Rome · Small group
This is our small-group visit to the layers beneath San Clemente Basilica. With fewer people, you move at a slower pace through the narrow passages and spend more time in the 1st-century Roman level and the Mithraeum.
Your guide explains how Rome’s ground level rose over the centuries, burying whole buildings, and why this site is one of the clearest places in the city to see that history layer by layer.
Meet your guide outside the basilica, a short walk from the Colosseum.
A short introduction in the 12th-century church and its apse mosaic.
The 4th-century church and its medieval frescoes.
Slow exploration of the 1st-century rooms, the Mithraeum and the underground water channels.
San Clemente Basilica, Via Labicana. The exact meeting point and your guide’s contact details are in your confirmation email.
Open larger map · Basilica di San Clemente, Via Labicana, Rome
Cancellation terms for this tour are shown before you pay and in your confirmation. Many tours offer a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.
The route is similar, but the group is smaller and more of the time is spent on the lowest Roman level.
Yes for older children who are comfortable with stairs and enclosed spaces.
No. Photography is not allowed anywhere inside San Clemente.
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