Between the glory days of the Roman Empire and the beauty of the Italian Renaissance, medieval Rome was a city of desperation and suspicion. Your expert local guide will reintroduce you to monuments you thought you knew, transformed by night-time illuminations, and describe how they were desecrated by citizens desperate for something to sell.
You’ll also hear about the Inquisition that turned neighbor against neighbor, roasted heretics on spits, and tried to suppress crime by hanging paintings of the Virgin Mary on street corners.
Dark times give rise to dark legends, and your guide, an experienced storyteller, will share some of these too.
As you traverse the Tiber river to enjoy some of Rome’s gorgeous piazzas without the heat and crowds of the daytime, you’ll hear the tale of the bridge haunted by a young girl tragically wronged by her family and the Pope.
At the house of Rome’s most notorious murderer, your guide will reveal what made this bloody figure surprisingly empathetic. Whether you’re here for hidden history, love legends and hauntings, or just want to sightsee without the usual crowds, this night tour is sure to reveal another side of Rome.
100/100 stars if you like odd, less popular and down right macabre stories. See lesser traveled streets and sights outside of the normal tourist sights. Learn fun facts and enjoy an evening stroll through Rome by Night. Our tour guide, Aletha (apologies if I miss spelled) was incredible. Very friendly, informative and told a great story along the way.
The tour was good. The guide Alethea was entertaining and knowledgeable.
Excellent dark stories and a lovely walk Great views and creepy tales
You really made us see the emotions of the characters you told us about. History is great and beautiful but also sad and evil at times.
The night walking experience was great. Our guide Alberto did a great job guiding us through Rome’s dark past. We’ve been to Rome many times, we learned a lot and had fun. I would recommend this tour and definitely Alberto as a guide.
Fantastic and fun. Alberto was knowledgeable, funny and interesting. Dark secrets of the eternal city. Highly recommended
Our guide was nice, but he lacked depth in his knowledge and his storytelling was not great. There was so much he could have done but didn’t. I knew more about several of the places he talked about and I’m not a historian. The people I was with were disappointed as well. I feel like the quality of guides has dropped. I wouldn’t bother with Viator anymore. I can easily do the research myself and get more information.
Amazing! The guide Nicholas was informative, engaging and friendly. Really hooked us with the stories he told. One of the best and most memorable things we did in Rome. Came back buzzing and telling family and friends about it. Really good value for money. Would highly recommend.
We Had a tour with Joseph full of very interesting ghostly stories would 100% recommend if travelling to Rome and learn about the behind history that not much people know about.
Joseph was amazing, he is an excellent guide and easily manages to transport you back to the dark times of Rome.
Joseph was phenomenal! His knowledge was impressive and he did a great job of telling the history and stories. We really enjoyed him and the tour!
It was very informative and excellent historical insight. There was a lot interesting facts and details of each different places and would like to go again!
We enjoyed our tour guide Alberto. He was funny, spoke very good English and had pictures of the individuals he was speaking of. Would definitely recommend. Make sure to wear comfortable closed toed shoes as there is a great deal of walking, uneven ground and sometimes some unsavory ground cover.
The tour was amazing and our guide Maria was the best. We had so much fun while learning about Rome’s dark past.
Was a fascinating walking tour. Heaps of interesting history and information on Rome, Italy and the Vatican. Quite juicy. Guide Rob was funny and engaging.
Absolutely fabulous tour by Alithia! Super super engaging, informative and funny! Absolutely a must do on your trip to Rome!
We had a fantastic time on this Rome night tour! The stories were both educational and fascinating, bringing the city’s history to life in a really engaging way. Alethea was an outstanding guide—her knowledge of Rome was impressive, and she shared it with enthusiasm and passion. She made every stop interesting and memorable. Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to experience Rome from a different perspective!
Good tour with alberto! :) About an hour and a half of stories you never heard before
We had a fun, lighthearted tour with Alethea and Joseph, It was entertaining but also informative and Alethea is very talented and knowledgeable. Also a special mention to Joseph for spending extra time after the tour to make sure we got our uber ordered safely
The City Wonders Dark Heart of Rome tour was a fun way to learn about the darker legends in Roman history. Alithia was a great story teller and we enjoyed listening to the tales as we walked through the streets at night. I would recommend this tour if you are looking for something fun to do while walking around the city.
We had a great time on this tour. There wasn’t as much walking as we expected, which made it very enjoyable. The stories were fascinating and really brought the history to life. Rob was an excellent tour guide, knowledgeable, engaging, and funny. We shared a lot of laughs throughout the tour and learned a lot of history of the city. Highly recommend this experience!
What a wonderful way to walk the heart of Rome at night!!! Oh to be on auto pilot and enjoy learning about the spicy and dark history that shaped parts of Rome!!! Thank you, I would absolutely recommend.
The tour was so nice. Small group, 5 of us. History and stories were engaging, Rome at night is so lovely! Highly recommend this tour. Our guide was excellent!
Liv was amazing, this was our favourite tour of our trip. Very interesting and dark stories which gave us a good perspective on the sites we saw.
We were so interested in all the hidden stories. Our leader was wonderful. Our interests were so keen after that we returned next day to see the night sites by daylight. Many thx.
We really enjoyed the night tour with Maria and the histories about Rome that she told us, it helps us to understand better this great city. It was magnificent
Alberto was right on time and lead a very interesting tour. It covered some of the less-visible side Roman history … the burning heretic, the mass poisoner, the horrific prison, and more. Cool stuff!
Amazing experience. Alberto was a wonderful host and very informative. Definitely a great experience to learn about the darker side of Rome!
Maria was the best tour guide with a lot of interesting stories and a lot of knowledge! We will recommend this tour to everyone we know!
Pretty cool to learn about the local history and crime. Maria was great! We totally recommend doing this tour to see the city at night.
Interesting tour, and a way to see Rome at night feeling a little more secure. Our guide Semi was terrific. Informative and energetic. Also, he started the tour walking very briskly, and when I asked him to modify his pace for older folks in our group, he was very accommodating. Excellent guide for the tour.
Hidden history and sights of Rome. Explores the dark side of the city revealing hidden messages and stories. Liv was fun knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. Great story teller.
The guide was excellent and the tour both informative and entertaining. Take the 9:15pm tour: walking in the dark added the right ambience.
Inti was our tour guide and he was very personable and friendly. He knew the answers to any questions the group had and made the whole experience very enjoyable and interesting.
This tour was a lot of fun and just the right amount of time. Our guide, Althea, was great! She had a really good sense of humor, which made the tour even more enjoyable. Also, she walked at just the right pace and that was a great relief to someone like myself that has a hard time walking because of back issues. The places we visited all had interesting stories and it was really neat to see them at night. Also, one of the things that was pointed out was something that you can find all over Rome so the tour continued to provide us with enjoyment after we were done with it. I definitely recommend this tour.
Aletha was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable and a fun experience to have in our last night in Rome. My recommendation is do this walk on your first night in the city so you can go back and experience them at a later date. She gives you recommendations for food and wine. Definitely glad we did this.
Loved hearing the history of the city and learning about the famous artists. We had tour guide Sammy and he was lovely, spoke very good English and made everything very fun and interactive
Engaging and knowledgeable guide, interesting stories and anecdotes, and about the right length for a late evening tour.
Our guide was an awesome storyteller. It was obvious he enjoys his job. He made this tour delightful. I shared some of the stories with mt daughter and she regrets not coming with us.
Was an entertaining and great tour around town with interesting stories. Sam was very enthusiastic and passionate about telling the stories. At times it is quite loud and hard to hear but that is the city itself.
Elizabeta was a great tour guide.very informative and interesting. We loved it!! The stories were fascinating!
We had just arrived in Rome earlier in day. Really enjoyed seeing squares lite up and walking thru city
Alethia was great! This was a great tour and a perfect night to walk through Rome. Alethia storytelling was exciting and intricate. She took time to answer all our questions and comments. Highly recommend this tour for a little extra history about Rome’s past !
This was such a fantastic and intriguing tour! Maryam was so knowledgeable and her pace, walking and storytelling, was delightful. She is so great. Thank you!
Our tour guide Rob was excellent. I loved his passionate storytelling. He was very helpful and assisted with getting a cab when the tour was completed.
Definitely a tour worth joining! Our guide Rob was fantastic. Very theatrical in his delivery of stories which added to the experience and he was very kind, funny and full of information. The stories and information is great and definitely puts another perspective to the stunning sights of Rome!
The guide was so nice, knowledgable and funny. He was amazing!!! Was able to answer all the questions asked in the group.
Thank you Mariam for the lovely tour. You were so funny and my mum and I enjoyed the lovely stories you shared about Rome!
Really informative tour and really friendly guide! She was super helpful too when the tour ended helping people figure out where they are going after!
There wasn't a lot of history or detail to the stories. I also thing a group of 20 is too large for this kind of tour.
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