Rome Haunted Streets Walking Tour

Join us for a chilling walk through Rome’s darkest corners. Explore haunted streets, execution spots, and urban myths — all backed by historical facts and spiced with dark humor.
You’ll learn about:

The compassionate executioner who became a writer

Online exorcism communities

The most prolific serial killer in history

Ancient Roman recycling genius

The roots of cancel culture

Includes sensitive topics, graphic content, and satirical commentary.

Stops include:
Castel Sant’Angelo, Via Giulia, Church of Death, Campo De Fiori & more.

For adults & teens (12+ only)

It's a tip-based tour. The guides work on the ‘Pay-What-You-Want’ tour model which means they work for your tips alone. At the end of the experience you can give your guide what you think the tour was worth.

Meeting Point

St. Angelo Bridge

Ponte Sant'Angelo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

The meeting point is right in front of the Castle Sant'Angelo entrance, by the bridge Sant'Angelo. The guide will hold a tour sign with the name of the tour.

What's included:

• Urban legends and ghost stories
• Walking tour
• Licensed tour guide
• Haunted places

Not included:

• Tips. It's a tip-based tour. The guides work for your tips alone.

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, originally built as Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum, later served as a fortress, papal residence, and prison. Its striking cylindrical structure and rooftop statue of the Archangel Michael make it one of Rome's most iconic landmarks along the Tiber River.

15 minutes

St. Angelo Bridge

Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome, 00186

Ponte Sant'Angelo looms over the Tiber like a bridge between worlds, its ten angelic statues carved by Bernini and his students standing sentinel, each bearing symbols of Christ's suffering. By night, shadows shroud the angels’ faces, their expressions both solemn and haunting, as if guarding secrets of the souls that once crossed into the fortress beyond—Castel Sant'Angelo, a place of refuge, power, and whispered mysteries.

Pass by without stopping

Via Paola

Via Paola, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

The house of the kindest executioner in Rome.

10 minutes

Arco Dei Banchi

Via del Banco di Santo Spirito 47, Latitude 41.900480 Longitude 12.466540, Rome, 00186

The Haunted Arch, and the place of prayer for the most controversial exorcist in Rome.

5 minutes

Largo Ottavio Tassoni, 319

Largo Ottavio Tassoni, 319, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

The house of the 16th-century artistic genius Benvenuto Cellini, who, unfortunately, was more notorious as a rapist and murderer.

5 minutes

Vicolo della Moretta

Vicolo della Moretta, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

The haunted house of the witch Giulia Tofana, and the stories of the holy inquisition.

10 minutes

Via di Monserrato

Via di Monserrato, 00186 Roma RM, Italy

Corte Savella, the only prison in Rome authorized to execute convicts inside its walls - the place where Beatrice Cenci was tortured before her execution.

5 minutes

Via Giulia

Rome, 00186

Via Giulia is a picturesque, historic street in Rome, designed by Bramante in the early 16th century for Pope Julius II, and lined with Renaissance palaces, ivy-covered facades, and hidden courtyards. Known for its quiet elegance, it embodies the charm of old Rome and was once a central artery of the city’s aristocratic life.

5 minutes

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte

Via Giulia 262, Rome, 00186

Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte is a chilling Baroque church in Rome, built by a secretive confraternity dedicated to retrieving and burying abandoned corpses. Its shadowed interior brims with skulls, bones, and eerie symbols of death, evoking an atmosphere where the line between the living and the dead feels unsettlingly thin.

10 minutes

Fontana del Mascherone

Via Giulia, Rome, 00153

Fontana del Mascherone is an eerie Baroque fountain on Via Giulia in Rome, featuring a massive stone mask that mysteriously spouts water from its grimacing mouth. This is a crime scene where John Paul Getty III was kidnapped.

5 minutes

Campo De' Fiori

Plaza de Roma, Rome, 00186

Campo de' Fiori is a lively, historic square in Rome, renowned for its bustling morning market filled with vibrant produce, flowers, and local goods. By night, the piazza transforms, surrounded by bars and restaurants, while the shadow of Giordano Bruno’s statue serves as a reminder of the square’s darker past as a site of executions during the Inquisition.

10 minutes