Rome: Underground Secrets and Mysteries Private Tour
Description
The Basilica of San Clemente in Rome is a remarkable site, known for its unique architectural structure that spans multiple historical layers, reflecting nearly 2,000 years of Roman history. Located near the Colosseum, San Clemente is one of the best examples of Rome’s stratified history, with a 12th-century basilica built over a 4th-century Christian church, which itself was constructed atop a 1st-century Roman building complex. The Caelian Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was founded. The Roman Houses on the Celio Hill are an extraordinary archaeological site located beneath the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Rome's Celio Hill. These houses provide a rare glimpse into ancient Roman domestic life, showcasing a complex of well-preserved residences from different periods, complete with stunning frescoes and architectural features.
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The Roman Houses on the Celio Hill (Case Romane del Celio) are an extraordinary archaeological site located beneath the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on Rome's Celio Hill. These houses provide a rare glimpse into ancient Roman domestic life, showcasing a complex of well-preserved residences from different periods, complete with stunning frescoes and architectural features.
The Caelian Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was founded. Though often overshadowed by its more famous counterparts like the Palatine or Capitoline Hills, the Caelian Hill is steeped in history and has been home to a range of important religious, political, and residential buildings over the centuries.
The Basilica of San Clemente in Rome is a remarkable site, known for its unique architectural structure that spans multiple historical layers, reflecting nearly 2,000 years of Roman history. Located near the Colosseum, San Clemente is one of the best examples of Rome’s stratified history, with a 12th-century basilica built over a 4th-century Christian church, which itself was constructed atop a 1st-century Roman building complex. In our tour we can explore this multilayered history, descending through the centuries.
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You will meet your private driver speaking English in the lobby of your hotel or in front of your AirBnB and you'll go to meet your private guide
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
It was my first time visiting Rome and this great tour really inspired me to use my imagination and dive into a different historical time. This would not have been possible without our guide Alessandro whose professionalism and passion made every detail interesting and easy to understand. I can highly recommend to anyone who would like to have a short break from the commercial sightseeing spots and feel like an explorer of the Underworld of Ancient Rome instead!
Thank you for your feedback. I will pass your kind words on Alessandro, he will definitely be enjoyed by them. I really appreciate your review, as it helps us to improve our service. Hope to see you soon back to Rome. I wish you a nice day and happy 2020! Regards
Learned a deal. Guide was knowledgeable. Kept us engaged. Provided in-depth look into history of churches, gladiators and so much more!!
Dear Brian thank you so much for your feedback. We so enthusiastic to read how much you enjoyed the experience with my colleague Alessandro. He is very expert archeologist and owns a deep knowledge of Rome and Italy as well. He is so expert of Ancient Rome and Underground that is aim is to share with each member of his groups, all he has learned about the past. Hope to see you back to Rome in the next future, Have a lovely day
What an incredible experience to really see the real ancient rome away from the crowds. This was such a delight in that the places we went to we had to ourselves and the opportunity to explore as well as really soak in the experience. Alessandro was amazing and his archeological experience bought it even more to life. It was wonderful sifting through the 'fiction' to the facts as well as being able to see Rome as the empire it was. If you want to avoid the crowds and deepen your knowledge of Rome and get off the tourist track this tour is a MUST!
Allessandro combines amazing detail and passion as he takes you down below street level on this awesome tour. He goes out of his way to bring history to life - he started his tour saying "I'm going to ask you many times to use your imagination" - however - he is so well prepared and knowledgable that what you find yourself doing is actually 'being there' in the past. The destinations are rich - visually and historically. What I also liked was as we walked along to the destinations he was able to speak about other things along the route - I was really impressed by the Ludus Magnus outside the Colosseum and how he explained its structure and function - this was a bonus! Allessandro is a lovely host, intellectually curious, engaging and is really interested to know what you think and feel about what you are seeing as well. Subsequent to this tour i joined a longer multi city tour throughout Italy - the 'local experts' engaged by that tour company were superficial compared to Allessandro. It is rare to spend time with someone who lives and breathes this stuffand invests time to go into the detail - and he is a cool guy as well! Highly recommended for something more substantial and the history buffs.
Dear Greg, thank you so much for your review. We so enthusiastic to read how much you enjoyed the experience with my colleague Alessandro. He is very expert archeologist and owns a deep knowledge of Rome and Italy as well. Thank you for putting everything in such details and helping other guest to prepared before going. Hope to see you back to Rome in the next future, Have a lovely day
We were lucky enough to get Allessandro as our guide and he was brilliant. He explained everything so thoroughly and made our tour very interesting. It was a small group and there were no queues. This part of Rome is well worth seeing.
Dear Ali, thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate your kind words about Alessandro. He is a very knowledgable archeologist, so smart, expert, passionate and true roman guide. We hope you will have the opportunity to come back to Rome in the next future, Have a nice day, Regards
We had a great tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and provided a ton of interesting information.
This tour takes you away from the crowds and shows you so much of the history of Rome. Imagine 3 levels of church built on top of each other from pagan to early Christian in 3rd century BC. Goes underground to see incredible early murals , and normal early Roman homes. I would not have missed this for anything. The guide Was an archeologist with an amazing level of knowledge and passion. Do yourself a favour and take time to do this tour.
Dear Penny Cookson, We appreciate your time and feedback its very valuable that you have noticed such a nice details in your experience. Your guide was Alessandro, he really has a deep knowledge of archeology and history, deep knowledge of San Clemente as well as the rest of Rome alongside. We will leave your message to him , for sure he will be more than happy to read it. See you again in Rome. Have a wonderful weekends. Ciao a presto
Alessandro was fantastic. His knowledge was amazing and The fact that he is also an archaeologist was a huge plus. I strongly recommend Alessandro and this tour! Ask for him
Dear Larry, We appreciate your time and feedback. Alessandro really has a deep knowledge of archeology and history, deep knowledge of San Clemente as well as the rest of Rome alongside. Thank you very much for seeing such a nice details in your tour. We will leave your message to him , for sure he will be more than happy to read it. See you again in Rome. Have a wonderful day. Ciao a presto
Unique tour that leaves no questions unanswered! We have already done some tours in Rome, but none is as recommended as this: small group, detail-oriented, historical and archaeological at the highest level. Alessandro's knowledge and enthusiasm are second to none and so we were in the middle of it (in ancient Rome) instead of just being there!
Thank you so much for your review, about our guide Alessandro and the underground Rome tour. Alessandro is a very knowledgeable archeologist, he definitely knows ancient Rome and he is willing to transfer all his knowledge to every person who takes part to his tours. We really appreciate your words, that We will transfer with great pleasure to Alessandro. Hope to see you soon back to Rome, Have a great day, Regards
This tour was the best one that we took in Italy. Alessandro was incredible!! Very informative and passionate about his work. Learned and saw so much!
Dear Jason, Thank you a lot for a such nice review and strong confidence about the tour and our guide Alessandro. We will let him know and surely he will be very happy to hear that. Moreover, Alessandro is a professional tour guide who handles not only Roman heritage and history but also Italy in all. We hope to see you again here in Rome. Have a nice day.
