Capuchins Crypt Tour and Concert in Rome

4.7 (98 reviews) Rome, Italy
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Duration1h 30m
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, Portuguese, Chinese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 30 travelers

Overview

Enjoy this exclusive 90-minute experience in the Capuchins Crypt and Museum.
You will listen to a private concert of Gregorian chant and sacred polyphonic music in the Hall of the Capuchin Convent. You will take a tour of the Museum (including a painting by Caravaggio) and of the mysterious Crypt, where the bones of more than 4000 friars create the most beautiful and unique art.

All tickets include the entrance fee to the Capuchin Museum and Crypt, the concert, and the introduction to the musical program in English.

A traditional Roman dinner is available after the concert (if option is selected).
Menu:
* Antipasto: Cold cuts and cheeses selection with Roman supplì or Roll of eggplant with mozzarella, zucchini flower fried toasted bread with pistachio
* Pasta alla Amatriciana, Carbonara, Gricia, Homemade pasta
* Saltimbocca alla romana (Veal escalope with prosciutto) or Filetto di orata in crosta di patata o zucchina (Sea bass fillet in crispy potatoes or zucchini)

Options

Audioguide tour+Concert+Dinner

No transportation offered: Transportation to the Restaurant Piccolo Vicolo (Vicolo dei Chiodaroli 16) after the concert is at the customer's discretion.
Standard: You will tour the Capuchin Museum and Crypt on your own with the audioguide (13 languages available).
Traditional Roman dinner: You will enjoy the best Roman dishes (see Menu in the tour infos). Water and wine (one bottle every two people) are included.
Restaurant "Il piccolo Vicolo": We chose for your dinner the cozy restaurant "Il piccolo Vicolo", very close to Navona Square and Largo Argentina.

Tour with audioguide + Concert

Standard: You will tour the Capuchin Museum and Crypt on your own with the audioguide (13 languages available).

What's included

  • Sacred music concert
  • Tour of the Capuchin Museum and Crypt with the aid of an audioguide (13 languages available)
  • Water and wine (one bottle every two people) are included in the price, if the dinner option is selected.
  • Presentation in english of the musical programme
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • CD (available to purchase)
  • Transportation to the Restaurant. After the concert we recommend walking to P.zza Barberini and from there taking a taxi or the bus (lines 83/63/80/160/492 to P.zza del Plebiscito, then walking 700m)
  • Late Admission: Guests will not be accepted after 4:45 p.m.

What to expect

  1. Museum and Crypt of Capuchins Friars
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Santa Maria Immacolata is the Capuchins church in Rome, built by Pope Urbano VIII Barberini (XVII c.) close to Piazza Barberini, in Via Veneto, one of the most famous streets of Rome, set of the film La Dolce Vita, by Federico Fellini.

    Inside the church, you can see masterpieces by Guido Reni (S. Michele Arcangelo), Domenichino, Pietro da Cortona, Gherardo delle Notti, Antonio Sacchi and others. The shocking Crypt-museum is decorated with 4.000 bones of friars. Here you can find also a masterpiece of Caravaggio: La meditazione di S. Francesco.

    Program
    Music of the Sistine Chapel by Palestrina, Arcadelt, Morales, Victoria, Pitoni, Agazzari, Gregorian chants performed live by Schola Romana Ensemble, our resident historically informed music group.

    Organic:
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass & Conductor
    Art historian

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Our staff will wait for you at the entrance of the Capuchins Convent (entrance from Casa per Ferie I Cappuccini, Via Veneto 21).

End point

Our staff will wait for you at the entrance of the Capuchins Convent (entrance from Casa per Ferie I Cappuccini, Via Veneto 21).

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Our staff will wait for you at the entrance of the Capuchins Convent (entrance from Casa per Ferie I Cappuccini, Via Veneto 21, directly on the street, in front of the bus stop). This is a different entrance than the Capuchin Museum.
  • Photos are allowed during the concert without flash, but no video can be taken during the concert.
  • Admission time is from 4:15 p.m. until 4:40 p.m. Guest will not be accepted after 4:45 p.m. Guests are recommended to arrive half an hour before the concert starts.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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