Discover the scary side of thecity! The tour starts with the crypt of the church of S.Maria dell’Orazione eMorte (Saint Mary of prayers and death) and experience true creepiness!Everything is decorated with human bones; crosses and candelabras are entirelymade from bones and skulls. The visit will leave you breathless! Continue thesupernatural experience by heading to the Museum of Purgatory, housed in asmall church on the banks of the Tiber. There you will see a collection ofbibles, prayer books, table tops and items of clothing said to have been singedby the hands of souls in Purgatory. The Catholic belief is that one’s time inPurgatory can be shortened by the prayers of loved ones on earth and thus thesinge marks are thought to have been made by the souls urging their loved onesto pray a bit harder!
