Underground Basilicas and Foro Boario Private Tour

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Admire Rome’s underground treasures on a 3-hour, private walking tour. After exploring the ancient cattle market of Foro Boario, you’ll discover temple ruins, millennia-old bridges, and the streets of Trastevere. It’s in this neighborhood that the real gems await. Head underground at the Church of Santa Cecilia and the Basilica of San Crisogono to discover a basement crypt and the remains of an ancient frescoed church.

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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours



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Admire Rome’s underground treasures on a 3-hour, private walking tour. After exploring the ancient cattle market of Foro Boario, you’ll discover temple ruins, millennia-old bridges, and the streets of Trastevere. It’s in this neighborhood that the real gems await. Head underground at the Church of Santa Cecilia and the Basilica of San Crisogono to discover a basement crypt and the remains of an ancient frescoed church.

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Stop At: Foro Boario, Via Luigi Petroselli Temple of Hercules Victor, 00186 Rome Italy

Head to Foro Boario, the site of an ancient Roman cattle market, to meet your guide. After listening to an intro about the site, and the nearby underground basilicas, you’ll check out two of the area’s significant ruins

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Tempio di Portuno, Piazza della Bocca della Verita, 00186 Rome Italy

Situated in the Forum Boarium

Pass By: Tempio Di Ercole Vincitore, Piazza della Bocca della Verita, 00186 Rome Italy

Situated in the Forum Boarium

Stop At: Ponte Palatino, 01033 Rome Italy

Take a stroll across Palatino Bridge

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Ponte Rotto, Lungotevere Pierleoni, 00186 Rome Italy

gaze at the remnants of the so-called “broken bridge,” the Ponte Rotto, as you learn of its 2nd-century roots.

Stop At: Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Piazza di Santa Cecilia 22, 00153 Rome Italy

From the bridge, continue to Tiber Island, and then walk through Trastevere to visit the 5th-century Church of Santa Cecilia. Take a look at the saint’s tomb and elaborate crypt, and hear how the modern-day church is believed to have been built on top of the saint’s home

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di San Crisogono, Piazza Sonnino 44, 00198 Rome Italy

Your walk through Trastevere finishes at the Basilica of San Crisogono, home to the basement remains of an earlier church with frescoes from Constantine I’s reign. Your tour ends inside the basilica. 

Duration: 30 minutes



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