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Small-group Tour At Underground Temples Of St. Clement’s Basilica
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Overview
Embark on an unexpected experience a stone's throw from the Colosseum: venture 14 meters below St Clement’s Basilica and immerse yourself into a mystical world of forgotten pagan cults and early-Christian legends and frescoes. Live the excitement of gradually exploring the different structures built on top of each other during the centuries on your way up to the surface. Cross three layers of history and earth with a small group of a maximum of 8 participants. Touch the waters of an underground river.
What's Included
- Sterilized headsets to hear your guide clearly
- Use of hand-sanitising gel during the tour
- Luggage deposit in our office for the duration of the tour
- One mask per person if required
- All Fees and Taxes
- Full on-site assistance
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the tour starts
- An appropriate dress-code is required in order to enter the churches: knees and shoulders should be covered
- This tour is subject to weather conditions and/or liturgic-calendar events. If canceled you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
- This tour will have a maximum of 8 participants
- Not recommended for customers with claustrophobia
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews for Small-group Tour At Underground Temples Of St. Clement’s Basilica
Rome Underground temples and basilicas
steveinparker
We had a fascinating tour with Paul of the Underground Temples and Proto-Christian Basilicas that culminated at Basilica of San Clemente which is an absolute history lesson of itself. Before arrive at San Clemente, Paul took us on a walking tour to see evidences of ancient Rome hidden all around the city. Small evidences here and there of ancient remnants used even in this day.
Paul (an American) is an archeologist but his strength for this tour is his encyclopedic knowledge of ancient history, both secular and religious. He seems to possess a deep faith in the Catholic tradition which allowed us to see the relics and layers of history through his personal faith lens. Just fascinating!!
The layers of San Clemente are so revealing. The current church from the 1200s actually has the choir of the 400s church in use today. Below the current church, is the 400s church below which is the 100s Mithraic temple. All of which you can walk amidst as you descend through the layers.
Highly recommend!!
Worthwhile beautiful church with impressive historical element
485maximilianw
Our tour was extremely interesting and worthwhile. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us a lot of good historical facts and context. The church is beautiful and worth seeing by itself, but the levels underneath were incredibly cool.
San Clemente is a...
Maria_M
San Clemente is a beautiful church with an amazing underground. The guide was exceptional. I was very impressed with his knowledge.
Great experience underground!
Julie_K
We had a very personal tour of the underground temple of the Basilica. We learned a lot and it was much better than trying on our own!
Great
J3545ONelizabethm
Very interesting and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. We took the English Tour and our guide was American, so that was fun talking about some of the differences.
