Haunted Rome Ghost Night Walking Tour with Private Option
by Carpe Diem Tours
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€58Overview
This two-hour walking tour explores Rome’s darker history through its nighttime streets. The guide shares stories about paranormal events, gruesome murders, and executions involving popes, emperors, and artists. The route visits several well-known squares, churches, and bridges, including Campo de’ Fiori, Piazza Farnese, Ponte Sisto, and Via Giulia. The tour begins at Campo de’ Fiori, once a site of executions and now a lively square. Next, it moves to Piazza Farnese, known for a legend about a secret passage between two popes. Along the way, participants see small roadside shrines called madonelles, which were used to deter crime. The group then crosses Ponte Sisto, Rome’s oldest bridge, with a history of accidents and suspicious deaths. Stops include the Fontana del Mascherone, which carries a warning against drinking its water; a 17th-century church decorated with human bones; and a former prison turned haunted apartment block. The tour also visits the Spanish church Chiesa di Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli, which has a scandalous story, and Via Giulia, where a former beauty shop’s deadly history is revealed. The route passes the house of Rome’s most famous executioner, “Mastro Titta,” and ends near Castel Sant’Angelo and its bridge, once used to display executed bodies as a warning. The tour is led by a local guide who specializes in ghost stories and includes an interactive Ghost Hunter Kit and a Certificate of Survival. Groups are limited to 20 people, and the tour focuses on the city’s eerie history without any physical exertion or heat of the day.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Campo De' Fiori
The tour starts at Campo de' Fiori, a famous square now known for bars and restaurants but historically used for executions.
10 min
Piazza Farnese
This square was once a lively party spot and is linked to a legend involving a secret passage between two popes.
10 min
Madonelles
Along the route, several madonelles, small shrines called “little madonnas,” are shown, which were used to help prevent crime.
10 min
Ponte Sisto
Ponte Sisto is the oldest bridge in Rome, known for a past that includes accidents, theft, power struggles, and suspicious deaths.
10 min
Fontana del Mascherone
This fountain is unique among Rome’s fountains because it carries a warning against drinking its water.
10 min
17th-Century Church with Human Remains
A church decorated with human bones serves as a reminder of death’s nearness to visitors.
10 min
Haunted Former Prison Apartment Block
The tour passes a building that was once one of Rome’s worst prisons and is now said to be haunted.
10 min
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli
This Spanish church in central Rome is associated with a scandalous story akin to a telenovela.
10 min
Via Giulia
Via Giulia features a former bar that started as a beauty shop, where visitors learn about a fatal cosmetics-related story.
10 min
House of Mastro Titta
The route includes a stop at the house formerly owned by Rome’s most famous executioner, known as Mastro Titta.
10 min
Castel Sant'Angelo
The tour ends near Castel Sant’Angelo and its bridge, once used to display executed bodies as warnings, and recounts the fate of the Cenci family.
10 min
Meeting point
Our guide will be waiting at Campo de' Fiori, beneath the statue of Giordano Bruno, holding a yellow Carpe Diem Tours flag or sign. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time. Late arrivals are not eligible for refunds.
End point
We finish by Castel Sant'Angelo where you can continue on with your evening!
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Haunted Rome Ghost Night Walking Tour with Private Option
by Carpe Diem Tours
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€58Overview
This two-hour walking tour explores Rome’s darker history through its nighttime streets. The guide shares stories about paranormal events, gruesome murders, and executions involving popes, emperors, and artists. The route visits several well-known squares, churches, and bridges, including Campo de’ Fiori, Piazza Farnese, Ponte Sisto, and Via Giulia. The tour begins at Campo de’ Fiori, once a site of executions and now a lively square. Next, it moves to Piazza Farnese, known for a legend about a secret passage between two popes. Along the way, participants see small roadside shrines called madonelles, which were used to deter crime. The group then crosses Ponte Sisto, Rome’s oldest bridge, with a history of accidents and suspicious deaths. Stops include the Fontana del Mascherone, which carries a warning against drinking its water; a 17th-century church decorated with human bones; and a former prison turned haunted apartment block. The tour also visits the Spanish church Chiesa di Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli, which has a scandalous story, and Via Giulia, where a former beauty shop’s deadly history is revealed. The route passes the house of Rome’s most famous executioner, “Mastro Titta,” and ends near Castel Sant’Angelo and its bridge, once used to display executed bodies as a warning. The tour is led by a local guide who specializes in ghost stories and includes an interactive Ghost Hunter Kit and a Certificate of Survival. Groups are limited to 20 people, and the tour focuses on the city’s eerie history without any physical exertion or heat of the day.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Campo De' Fiori
The tour starts at Campo de' Fiori, a famous square now known for bars and restaurants but historically used for executions.
10 min
Piazza Farnese
This square was once a lively party spot and is linked to a legend involving a secret passage between two popes.
10 min
Madonelles
Along the route, several madonelles, small shrines called “little madonnas,” are shown, which were used to help prevent crime.
10 min
Ponte Sisto
Ponte Sisto is the oldest bridge in Rome, known for a past that includes accidents, theft, power struggles, and suspicious deaths.
10 min
Fontana del Mascherone
This fountain is unique among Rome’s fountains because it carries a warning against drinking its water.
10 min
17th-Century Church with Human Remains
A church decorated with human bones serves as a reminder of death’s nearness to visitors.
10 min
Haunted Former Prison Apartment Block
The tour passes a building that was once one of Rome’s worst prisons and is now said to be haunted.
10 min
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli
This Spanish church in central Rome is associated with a scandalous story akin to a telenovela.
10 min
Via Giulia
Via Giulia features a former bar that started as a beauty shop, where visitors learn about a fatal cosmetics-related story.
10 min
House of Mastro Titta
The route includes a stop at the house formerly owned by Rome’s most famous executioner, known as Mastro Titta.
10 min
Castel Sant'Angelo
The tour ends near Castel Sant’Angelo and its bridge, once used to display executed bodies as warnings, and recounts the fate of the Cenci family.
10 min
Meeting point
Our guide will be waiting at Campo de' Fiori, beneath the statue of Giordano Bruno, holding a yellow Carpe Diem Tours flag or sign. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time. Late arrivals are not eligible for refunds.
End point
We finish by Castel Sant'Angelo where you can continue on with your evening!
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.