Italy · Archaeology

Group tour: Underground Rome Experience

3 Hours Round trip from Rome Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the underground side of Rome with a specialized expert guide
  • 02 Learn about the systems used to raise buildings in the ancient city
  • 03 Discover subterranean environments reused as catacombs and mushroom beds
  • 04 Visit hidden spaces connected to the Via Appia Antica
  • 05 Experience the thrill of archaeology beneath the Eternal City
  • 06 Helmet and torchlight included for the underground visit

Discover a different side of the Eternal City on this guided underground Rome experience. Begin with an introduction to the systems used to raise the buildings of ancient Rome, then venture into the extensive subterranean environments that developed for several kilometers beneath the city.

Along the way, learn how these spaces were reused over time — from ancient catacombs along the Via Appia Antica to modern mushroom beds for cultivating Pleus and Champignons. With a specialized expert guide, helmet, and torchlight, you’ll explore an extraordinary hidden world and uncover the excitement of archaeology beneath the streets of Rome.

With a specialized expert guide, helmet, and torchlight, you’ll explore an extraordinary hidden world and uncover the excitement of archaeology beneath the streets of Rome.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Rome
Languages English, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Underground Rome Experience

nderground Rome Experience is exclusive tour wich begins with a fascinating explanation of  the systems used to raise up the buildings of the ancient city.

The extensive underground environments, which developed for several kilometers, have undergone important re-uses over time. In ancient times they became catacombs, accessible today from the Via Appia Antica. In modern times, however, the galleries have hosted mushroom beds for the cultivation of Pleus or the more common Champignons. We will take you on a journey to discover an extraordinary and unexpected world.

Your guide will lead  You to discover different Rome, the kingdom of undergrounds that lyes under Eternal city.
You’ll be amazed at how much you can learn in a few hours, and feel  the excitement that archeologist and spaleologists felt wile investigating areas of human activity buried beneath hundreds to thousands of years of sediment! There are three keywords for this excursion: helmet, light, and… adventure!

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Rome 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • guided tour with an specialized expert guide
  • torchlight
  • helmet
  • All Fees and Taxes

What's Not Included

  • tips
  • Transportation

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • This activity is safe and without risk, but if you think you suffer from claustrophobia, it is best to avoid it. tips
  • Meeting point Please be at the meeting point is 15 min before starting time. documents for under 18 are obligatory
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Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Rome, IT
Tour start
Rome, IT
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 hours finish where they began, in Rome.

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