Underground Rome tour to St. Clement's Basilica and Coelian Houses
Hidden underneath Rome is a labyrinth of buildings, where you will walk down 50 feet underground to rediscover ancient Senator's houses, altars made for Oriental worships, gigantic warehouses, ancient shops, Medieval churches destroyed by brave invaders, subterranean water springs. The tour includes St.Clement's Underground and the Roman Houses on the Celian Hills.
You will meet your guide in front of the Church of St.Clement, a jewel of Medieval art built in the 12th century. After a short visit in the church, your guide will lead to the church that was built below and dates to the late Roman Empire. Wonderful old frescoes are still preserved on the wall, where this enchanting atmosphere will make you feel like you are living in another time.
Next, you will reach the second underground level, where you will appreciate the beauty of an Ancient Roman house almost 2000 years old with a temple dedicated to Mitra, one of the main Oriental gods that reached Rome in the antiquity with its misterious worship.
At the end of you walk (down to 50 feet underground!) you will walk through a gigantic Ancient Roman warehouse, in order to reach one of the most ancient water springs of the city of Rome.
