There are places worth seeing up close, at least once in your life. And this underground cemetery, dating back more than 400 ...

The Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo houses a macabre collection of 1,100 mummies dating back hundreds of years. The mummies are dressed in robes and pinned to the walls, sitting on benches or lying ...

Inside Italy's creepy catacombs lined with 100s of mummies that's a haven for dark tourism WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Sicily is home to an astonishing burial site that is fast becoming a haven for ...

Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus located on Rome’s ancient Appian Way on Oct. 12.

All Christian catacombs in Rome are property of the Catholic Church, and no one is allowed to explore them without special permission from the Vatican. "It's not so easy to get the permission.

The catacombs are located along Via Capodimonte, with its entrance next to the Madre del Buon Consiglio. Check out the Catacombe di San Gennaro's website for more information. Popular Tours ...

Then, in 1925, Torlonia offered the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, who had recently forced Italy’s king out of power, use of the property as his official residence.

Rome, February 26 - The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology said Wednesday that it was closing Italy's catacombs that are open to the public due to the coronavirus emergency. It said the ...