Rome: Capuchin Crypt & Museum Tour with Choral Concert
ID: GYG43812-63096
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
01:10 hours
Description
Explore the early Christian history of Rome on a 1-hour tour of the underground burial chambers of the Capuchin Crypt. Learn more in the Capuchin Museum and Church of Santa Maria Immacolata. Then, attend a concert of Gregorian chants.
Tour Rome's underground burial chambers and crypts to discover a history that predates Christianity, and post-dates the Renaissance.
This 1-hour tour takes you back to a time when Christianity was considered a cult and its members were executed as heretics and buried as martyrs. You will see hundreds of burial chambers, from modest single sites to extravagant family tombs, in the long corridors of the underground city.
First, visit the Capuchin Crypt and Museum for an encounter with Caravaggio’s magnificent “St. Francis in Meditation” canvas, along with masterpieces by Domenichino and Reni. See relics from the life of St. Francis and some of his followers. The Crypt is decorated with the bones of 4,000 Capuchin monks, including a real skull and crossbones and chandeliers made of human vertebrae.
Then, attend a choral concert by the renowned Schola Romana Ensemble inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Immacolata. The program is rare and valuable, and alternates the archaic mysticism of Gregorian Chants - the most ancient form of Occidental music - with the best polyphony compositions by the Roman School, including masterworks by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Highlights
- Explore the early Christian history of Rome
- Visit the eerie Capuchin Crypt and see the bones of 4,000 Capuchin monks
- Attend a choral concert in the restored Basilica of Santa Maria Immacolata
- Learn how Christianity was once considered a cult and its members executed as heretics
- Discover stunning works of art by Caravaggio and Domenichino
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Valid Green Passes can be obtained by uploading either proof of vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months, a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before the activity starts, or a negative antigen test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts to the Green Pass or Covid Certificate apps
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)
Capuchin Museum, Via Vittorio Veneto 27, Rome
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
