© 2015 EcoArt srl - P. IVA 09935281007 - Iscrizione REA 1198809 - Licenza Agenzia Viaggi lettere A e B Determinazione R.U. 2232 del 24/04/2014 rilasciata dalla Provincia di Roma
Our team will open the door to an Italy that is experienced only by locals
Enjoy Italy’s most important sights with a curated experience from start to end
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Just a stone’s throw from the Colosseum, you will find one of Rome’s hidden gems, the 12th-century Basilica and the archeological site of San Clemente. Visit this incredible place and navigate three underground levels which uncover over 2,000 years of history. The Basilica reveals a sparkling gold mosaic in the central nave. What lies beneath the Basilica remained a secret until 1860 when a flood led an Irish Dominican Roman Catholic priest and archaeologist to discover the levels beneath.Today, the excavations are still not complete but you can descend 100 feet underground. At the first level is a 4th-century Basilica, which was long forgotten after the construction of the 12th-century Basilica above. Further down are the remains of an ancient pagan Mithraic temple, complete with an altar. Past the temple are the ruins of ancient Roman homes. All of this is incredibly preserved and was painstakingly excavated. At the lowest level, discover the underground spring which caused the chaos that led to the underground discovery.
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“I love this tour because it's such a great example of the many-layered lasagna that is Rome, it is so cool to descend underground through history.”
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Each place has its own story to tell. Our team will open the door to an Italy that is often experienced only by locals
Mary B
TripAdvisor
01 Jul, 2025
Marcelo was an excellent guide Very thoughtful and knowledgeable Answered all questions and spoke excellent English
Greg C
01 Jul, 2025
We loved the tour and our guide Federico Fred was wonderful He was friendly insightful knowledgeable and humorous With such a massive place youre obviously going to miss things and we felt Fred focused on many of the more significant details and even featured some quirky interesting facts including a mention of our home state of Connecticut as it related to one of the museums pieces It was an amazing tour and we felt the length of time was perfect 25 hours After getting dropped off at the Vatican via the direct access stairs and allowed to explore on our own we were tired and ready for lunch We went at opening 800 AM so there was the expecting line of all the tours waiting for the doors to open but it moved pretty quickly skip the line does not refer to skipping the security line I think other visitors get confused by this based on some of the reviews Thank you EcoArt and Fred for an incredible morning
Scott_A
Viator
30 Jun, 2025
The Skip the line Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums tour was fantastic The art in particular the Chapel is amazing It was made particularly interesting by our tour guide Marie Laura She was fantasticincredibly knowledgeable easy going funny kind to the group and one of the best tour guides we had on our trip through Italy We would definitely ask for her and tour again with EcoArt