room to see the Crypt of St. Cecilia, a Roman matron remembered for ensuring that many martyrs received a proper burial.
Marvel at some of the oldest frescoes to decorate the walls in Rome's catacombs and visit Area I, where the cubicles of the sacraments are located.
Leave your underground tour with a deeper understanding of Rome's early Christian communities and their burial traditions.

Location

Activity location

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    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Appia Antica, 110/126, 00179 Roma RM, Italy | PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO THE TICKET OFFICE OF THE CATACOMB AND SHOW YOUR RESERVATION AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TOUR. To get to the meeting point from Termini Station, take Metro A (direction Anagnina) to San Giovanni then bus 218 (direction Ardeatina) to the stop Fosse Ardeatine. You will find the entrance to the Catacombs in front of you. Alternatively, you can take Metro B (direction Laurentina) to Colosseo or Circo Massimo (bus stop: Terme Caracalla/Porta Capena), then bus 118 (direction Appia/Villa Dei Quintili) to the stop Catacombe di San Callisto.
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Via Appia Antica, 110/126, 00179 Roma RM, Italy | PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO THE TICKET OFFICE OF THE CATACOMB AND SHOW YOUR RESERVATION AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TOUR. To get to the meeting point from Termini Station, take Metro A (direction Anagnina) to San Giovanni then bus 218 (direction Ardeatina) to the stop Fosse Ardeatine. You will find the entrance to the Catacombs in front of you. Alternatively, you can take Metro B (direction Laurentina) to Colosseo or Circo Massimo (bus stop: Terme Caracalla/Porta Capena), then bus 118 (direction Appia/Villa Dei Quintili) to the stop Catacombe di San Callisto.
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy