Rome: Capuchin Crypt Semi-Private Tour – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Follow an expert English-speaking guide through the Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars, located under the 17th-century church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in the historic heart of Rome.

Discover macabre masterpieces of art from the Middle Ages in the bone crypts, where your licensed guide will take you on a journey through the 500-year history of the Capuchin monks. Hear how – and why – they led to the creation of one of the darkest museums in the world.

Stop to take a closer look at a different artifacts that hold secrets about life in the Eternal City in the Middle Ages. Be amazed by the different bone crypts that serve as a silent reminder of the swift passage of life on Earth. 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Skip the long lines to the Capuchin Crypt
See Caravaggio’s painting of St. Francis in Meditation
Learn about the medieval Capuchin order of monks

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