Ghost Walking Tour of Rome

A nighttime walk through Rome’s oldest streets, where your guide reveals the city’s darker stories and chilling legends tied to the places you pass.

Getting started

Meet your guide at the Statue of Giordano Bruno in Campo de’ Fiori. Present your ticket or voucher to check in. No special dress code, but comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

What to expect

Statue of Giordano Bruno

• Start where a philosopher was burned at the stake—your guide sets the tone with Rome’s history of persecution.

Piazza Farnese

• Learn about noble rivalries, power struggles, and ghostly echoes around the Farnese palace.

Madonnelle Shrines & Ponte Sisto

• Hear stories tied to roadside shrines and cross a bridge associated with restless spirits.

Fountain of the Mask & Funeral Church of Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte

• See sites linked to plague deaths, secret burials, and Rome’s funerary brotherhoods.

Castel Sant’Angelo

• End outside one of Rome’s oldest fortress-prisons, steeped in legends of ghosts and tortured souls.