--- title: The ancient aqueducts of Rome lang: en type: tour city: Rome country: Italy price: 80 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 5 reviews: 30 duration_minutes: 120 languages: [en, it] free_cancellation: true schedule_checked: 2026-09-12 data_updated: 2026-09-12 canonical: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/the-ancient-aqueducts-of-rome/ --- # The ancient aqueducts of Rome **Guidekin's take:** The underground side of the ancient aqueducts run like a field study: you play researcher and learn to read the traces left by slaves and workers in tunnels used since as quarries, catacombs and today for growing mushrooms, rated 5 across 30 reviews. Admission is included at €80 per person. Comfortable shoes; not advised in pregnancy. ## Overview We will take you for a ride as if you were participating in a study campaign. You will try to be a researcher and you will discover how many apparently invisible elements will allow you to understand the history lived by the people, by the slaves, by the workers. You'll see how these environments, built by the ancient Romans, have been used up to the present day. first as quarries to take the building material, then as catacombs to bury the dead and finally, today, to grow mushrooms. a unique, original experience ... not to be missed. ## Key facts - Price: from €80 per person - Duration: 2h - Rating: 5.0/5 from 30 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Operator: Underground Rome ## What's included - Admission fee ## Itinerary 1. **Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica** (1h 20m) - The park dedicated to Roman aqueducts. Here they pass 7 aqueducts in an area of few hectares, making this park unique in the world. In addition to these impressive archaeological structures, you will also see one of the city's peripheral sites, outside the normal tourist... 2. **Acquedotto Marcio** (pass by, no stop) - Aqueduct built in 144 BC and partially used until recently because it was reused by the Felice aqueduct. 3. **Acquedotto Felice** (pass by, no stop) - Aqueduct of 1500 AD built by Sixtus V (Pope Felice) reusing the arches of the Marcio. The underground part of this aqueduct still works, and you can see the water leaking from the canal. 4. **Acquedotto Claudio** (pass by, no stop) - The aqueduct with the healthiest water and at a height that allowed it to supply water to the entire city of Rome. Its arches, high in some stretches even 30 meters, make it define a true "Water Giant". 5. **Aqua Anio Vetus** (pass by, no stop) - The Anio vetus aqueduct, built by the emperor Claudius together with the Claudian aqueduct, was the highest in absolute of all the 11 aqueducts that supplied Rome. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 17:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-12 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point At the exit of the "Giulio Agricola" metro station ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Transportation options are wheelchair accessible - All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible - Not recommended for pregnant travelers - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Wear comfortable shoes ## More in Rome - All Rome tours: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/italy/rome/tours/the-ancient-aqueducts-of-rome/ ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. 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