 
Our Rome tours of the Catacombs and Appian Way then return to central Rome to visit to the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli) where the miraculous chains of St. Peter are enshrined and the famous figure of Moses by Michelangelo graces the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Special minivan transportation between central Rome and the Catacombs and Appian Way is provided with this tour.
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ROMAN CATACOMBS /APPIAN WAY TOUR
Our Rome tours of the Catacombs and Appian Way begin with a visit to the Circus Maximus and the Forum Boarium with the Temple of Hercules and Temple of Fortuna or Portorum. Our Rome tours then visit Santa Maria in Cosmedin where the Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verita) presides to bite the hands of the untruthful who dare to place their hands in its mouth!
The Catacombs/ Appian Way tours then visit the world famous Appian Way outside the Aurelian walls of Rome. You will be driven to the restored Via Appia Antica which is the most important among the Roman roads. It was called regina viarum, the queen of the roads. Along the part of the via Appia closest to Rome, our Catacombs Rome tours pass the Church of Domine Quo Vadis, where St. Peter is said to have encountered a vision of Jesus. When you arrive at the catacombs tour site you will explore with a special catacombs guide the underground tombs of the ancient Christian catacombs, where the first representation of the New Testament stories can be found. Figures of Christ the redeemer, the Good Shepherd, and the early Christian symbols of the fish, anchor, lamb, grapes, bread and Chi-Rho (Labarum) have been found adorning these crypts. Your visit to the Appian Way continues along the Via Appia to view some of the tombs and other ancient sites. 
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