Ancient Ruins • Cemeteries
Ardeatino
Cemeteries in Rome, Italy
Rome Cemeteries
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Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins
Appio Latino
Cemeteries • Churches & Cathedrals
Ludovisi / Via Veneto
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Ludovisi / Via Veneto
Cemeteries • Monuments & Statues
Tomba di Nerone
Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins
Ottavia
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San Lorenzo
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Parioli
Architectural Buildings • Cemeteries
Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins
Ostiense
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San Giovanni
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San Lorenzo
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Ancient Ruins • Cemeteries
Ardeatino
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- Sian WilsonSouthampton, UK965 contributionsThis was my first tour to a catacomb and wanted to do something different in Rome.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, I would take a jumper or coat as its cold down there. the tour lasts around 30 minutes. There are also a few more catacombs nearby that are worth the visit.Written 11 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - dapper777Monaco66,083 contributionsIf you are in the area, and it is open, do not miss it.
The non-Catholic cemetery, also known as the "English cemetery" or also as the "Protestant cemetery", is located behind the pyramid of Caius Cestius in the Testaccio district.
The cemetery was founded out of a real need: in Rome, those who were not Catholic had no right to a church burial and this was a problem for those who professed a different faith or no faith at all. Then, in 1700, Pope Clement XI allowed members of the Stuart court to be buried near the Pyramid.
Gradually, more graves were added, and the cemetery grew to its present size.
There are many intellectuals, artists, philosophers, there are the poets Shelley and Keats, there is the grave of the youngest of the beat generation, Gregory Corso, there are politicians like Antonio Gramsci, the former president of Italian republic Giorgio Napolitano, writers like Carlo Emilio Gadda or Andrea Camilleri. The nationalities of the deceased are many (British, American, Chinese, French).
Finally, there are the plaques and engravings, thoughts and sculptures, the most frequently photographed being William Wetmore Story's Angel of Grief, made for the grave of his wife.
Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, the little Cemetery was something of a pilgrimage site, revered by authors.
Daisy Miller, the heroine of Henry James's eponymous novella, was buried there. After an audience with Pope Pius IX in 1877, Oscar Wilde visited the Cemetery, proclaiming it "the holiest place in Rome."
The Cemetery is a private one but is operated in accordance with national and municipal regulations concerning cemeteries and historic sites.
There is no entrance fee. The cemetery foundation asks for small, voluntary donations from everyone who enters for upkeep of the beautiful cemetery. It wasn't always in such great shape and only in the past couple decades have the gardens and park been looked after so well.
Recommended.Written 7 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Selley83Gateshead, UK31 contributionsWe stopped off here walking back down the Appia Antica. Service a little brisque but tour guide decent. Creepy underground tunnels (empty) and ends up at underground
Houses. Worth a visit if passing by. We did want to purchase from gift shop but no staff!Written 18 April 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Claire J1 contributionWe arrived late for our tour due to transport issues. The staff were very understanding of this and managed to get us onto the next tour. They even booked a taxi for us so we could make it to our next activity on time.
We waited in a very pleasant area and had some drinks and watched a projection show until the next tour started a short while later.
The tour itself was fascinating. The staff were clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about their topic and this made the tour so very engaging. This also made the activity my favourite out of all the ones we have done in Rome! The tour guide ensured everyone’s needs were met through the tour in a kind, considerate and respectful manner.
Thank you so much, would definitely 100% recommend for anyone thinking of visiting.Written 28 July 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Sian WilsonSouthampton, UK965 contributionsMy second time in a Catacomb. We had a tour but it wasn’t busy so it was just my family and our tour guide which was great as we could ask questions. Our tour guide had a lot of knowledge and passion for the history of Rome. I highly recommend coming here it’s set on the outskirts of Rome. Nice gift shop as well.Written 11 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- saljmcDundee, UK46 contributions14 year old son thought it was great, I was slightly ‘disturbed’ very interesting and the museum was a great build up and explanation but being faced with so many human bones and ‘mummified’ monks was quite a bizarre experience.Written 17 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Passport770189Chula Vista, CA48 contributionsAnother German atrocity for all the world to see, this time perpetrated against its former ally, Italy, whose foolish dictator Mussolini ignored his Fascist colleagues' advice to stay out of Germany's war and away from Hitler.
Read up on the Italian partisans' Via Rasella attack on German troops occupying Rome that led Hitler to order the massacre in Robert Katz's "Death in Rome," which also details the massacre itself. Via Rasella is near the Spanish Steps, and also worth seeing to get a feel for what went on.
Better yet, visit Rome's Museo Storico della Liberazione, located on Via Tasso in the former Gestapo HQ, to get a real feeling of how brutally savagely and treacherously Germany treated its former friend. Then, your visit to the caves will be a much more informed, and rightly indignant and emotional one.Written 9 May 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TualieVarese, Italy1,579 contributionsIt took me time to convince my family members to visit this cemetery which I would call a smaller version of its Parisian counterpart.
Is the final home of many dolce vita era, swinging 60's and revolutional 70's entertainment Italian celebrities like Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio de Sica, Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Sordi and many others. There are also funeral monuments (but they were buried elsewhere) like Montessori (pedagogist) and Garibaldi (Italian unificator). Is a very large burial park with a shuttle bus that runs every hour. Bud Spencer resting place is very far from the main entrance, suggest to get a map and pin the ones interested to visit or if can join a tour or get a guide which I think is the best but plan in advance.
Second reason to visit this cemetery are the portrait paintings of Filippo Severati; he patented an enamel painting on lava rock technique which is long lasting resistant (nobody else was able to copy the same technique, apparently another secret ingredient or process he carried away); those portraits are there for over 130 years under erosional conditions and still look great, striking, don't miss baby Emma's tomb...
Third reason (we miss this) to visit is the basilica of San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence) which features the burials of St. Lawrence, St. Stephen and five popes, one of them Pope Pius IX who had the longest unbeatable papal reign of 31 years (John Paul II made 26 years) in modern history. There are some ancient catacombs underneath the basilica don't know if they are open or visitable only with reservation in advance.
An incredible open-air museum, away the crowds.Written 12 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - OldTiredTravelerOmaha, NE32 contributionsThe guide was excellent and the frescos and tombs were great what a good experience. Very inexpensive for a guided tour.Written 29 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Graham JTownsville, Australia20 contributionsI have been to this venue a few times, and it keeps getting better. Where once it was just a quick trip into the crypt, now there is an impressive museum documenting the history and traditions of the Capuchins. The staff are pleasant enough, and it’s certainly a worthwhile experience.Written 11 December 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Pat217 contributions426 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. Sadly it was closed during my visit. Open Monday to Friday 7.00am to 12.00pm and 12.30pm to 3.00pm. Lest we forget.Written 15 August 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- emiliom855139 contributionsWe have before our eyes a place called the Tomba di Nerone! I review this natural place where the Roman Emperor Nero's name most likely did not know even where it was. A nowhere of his vast Empire so close but far from his thoughts. Nero too busy building his house of gold. To say nothing of the fun that Nero was the people of Rome when faced in Arena. It is said that he was very cruel and for this his people worship him. But it might be true that someone knows where the Emperor is buried in a tomb. Some other curious traveler of history might help me. So that review review we can see what happened to Nero and if perhaps suffered a few punishment for his cruelty. In any case I don't think it's true the story who loved singing while Rome was on fire. I think that Nero has no responsibility to someone else torched Rome. I've been several times on the Cassia and without help of other travellers are not able to continue in my review! I could take the risk of telling fairy tales. But the story of the greatness of the Roman Empire could not become a fairy tale!!?Written 15 August 2015This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Robb HNew York City, NY1,107 contributionsWe had read about this unusual burial crypt and realized it was difficult to arrange. We contacted our guide Silvia Prosperi and she was about to obtain the permit and arrange for the appoint with the Parks Department representative to open it.
We learned there are many sights like this that can only be opened by appointment.Written 2 November 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - on_the_go_98765Tucson20,581 contributionsThis is the largest monumental cemetery in all of Italy. It is located outside the city walls as was the dictate when it was established. The entry to the ossuary for the war dead has a Latin inscription to the effect that Rome is the mother of those of her (children) killed in battle.
Inside the remains of nearly 5,000 war dead from both World Wars are laid to rest. The cemetery was bombed in WWII. Today, the cemetery is akin to an open-air museum.Written 21 October 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
