Rome's Art Free Walking Tour: Who Killed Caravaggio?
Monumental piazzas and baroque marvels will reveal their deepest, darkest secrets. Priceless paintings and ancient statues will never appear the same once you discover their message.
Step into the world of Rome’s Renaissance and Baroque art while investigating the mysterious death of Caravaggio, the rebellious genius who changed art forever. Wander through grand piazzas and exquisite churches that still guard his original masterpieces — and follow the twists and turns of a 400-year-old murder mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
Your local guide will bring Caravaggio’s dramatic life and scandalous secrets to life with gripping stories and hidden details behind each masterpiece.
Piazza della Minerva, 69, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
The meeting point is in Piazza della Minerva, by the elephant statue with the obelisk. I’ll have a sign with the name of the tour.
- 1Piazza della Minerva
- 2Pantheon
- 3San Luigi dei Francesi
- 4Sant'Agostino
- 5Caravaggio model's house
- 6Caravaggio's house
- 7Palazzo Borghese
It's a tip-based tour. The guides work on the 'Pay-What-You-Want' tour model which means they work for your tips alone. At the end of the experience, you can give your guide what you think the tour was worth. Usually, the tip is between 15€ and 25€.