Private Rome Walking Tour: Explore Rome's Haunted Past After Dark
Eerie tales told at every stop, from executions to a bridge of corpses
Creep through Rome's historic centre after dark on a private ghost tour where a passionate guide spins tales of murders, executions and ghostly encounters. Eerie storytelling and chilling video recreations bring the city's dark past to life, and you leave with a Ghost Hunter Kit.
Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Rome's squares, churches, bridges, and homes
- Walk around Campo de' Fiori
- Visit the square at Piazza Farnese
- Learn about crime-deterring statues near Rome Termini
- Hear about troubling events at Ponte Sisto
- Learn about deadly drinking at the fountain
- Visit a church adorned with human remains
- Visit the haunted apartment block in Rome Termini
- Hear a scandalous tale at the Spanish church
- Explore the former beauty shop on Via Giulia
- Visit the executioner's childhood home in Rome Termini
- Hear the Cenci story at the angel-lined bridge
- Campo de' Fiori 10m
- Piazza Farnese 10m
- Ponte Sisto 10m
- Fontana del Mascherone 10m
- Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte 10m
- Chiesa di Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli 10m
- Via Giulia 10m
- Castel Sant'Angelo 10m
What’s included
- An exclusive ghost tour for your group alone.
- One-on-one time with an enthusiastic spooky guide.
- A night stroll along a spooky city route.
- A hunting kit plus pointers for spotting spirits.
- Certificate of Survival.
- Chilling tales and frightening video reenactments.
- Every day 20:00 20:30
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You walk Rome's historic centre after dark with a Ghost Hunter Kit, a bone-lined chapel and a guide who tells the city's darkest tales.
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The experience
You start in Campo de' Fiori, where lively bars and restaurants now fill the square that once hosted executions, so the mood turns darker from the very first step. Next comes Piazza Farnese, where the city's elite threw lavish parties, and where fortune brought scandal and secrets along with it. Along the way you spot several madonnelle, the little madonnas whose old job was stopping crime, and you hear how they once worked.
Ponte Sisto, the oldest bridge in Rome, carries stories of tragic accidents, power struggles, theft and suspicious deaths. A fountain on the route carries a warning, since drinking from it is deadly. Then a 17th century church shows death up close, its decoration made of human remains, a reminder that it sits closer to us than we like to think. A Spanish church follows, with a story worthy of a telenovela.
Via Giulia brings you to a former beauty shop where cosmetics can kill, and to a house that was once the childhood home of Rome's most infamous executioner. The walk finishes at the bridge where executed bodies were once put on display as a warning, now lined with angel statues, where you hear how the Cenci family met a bloody end. The Ghost Hunter Kit and the chilling video recreations keep you watching, and at the finish you earn a Certificate of Survival.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 17 years); Infant (under 5).
Does the tour stop at a church with human bones?
Yes, it stops at a 17th century church decorated in human remains. The church is one of the route's stops, and the guide tells the story there.
Do I get a ghost hunting kit with the tour?
Yes, you get an interactive Ghost Hunter Kit along with tips for spotting a ghost during the walk.
Is the fountain on the route safe to drink from?
No, drinking from that fountain is deadly, and drinking from fountains in Rome is illegal anyway.
Does the walk end at the bridge with angel statues?
Yes, that bridge is the last stop, where the Cenci family story is told. If you make it to the end, you earn a Certificate of Survival.
Operated by Carpe Diem Tours. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Private Rome Walking Tour: Haunted Past After Dark
2h · EN
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