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The Top 20 Caves in Rome

Looking to visit a cave in Rome on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Rome’s 20

best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.

Last updated: October 20, 2025

Vicus Caprarius

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Not far from the Trevi Fountain, more than nine meters below the current street level, an excavation campaign carried out by the Archeology Superintendence of Rome, between 1999 and 20001 …

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Grotta del Mostro di Villa Aldobrandini

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inside the Villa Aldobrandini you can find a cave that reproduces a monster very similar to the famous Bomarzo monster

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Catacombs of San Callisto

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The first bishop of Rome whose burial place can be documented is that of Zephyrinus (198-217) in the burial zone above the catacomb of Calixtus I. Urban I. (222-235) was, …

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Sanctuary of Mentorella and Cave of Saint Benedict

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The Sanctuary of Mentorella is one of the oldest Marian sanctuaries in Europe. Inside the sanctuary there is the cave of San Benedetto, a truly special place: it is a …

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Nero's Caves

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Under the Imperial Villa of Nero as well as adjacent to "Il Turcotto", one of the most beautiful and most popular beaches in all of Anzio, there are the warehouses …

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Ipogeo

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An incredible place just behind the Bosco di Manziana. It is not easily identifiable from the road because it remains a bit internal, as a reference point there is a …

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Gattaceca and Barco Nature Reserve

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The nature reserve extends over about a thousand hectares between the Tiber Valley and the Cornicolani Mountains, in the Roman Sabina. The landscape is hilly, with pasture areas, crops and …

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Meri del Soratte Karst Sinkholes

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The Meri del Soratte are wells (three in total) that are connected to each other. Already known in the times of Pliny the Elder, these wells, according to him, are the gateway to the Kingdom of the Underworld.

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Catacombe di San Sebastiano

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Evocative place, definitely worth a break for a visit.

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Vatican Grottoes St. Peter's Basilica

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The cellars of St. Peter's Basilica, also called the Vatican Caves, are an underground complex of passageways, chapels and tombs beneath the basilica. Many popes and other important figures from …

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