Fantastic and macabre - a wonderful and different place to see. I have never seen anything like it and would recommend it to any and all visting Rome. more

I suggest visiting. The museum is free but there is a person at the entrance so expect to give a donation. They do have to maintain the place, after all. There are 6 large rooms, all completely decorated in mosaics made of monk bones. The scapula chandelier is something to behold and the uses of spinal vertabrae are endless .... more

We visited the Capuchin crypt at Santa Maria della Concezione, a marvelously macabre and creepy site. It features amazing art made from the actual bones of Capuchin monks, and intended to remind viewers of their own mortality. It's simply incredible what artistic effects were achieved using bones as material. Weird and fascinating! more

We went to the crypt as I found some info on it when I was digging for places to visit pre-trip. The crypt is completely made up of bones of past Capuchin monks, event the chandeliers. Definitely worth a visit. more

This crypt is so out of the ordinary, it even borders on the macabre. The cryopt, if my memory serves me correclty, is arranged into about 6 or so vaults that you walk past through a small corridor. Each vault has a different layout, with alters, wall decorations, cieling rosettes etc, all made up of the bones of the deceased... more