Capuchin Crypt: Guided Tour
Supplied by: Capuchin Crypt
Explore Rome's underground chapel crypts and see over 3,700 skeletons!
Highlights
- Experience one of Rome's buried cultural treasures with a bone-chilling guided tour of the Capuchin Crypt See the haunting spectacle of 3,700 skeletons and bones of the Capuchin friars, stacked and arranged as chapel decoration Hear the fascinating stories of how this lesser-known Roman cultural wonder came into being, on an atmospheric underground tour
What's included
- Admission to the Capuchin Crypt
- 45-minute guided tour
Overview
Rome has a skeleton or two in the closet. Buried beneath the unassuming architecture of the Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, there's a spine-tingling spectacle!
Join an expert English-speaking guide and delve into a fascinating chapter of Rome's medieval history at the Capuchin Crypt. See the bones of almost 4,000 friars stacked into macabre chapel decorations.
This haunting and moving arrangement of human remains is a reminder of the fragile fleetingness of life, and is one of Rome's best-kept cultural secrets. Don't miss it!
Know before you go
Please dress appropriately as this is a place of worship (shoulders and knees must be covered)
. Due to the limited size of the crypt, you have to leave the venue after the tour
Cancellation policy
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