Discover what ancient sites lies beneath Rome’s already historical streets on an underground tour. Following a guide, explore a labyrinth of hidden churches, temples, tombs and narrow streets 50 feet (15 meters) below the modern-day street level. See houses of Roman senators, abandoned shops and even a subterranean spring. You’ll start at the Basilica of St Clement to head below ground, plus visit the ancient church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Celian Hill.

Underground walking tour of Rome
Explore a maze of ancient streets and structures underneath Rome's busy streets
Go below ground at the Basilica of St Clement
Visit the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Celian Hill, one of the old Seven Hills of Rome

What's Included

Professional guide

Admission Tickets are not included in the price of the tour.
Entrance fees (adults: 25 euro per person totally; children: 18 euro per person totally)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Piazza Dei SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Address: Piazza dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, right in front of the church main entrance. Look for a guide with Joy of Rome sign

End point

Via Labicana, 95, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
We end the tour at the Church of San Clemente

What To Expect

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Caelian Hill

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica of San Clemente

1 hour 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Churches can be closed due to extraordinary celebrations. We reserve the right to cancel and refund the tour if this happens.
Tour may not be suitable for those who are "strongly" claustrophobic

Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Incredibly interesting, an amazing...

Guillermo M, Aug 2017

Incredibly interesting, an amazing experience, very unique and different. We had a marvolous guide who knew perfectly well all that there was to know about the sites and also in a fun and enjoyable way. The 3 hour tour felt like one hour. Great experience.

As usual Viators organisation was...

Marion B, Jan 2017

As usual Viators organisation was spot on. Having visited Rome previously and yesterday done the sights via the Hop on hop off bus -organised through Viator- the underground Rome was different. There were only 4 of us on the tour with Franscesca local company Joys of Rome so it was intimate and very personal. It was fascinating to follow the transformation of some of the buildings through time as their purpose and structures were altered. Although we'd been through St Clemente church and catacombs the day before Franscesca ,an Arts and history major, gave us a completely different slant on things and homed in on different aspects of the buildings.

Ask for Francesca!!! Francesca was...

Kenneth_L, Jan 2017

Ask for Francesca!!! Francesca was extremely pleasant, knowledgeable and professional. We've been on many many tours with Viator and AMEX around the world and she definitely stands out as one of the very BEST. The tour was enlightening and gave us a different perspective of Rome from our last visit 2 yrs ago.

This was such an interesting tour of...

Judith_G, Nov 2016

This was such an interesting tour of the Basilica of San Clemente. This is a church, that was built on the footprint of a much older church dating back to the late Roman Empire. The excavation of the lower areas began in the 1700's. Before that, no one knew of the original church. You will visit the original church, and even walk lower to an ancient Roman house, about 2000 years old among other areas. You will be about 50 feet below the street level. It is fascinating that, as much as there is to see in Rome, there is more to the city that is buried under the streets and buildings. Angelica was our tour guide and was very informative. Highly recommended.

Awesome tour! Our guide Francesca...

Monique_R, Sep 2016

Awesome tour! Our guide Francesca was extremely knowledgeable and we learned a lot of history.

Don't attempt these places without a...

JohnC_R, Aug 2016

Don't attempt these places without a guide, you will miss to much. We had a guide on a private tour. Well worth doing.

We did multiple tours on this trip...

bmccormack, Jan 2016

We did multiple tours on this trip and a prior trip to Rome. Our guide was excellent, great tour

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