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Rome: Catacombs of St. Sebastian Entry Ticket & Guided Tour

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Explore the fascinating third-century Catacombs of Saint Sebastian on a guided walking tour. Witness the burial locations of saints, popes, and emperors.

  • Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
  • Instant confirmation & Mobile tickets
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  • Skip the line
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  • Live guiding
    English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (depends on selected option)
  • Duration
    30 minutes
  • Includes
    • Entrance ticket
    • Guided tour in the chosen language
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Highlights & Description

Highlights

  • Catacombs of Rome
  • Guided tour
  • Rome underground

Description

The place where the Catacomb of San Sebastiano stands was in ancient times a deep depression, used as a pozzolana quarry and called ad catacumbas (or “near the cavities”), a name that has become synonymous with an underground cemetery.

Since the first century, the site has been intensely exploited and built: the underground galleries were reused to obtain burial niches, on the surface, however, several columbaria were built and at least two residential systems (the so-called small villa and large villa) equipped with remarkable pictorial wall decorations.

Around the middle of the second century, the bottom of the valley was buried to create a pitch, on one side of which three mausoleums were built in succession (by Clodius Hermes, by the Innocentiores, by the Ax).

A further burial of the area was made to give space to the construction of the triclia, a portico bordered by a wall on which numerous graffiti invocations addressed to the SS. Peter and Paul, who were venerated together in this place around 250.

On the site, then, the emperor Constantine (306-337) had a basilica in the shape of a Roman circus (called "circiforme").

Meanwhile, already in the third century, the catacomb that housed the tombs of the martyrs Sebastian and Eutichio began to develop underground.

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Guided Tour in English

Guided Tour in Italian

Guided Tour in French

Guided Tour in Spanish

Guided Tour in German

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the cancellation policy for this activity?
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
2. When will I receive the confirmation of my booking?
You will receive an email notification right after your successful payment. If you don't see it in your inbox, check your spam or junk mail folder. When the payment is completed you have the option to download your ticket directly.
3. What does the 'skip the line' ticket mean?
'Skip the line' tickets provide the fastest possible entry with no or very little queuing.
4. Are mobile tickets enough or do I have to print them?
Tickets don't need to be printed. You can show your ticket from your smartphone as a PDF.
  • Adults
    18-99 years
  • Children
    7-17 years
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