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Rome: Dark History Small Group Walking Tour

By Let's See Italy
Free cancellation available
Price is £25 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Discover the hidden, haunted side of the Eternal City
  • Follow your guide through a journey of dark history & ghostly tales
  • Discover atmospheric courtyards, deserted piazzas, & historic buildings
  • Learn the real history behind famous legends and the myths
  • Perfect for travellers who love mystery, storytelling, and exploring Rome
Activity location
    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy | Your guide will be at the meeting point with a sign which reads LET'S SEE ITALY
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy

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Rome: Dark History Small Group Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 20:30
Price details
£25.12 x 1 Adult£25.12

Total
Price is £25.12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small group
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hidden and mysterious gems of Rome
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local stories and myths
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs
  • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Discover the hidden, haunted side of the Eternal City on this atmospheric night walking tour. As the sun sets and Rome’s monuments glow under the streetlamps, follow your guide through a journey of eerie legends, dark history, and ghostly tales that have lingered in these streets for centuries.

We begin beside the imposing Castel Sant’Angelo, a fortress once used as a papal prison and execution site. From there, we cross the hauntingly beautiful Ponte Sant’Angelo, where angel statues stand guard above the silent Tiber River. As we move into Rome’s maze of narrow medieval alleys, you’ll hear stories of restless spirits, ancient curses, tortured nobles, and mysterious disappearances that shaped the city’s past.

The tour leads you through atmospheric courtyards, deserted piazzas, and historic buildings linked to Rome’s darker chapters, plague pits, secret prisons, doomed lovers, and Renaissance-era crimes. Along the way, you’ll learn the real history behind famous legends and the myths locals still whisper today.

Our journey ends in Campo de’ Fiori, once a place of public executions and now home to the statue of Giordano Bruno, burned at the stake for his beliefs. Standing in this lively square with its tragic past, you’ll feel how the echoes of history still linger in the night air.

This tour is perfect for travellers who love mystery, storytelling, and exploring Rome far beyond traditional sightseeing. Expect chills, fascinating facts, and unforgettable nighttime scenery, all delivered by a passionate guide.

Location

Activity location
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    • Rome
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy | Your guide will be at the meeting point with a sign which reads LET'S SEE ITALY
    • Roma, Lazio, Italy