Capuchin Crypt
Rome, Italy
A single modest ticket covers the museum of the Capuchin order and the crypt beneath it, and the route runs one way…
17 tickets & tours
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Best crypts & ossuaries to visit worldwide
Crypts, ossuaries and bone chapels are the smallest group in the catalogue and some of the most memorable visits. The Capuchin Crypt in Rome decorates its chapels with the bones of thousands of friars; the Chapel of Bones in Évora greets visitors with an inscription about mortality; the Sedlec Ossuary near Kutná Hora has a chandelier made of human bones; the Imperial Crypt in Vienna holds the coffins of the Habsburgs; and Milan, Matera and Brno add a Roman-era crypt, a cave church with early medieval frescoes and a crypt of naturally mummified friars.
Chapel of Bones
Evora, Portugal
The chapel is entered through the Church of St Francis in Evora and charges a small combined ticket that also covers…
7 tickets & tours
Sedlec Ossuary
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
The ossuary has its own timed ticket, bought online or at the visitor centre next door, and slots sell out in summer;
3 tickets & tours
Crypt of San Sepolcro
Milan, Italy
The crypt has a small ticket of its own, and a combined version with the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana next door costs a little…
2 tickets & tours
Crypt of the Original Sin
Matera, Italy
The Crypt of Original Sin is a cave church in the countryside a few kilometres outside Matera, in Basilicata, southern…
1 ticket or tour
Imperial Crypt
Vienna, Austria
One ticket covers the crypt and is bought at the door; there is no queue to speak of and no need to book.
1 ticket or tour
Capuchin Crypt in Brno
Brno, Czech Republic
The Capuchin Crypt lies beneath the Church of the Holy Cross of the Capuchin monastery on the Kapucínské náměstí, a…
No online ticket
These places are small and often run by religious communities, so they have short opening hours, limits on groups and strict rules on photography. They can also be unsettling for children. Each page explains what you will see, which ticket or combined pass includes it and how to fit it into a day in the city.