Rome's Dark Side: Ghosts and Legends Tour

Explore Rome’s eerie past with a combo tour of bone crypts and ghostly legends. Uncover chilling tales and hidden secrets in the heart of the city.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museum and Crypt of Capuchins - Explore the eerie decor of the Capuchin Crypts and uncover the history behind this extraordinary site
  • Via Rasella - Learn about one of Rome’s more recent dark stories, a sorrowful incident from World War II
  • Trevi Fountain - Beneath the allure of the Trevi Fountain lies a grim story of desire and murder -…
What's Included
  • Chills and entertainment
  • Capuchin Crypt Entrance Fee
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Purchase a combined ticket for two tours at a discounted rate: the Rome’s Dark Side: Ghosts and Legends Tour and the Rome’s Bone Crypts and Dark Centre Tour.
PLEASE NOTE: Each tour lasts 2 hours. You can choose to take both tours on the same evening with a one-hour break in between or on separate evenings. Our team will reach out to confirm your…

Location
Fontana del Tritone
Piazza Barberini
Meet your guide at the Fontana del Tritone in Piazza Barberini. They will be holding a sign saying "Rome's Bone Crypts & Dark Centre Tour"
Cancellation Policy

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

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V769uymattp
Jun 13, 2025
Fun and exciting night! - We did both the Capuchin Crypts Tour and the Dark Side Ghost Tour on our last day in Rome, and they turned out to be some of the most memorable experiences of the trip. The stories and history shared weren’t the typical facts you'd easily stumble upon, which made the tours feel unique and worthwhile. A big shoutout to Alythia, our guide — she struck a great balance between being informative and engaging, and made an effort to connect with everyone in the group. A really solid way to wrap up our time in the city.
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Robyn
Jun 5, 2025
Bone crypts -fun quirky and well worth it! - This was so much fun, I'd highly recommend. Not like some of the "tourist trap" type activities you can fall into. Me and my 18 yr old son did the bone crypt and ghost tour and Alythia not only made it super fun but also we learnt so much quirky history and facts! My 18;yr old thoroughly enjoyed, as did I!
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Vanessa_b
May 24, 2025
Excellent! - One of the best tours we did! Alethea had great stories and took excellent care of us. The time passed so quickly as she was an excellent storyteller!
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Emilysm2711ub
May 10, 2025
A fun and spooky tour - We did the combo tour as a family and although it was a very long evening we all absolutely loved it. Our guide Ivana was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic, about the tour but also about Rome generally. We learned so much and discovered so many amazing things we would never have known, and also got taken to a great gelato shop on the way! This was a great way to experience the darker side of Rome!
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Lee_g
May 4, 2025
Would do again - The tours were a wonderful experience and knowledgeable guides. Both were personable and gave the information both humorously and professionally. The crypts were incredibly interesting and learning how they came to be was fascinating. If you have a couple of hours, this should definitely be on your schedule
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Sanjay_m
Apr 13, 2025
Friendly and spooky! - Ivana was a fantastic host full of great knowledge of the city and local area as well as the tour information. Great tour, great host. Friendly, fun informative and spooky!
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Y_f
Apr 6, 2025
Get to know the hidden history of Rome. - This tour was fantastic. The guide was funny and entertaining. He told us history from a completely different perspective. We did this tour toward the end of our trip, so we had already seen some of the sights on different tours. I’m so glad that we went again. We saw the sights through totally new eyes. It was so much cooler to learn the personal history and lesser known facts. The tour was really well organized and researched. We also saw a lot of completely new sights. I feel like this tour helped us get to know the historical people of Rome better than any others. If you only do one tour in Rome, make it this one!
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Maureene_m
Mar 14, 2025
Eerily Beautiful - My Mom and I did these 2 tours with our tour guide Ben. It was so interesting and amazing. Ben was very knowledgeable on the tours. The bones were eerily beautiful and the ghost tour was crazy thinking about what happened to the people in his stories.
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Dexxw
Mar 11, 2025
An amazing introduction to Rome's many darker secrets - It was a dark and stormy night (with cold wind and rain to boot) but our guide, Alethea, made our night an absolute pleasure. This combo package is no joke. Get ready quite the night out if you do both tours in the same night (which we did) but the Crypts are such a natural lead in to the Rome tour that I wouldnt have it any other way. If you like the darker side of society (from murders to ancient death rituals), this is the tour for you!
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Austin_a
Mar 4, 2025
Learned so much! I've... - Learned so much! I've been to Rome close to 10 times, took a class on the history of the city, spent a summer there, and I still heard things I had never heard before. Very entertaining.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).