Guided tour

Rome: Capuchin Crypts Skip-the-Line Ticket and Guided Tour

Activity provider: Gaudium Travel
Guided tour

Rome: Capuchin Crypts Skip-the-Line Ticket and Guided Tour

Activity provider: Gaudium Travel
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From US$ 48.87 per person

Likely to sell out

Skip the lines for Capuchin Crypts in Rome and avoid the crowds. Explore the Capuchin Crypts, Museum, and learn the site's history with an English-speaking guide in a group of a maximum of 10 participants.

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Duration 1 hour
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Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible
Private or small groups available

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit the fascinating Capuchin Museum
  • Stroll through the Crypt of the Three Skeletons
  • Explore the Crypt of the Skulls, Crypt of the Resurrection, and more
  • Admire the Mass Chapel
  • Enjoy a small group with a maximum of 10 participants
Full description

Explore the Capuchin Crypt in Rome using a skip-the-line entry ticket on this walking tour. Follow a guide through the underground chambers containing the bones of some 4,000 people amassed over 5 centuries.

Start your visit at the Capuchin Museums to learn about the place's culture and spirituality. Continue towards the Crypt of the Three Skeletons, the only area where the human skeleton can be seen in its unadorned entirety. Next, visit the Crypt of the Leg Bones and Thigh Bones. Admire the Crypt of Pelvises, which contains 2 Capuchins serenely reclining in an arched position. Look at the crosses on the ground, which mark the graves of the 7 Capuchins.

Stroll through the Crypt of the Skulls and check out its famous hourglass. Learn about how, when the Capuchins left their old friary near the Trevi Fountain, they decided to transfer the bones of friars who had been buried under the Church of Saint Bonaventure.

In accordance with Capuchin law, which did not allow burials to take place within the churches, an underground cemetery was designed. Here, they deposited the bones brought from the old friary. Since then, the crypt has been the burial place of the Capuchins.

Includes
  • English-speaking guide
  • Capuchin Crypt entry ticket

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    Important information

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    • Please note that shoulders and knees must be covered in order to enter the crypts
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.7 /5

    based on 606 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.8/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Service
      4.8/5
    • Organization
      4.7/5

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    This is a must see while in Rome. It is an hour tour filled with history and information. Hoping that the tour can last many centuries more or forever for future generations to learn about the sacrifices of the Capuchins for the sake of human kind, but it may not. God bless the Capuchins.

    March 23, 2023

    We had been to the Crypts before many years ago, but it was great to see them again with an excellent guide this time. Slob (yes - that was his name!) made the tour very interesting while also injecting humor into the experience. Slob was also very knowledgeable about the bones, monks, and history of the church. We highly recommend you tour the Capuchin Crypts with a guide.

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    March 23, 2023

    A super unique experience…we only had a small window to fill with all other activities we were committed to so this was a memorable way to spend an hour. Interesting information, a really shocking display, and a knowledgeable (and funny) tour guide…totally recommend.

    March 23, 2023

    Product ID: 116428