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Free tour

Shadows of Rome: Ghosts, Gallows & Grim Secrets 🗡️

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Excellent(12)
Duration: 2 hours
Languages: English
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Registered on 30 September 2020
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Republic Experiences are a team of young history, art or archeology student guides who can't wait to share the stories of the city with you! We run this free tour because we believe free tours are integral for travellers, and we take them all the time when we travel too! Our free tour team is a community based initiative that allows local history, art or archaeology students the opportunity to share their passion with you. Our studies are very expensive! All your gratuities go to a good cause Come and join us for adventure back in time!
Free reservation and cancellation
Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Ghosts of Rome: A Twisted Tale Through Time 👻🩸


Rome isn’t just a city of fountains and romance — when the sun sets, its shadows come alive with centuries of blood-curdling secrets. Behind every marble statue and glowing lantern is a story the guidebooks won’t tell you.


Ready to uncover the Eternal City’s spine-tingling side?


On this twisted nighttime adventure, we’ll summon the spirits of emperors, popes, mad scientists, and merciless executioners — all desperate to share their side of history. You won’t just hear the stories… you’ll feel them echo in the alleys.


We kick things off in Campo de’ Fiori, under the stern gaze of Giordano Bruno — philosopher, rebel, and human torch. From there, it only gets darker:


✦ Wander through alleys that haven’t changed since the Middle Ages

✦ Decode the chilling secrets of a secretive brotherhood

✦ Discover the childhood home of Rome’s most dreaded hangman

✦ Gasp at the grisly tale of a perfumer with a deadly recipe

✦ Stand where prisoners once begged for mercy — and rarely got it


Forget what you learned in school. This is history with bite.

Curious minds and brave hearts only — the ghosts don’t like tourists. 👀


Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Campo de' Fiori, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
Your Guru will be standing at Campo de’ Fiori, under the monument of Giordano Bruno, holding a red flag "Best Free Tours". Please come 15 mins before the start for check-ins.
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Outside visit
Campo de' Fiori
We’ll meet in Campo de’ Fiori, one of Rome’s top spots for food and nightlife now but once a brutal execution site where people were burned alive...
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Outside visit
Monumento a Giordano Bruno
Let’s uncover the chilling story of Giordano Bruno — tortured for 7 years and executed in public for his ideas. One of Rome’s darkest secrets.
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Outside visit
Farnese Square
Legend says that during wild feasts, the fountains flowed with wine here. Come check it out with us :)
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How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour does not require payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Cash payment only.
Shadows of Rome: Ghosts, Gallows & Grim Secrets 🗡️
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