Ancient Rome Tour: Early Christian Footsteps
4.3
41 Ratings
Roma

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 iconic figures like St. Peter and St. Paul were imprisoned before their martyrdom under Emperor Nero.
Fascinating fact: Legend has it that a miraculous spring appeared when Peter…

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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
4.3
(41 Ratings)
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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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Shannon
May 25, 2025
Good experience - We enjoyed our tour of both the prison and the catacombs. We appreciated Zeina’s assistance in navigating us to the prison and arranging rides to and from the catacombs. It was a good afternoon!
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441rebekahs
Apr 17, 2025
Worth it overall if you understand what to expect - Guides are not allowed in the mamertine prison, it is self- guided via reading placards or listening to an app. It is very small- but worth it to see the small underground levels where Peter and Paul were imprisoned. We had a very sweet lady who escorted us to the meeting point and transportation to catacombs via a Mercedes van to the catacombs. Catacombs were interesting, but tour was quite fast. Pictures are only allowed to be taken in the church above the catacombs, so unfortunately no documented memories to take home to share with people who cannot visit. The catacomb tunnels are worth the visit overall. Tunnels are dark, but wide and tall enough to walk single file through. The history was good.
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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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