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Mamertine Prison (Carcere Mamertino): Traveler Reviews


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #60 of 548 attractions in Rome
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Attraction type: Old jail, Landmark/point of interest
Address: 1 Clivo Argentario, Rome, Italy

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Wonderful whole in the wall excursion

Mamertine Prison (Carcere Mamertino)

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5 of 5 stars
TravelingKuster   5 contributions
Germany/Oklahoma
Mar 3, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Near the backside of the Forum inside part of a Church is the location of this site. When you arrive there is a person to collect a charitable donation to the church which goes to various causes/groups. You choose how much you would like to donate.

You then go down the stairs and then there is a pay phone machine thing. You put in 1 Euro. This is well worth the Euro to listen to the information provided about the prison Peter and Paul were in. The information phone discusses how the jail had been changed/ transformed by the building that is build over it today.

When you go down it is clamy/ damp, and dark. But it is well worth having the chance to see and feel where Peter and Paul stayed.

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Very emotional and special place

Mamertine Prison (Carcere Mamertino)

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5 of 5 stars
NJCathie   1 contribution
Jackson, NJ
Feb 18, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

This is a very ancient Roman prison and according to Christian tradition it was the prison of Saints Peter and Paul. It was also visited by Saint Philip, Saint Ignatius, Saint Theresa of Liseux, and Saint Benedict.

When I visited the prison I was lucky because it was empty of tourists. It was emotional to me not just because I am a Christian, but I could sense the pain that this place has held. It is so very tiny and always damp, it is said they dropped prisoners through a tiny hole in the ceiling. It's hard to imagine.

This is a must see for anyone.

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Mamertine Prison (Carcere Mamertino) Address

1 Clivo Argentario, Rome, Italy