Rome's Christian Legacy: Explore Catacombs

Discover early Christian Rome: Visit Mamertine Prison and explore ancient catacombs with a local guide. Small group tour with luxury transport.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mamertine Prison - Discover Mamertine prison, the most ancient jail of Rome located next to the Roman Forum.
  • Catacombe di San Callisto - Christian catacombs are a real underground labyrinth- cemetery built between the II and III century A.D. under the Roman Empire
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Catacombs tickets and sharing tour with live guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Mamertine Prison tickets with audio guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an Exciting Journey into Early Christian History!
Discover Rome’s Secret Christian Heritage in Just 3 Hours!
Visit the Mamertine Prison, the oldest jail in Rome, where notable figures like St. Peter and St. Paul were imprisoned before their martyrdom under Emperor Nero.
Fascinating fact: A miraculous spring is said to have appeared when Peter…

Location
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Via dei Fori Imperiali
You will find our staff outside the Basilica di Santi Cosma e Damiano in Via dei Fori Imperiali 1, wearing a light blue vest with our logos.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Robert_f
May 9, 2026
Great experience! - Our guide, Zena, made our experience great! If you are interested in early Christian history, this tour is a must.
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Emily_m
Sep 17, 2025
Great guide! - We were running behind and our tour guide waited for us and helped us find the meeting point. She escorted us to the Catacombs and gave us some information on the Catacombs. Then she escorted us back and to the Mamertine prison. She was very nice and knowledgeable. Worth booking.
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M
Jul 6, 2025
Paul final letter at 2Tim at this prison - This prison with dungeon was well known for condemning to death high profile prisoners. Many historical figures got punished by starvation, strangulation, or beheading. Once the door shut, there's only little air and no light. Paul and Peter were held here before being martyred. Paul imprisoned twice, the second one was here. 2Timothy Paul's final letter was believed to be written in this prison.
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Jessica_w
Jun 13, 2025
Amazing - Absolutely loved this tour and our guide, Zeyna, was so lovely and helpful!! Best tour we’ve had in Rome to date.
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Wesley_c
May 31, 2025
Fantastic! - Well worth the visit. The tour guide was knowledgeable and was able to answer our questions and provide us with clarity! Thanks for a great experience.
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Lauryn_t
May 30, 2025
Great Service - Maria did a great job leading us in our experience. She was very knowledgeable and super nice. This was definitely one of the coolest places I visited during my duration in Rome.
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A4616wrpaulb
May 26, 2025
Excellent Service - Great customer service. I appreciated the one on one help from Zeina and being walked over to the Mamertine Prison. I also was thankful for being fit into the Coliseum on the same day. Super late request. Great communication. So my experience was Top Notch!
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Paul_s
May 14, 2026
Partial Tour - Much to our dismay, the Mamertine part of the tour was canceled by Viator 2 days prior. Not good. They said it was due to logistical issues. But was not clear if the logistical issues where with Viator or Mamertine. It turns out it was Viator's issue because I went on the Mamertine prison website and booked directly with them and got a tour the.same day as the Catacombs tour. The Catacombs part of the tour continued. That part of the tour was terrific, done in English by a terrific guide. Be aware that none of the tour logistics is precise. We had to be in communication on WhatsApp with the Italian Viator folks for the Catacombs tour. For example, where to meet exactly and who we are supposed to look for took some persistence. It's is also not clear how much I'm going to be refunded for the Mamertine loss of the tour I asked them directly on WhatsApp and the response is unacceptablely unclear.
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Ryan_w
Sep 10, 2025
Do Not Recommend - The company changed the time of tour at the last minute to 30 minutes before scheduled time, which was listed on our itinerary multiple times. So we hustled and left another site early to get there 20 minutes before original meeting time. However, the tour did not wait for us at meeting point. They finally got us a taxi to catch up to rest of tour. However no guide from company at either site. Would have been much easier to do on own. Tour provided no tangible benefit. Definitely would not book again with this company.
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Suzanne_g
Nov 8, 2025
Viator Pulls a Switcheroo - Viator switched the Mamertine Prison tour with a different tour that I didn’t pay for nor was I compensated correctly for their mistake. The switch wasn’t communicated until after the tour ended and only after I spoke up. Unprofessional!
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