Per gli amanti dell’arte e della storia, Narni offre l’interessante possibilità di visitare un gran numero di ambienti sotterranei nell’ambito di una visita guidata molto ben strutturata alla Narni Sotterranea.
La visita si articola nei locali sotterranei dell’antico complesso del Convento di San Domenico, a partire dall’antica chiesa protoromanica affrescata nel XIII e nel XV secolo, che fu scoperta solo nel 1979 da un gruppo di giovani speleologi grazie ai quali fu possibile riportare alla luce tutto il complesso di Narni Sotterranea.
Tra gli altri locali, è possibile ammirare i resti di un impianto romano con cisterna, l’acquedotto romano con annesso Lacus, una cella ricca di graffiti fatti dai reclusi dal Tribunale dell’Inquisizione.
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Cosa Vedere a Narni Sotterranea: arte e idraulica
La visita guidata ha inizia dal Convento di San Domenico, entrando nell’annessa chiesa che conserva alcuni tra gli affreschi più antichi della città. Gli scavi avvenuti in questo ambiente hanno scoperto degli importanti ritrovamenti archeologici, che sono stati valorizzati dai successivi lavori di recupero e dall’istallazione di un pavimento vetrato che permette di ammirarli al meglio. Una ricostruzione virtuale accompagna il visitatore raccontando le varie fasi storiche che hanno caratterizzato l’antica chiesa, costruita sui resti di un tempio romano.
Passando poi per un varco della muratura, si prosegue la visita in un locale che ospitò probabilmente una domus romana di cui oggi rimane l’antica cisterna. Seguono allora i sotterranei dell’acquedotto romano della “Formina”: grazie a una particolare istallazione, il visitatore potrà entrare virtualmente nei cunicoli dell’acquedotto romano. Il percorso attraversa i Trafori di San Biagio, San Silvestro e del Monte Ippolito.
La visita completa al percorso sotterraneo dell’acquedotto si effettua a parte grazie all’associazione Subterranea. Il percorso si snoda per 700 metri attraverso l’unico acquedotto romano aperto al pubblico in Italia, terminando con una ripida scala a chiocciola scavata nella roccia che permette di uscire da un pozzo profondo circa 18 metri. La visita ha una durata totale di circa 2 ore e mezza – 3 ore e si effettua unicamente da maggio a ottobre nei giorni festivi e prefestivi su prenotazione, con gruppi di minimo 4-5 persone e massimo 6-8 persone.
Inoltre, sotto Piazza Garibaldi, è situata infine una grande cisterna altomedievale detta Lacus, con volte in pietra concia e resti del pavimento in opus spicatum. Al suo interno è attualmente in fase di allestimento un percorso didattico sull’importanza dell’acqua per la vita sulla Terra.
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Cosa Vedere a Narni Sotterranea: storia e misteri
La visita prosegue percorrendo un lungo corridoio che si apre in una grande sala, sede degli interrogatori del Tribunale ecclesiastico durante l’Inquisizione. Gli studiosi hanno collegato questo luogo con la cosiddetta “stanza dei tormenti”, di cui si fa menzione in importanti documenti conservati negli Archivi Vaticani e nel Trinity College di Dublino. Grazie a queste carte, si è potuta ricostruire la storia dell’Inquisizione a Narni, la cui sede fu attiva a metà del XIX secolo.
Di questo ambiente fa parte anche una piccola cella assolutamente unica, sulle cui pareti è possibile ammirare segni e graffiti lasciati dai prigionieri del Tribunale, toccante testimonianza delle sofferenze vissute dagli inquisiti. Non avendo nient’altro a disposizione, infatti, i prigionieri utilizzarono dei cocci appuntiti per lasciare segni, nomi, date e simboli graffiando l’intonaco bianco.
Di particolare rilevanza sono i messaggi lasciati da Giuseppe Andrea Lombardini, prigioniero che trascorse nella cella circa 90 giorni tra il 1759 e il 1760. Egli incise parole e simboli in un linguaggio fatto di segni massonici e alchemici, secondo un suo preciso disegno mentale, allo scopo di evitare che il messaggio fosse compreso e cancellato dagli inquisitori. Leggenda vuole che il suo fantasma aleggi ancora nella cella e nei sotterranei.
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Visitare Narni Sotterranea
La visita a Narni Sotterranea è guidata e ha una durata di circa 1 ora – 1 ora e mezza, a seconda anche del numero dei partecipanti. Le visite guidate si effettuano in italiano ma sono a disposizione delle audioguide in inglese, francese e tedesco comprese nel prezzo del biglietto. Le visite seguono il seguente calendario di orari:
01 NOVEMBRE – 31 MARZO
Sabato: una visita alle ore 15.00
Domenica e festivi: visite alle ore 11.00, 12.15, 15.00 e 16.15 (escluso il giorno di Natale)
01 APRILE – 14 GIUGNO
Sabato: visite alle ore 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
Domenica e festivi: visite alle ore 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
15 GIUGNO – 15 SETTEMBRE
Dal Lunedì al Venerdì: una visita alle ore 12.00 e una alle ore 16.00.
Sabato: visite alle ore 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
Domenica e festivi: visite alle ore 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
16 SETTEMBRE – 31 OTTOBRE
Sabato: visita alle ore 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
Domenica e festivi: visite alle ore 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
Il prezzo del biglietto è di € 6,00. Sono previste riduzioni a € 5,00 per gruppi oltre le 20 persone, a € 3,00 per ragazzi dai 6 ai 14 anni e a € 3,00 per studenti. I bambini sotto i 6 anni entrano gratuitamente.
Per coppie o per gruppi al di sotto delle 10 persone non è necessaria la prenotazione. Vi basterà presentarvi circa 10 minuti prima dell’orario indicato per la visita. Per i gruppi al di sopra delle 10 persone la prenotazione è invece obbligatoria; inoltre, questi gruppi possono concordare e prenotare una visita guidata in qualsiasi giorno e orario.
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Buona visita a Narni Sotterranea!
For lovers of art and history, Narni offers an interesting occasion of a very-well organized visits thanks to the many subterranean places of Narni Underground.
The visit is about the subterranean ancient complex of Saint Domenico’s Monastery, started from the roman church, frescoed between XIII and XV century, which was discovered in 1979 by a group of young speleologists. Thanks to them and their work, all the underground structures of Narni Underground was revealed.
Among its spaces, you can admire the remains of a roman complex with a cistern, the roman aqueduct with the adjoining Lacus, a cell richly decorated with graffiti made by the prisoners of the Inquisition Court.
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What to see in Narni Underground: art and hydraulics
The guided tour starts in the Monastery of Saint Domenico, coming inside the church that preserves some of the most ancient frescoes of the city.
With the past excavations here, they found many important archeological remains that have been promoted with a special glass floor. Thanks to it, visitors can perfectly admire them. Visitors can also enjoy a simulated reenactment of the history of the ancient church, originally build on a roman temple.
Crossing a gap opened in the walls, the visit proceeds to the space of an ancient roman house, whose we can admire a cistern. Then we arrive in the subterraneans of the roman aqueduct “Formina”: thanks to a special installation, we can live a simulated walking through it, crossing Trafori of San Biagio, San Silvestro and Ippolito Mount.
The complete visit to the acqueduct is a separate visit organized by Subterranea Association. It is the only roman aqueduct that is open in Italy and it has a path of 700 meters concluding with a spiral staircase, out from a cave of 18 meters. The visit is about 2:30 – 3 hours, only from May to October on Sunday and festive days with group of minimum 4-5 people and maximum 6-8 people.
In additcion, under Garibaldi Square, there are a large Medieval cistern called Lacus, with stones vaults and floor of opus spicatum. Inside it, they are setting up a didactic space about the water and its importance for life.
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What to see in Narni Underground: history and mystery
The visit proceeds in a large space, where there were the interrogatories of the Inquisition Court. In some documents from Vaticano Archieves and Dublin Trinity College, it was known as “agony room“. The Inquisition worked in Narni at the middle of XIX century.
In this ambiance there is also a unique cell: its walls are completely decored by signs and graffiti made by the prisoners. This cell represents a touching proof of theit pains. Without any object at their disposal, they used pointed fragments to realized letters, dates and symbols on the wall.
In particular, Giuseppe Andrea Lombardini was a prisoner who spend about 90 days here between 1759 and 1760. He engraved words and symbols in a special language of Masonic and alchemical signs, to avoid that the message could be understood and eliminated by the inquisitors. Legends say that his ghost is still around the cell and the underground.
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Visiting Narni Underground
The guided tour of Narni Underground is about 1 – 1:30 hours, depending also on the number of visitors. Guided tour are in italian; there are audioguides in English, French and German at your disposal. Visits have the following schedule:
1st NOVEMBER – 31st MARCH
On Saturday: a visit at 15.00
On Sunday and festive days: visits at 11.00, 12.15, 15.00 e 16.15 (excluding Christmas day)
01st APRIL – 14th JUNE
On Saturday: visits at 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
On Sunday and festive days: visits at 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
15th JUNE – 15th SEPTEMBER
From Monday to Friday: a visit at 12.00 and a visit at 16.00.
On Saturday: visits at 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
On Sunday and festive days: visits at 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
16th SEPTEMBER – 31st OCTOBER
On Saturday: visits at 12.00, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
On Sunday and festive days: visits at 10.00, 11.15, 12.30, 15.00, 16.15 e 17.30
The ticket costs € 6,00. There are reduced tickets at € 5,00 for groups of more than 20 people, at € 3,00 for young between 6 and 14 years old and at € 3,00 for students. Entrance for children under 6 years old is free.
Couples and groups under 10 people have not to reserve. The booking is mandatory for group of more than 10 people; they can also reserve all days all times.
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For lovers of art and history, Narni offers the ‘interesting possibility of a very well-organized visit to many subterranean places.
During the visit, one can admire the subterranean rooms of the antique convent complex of St.Dominic, along with the adjoining protoromanic church with its frescoes of the 13th and 15th centuries and the remains of a Roman complex with a cistern and a cell richly decorated with graffiti made by prisoners imprisoned by the Inquisition Court. Further on, one passes into the underground rooms of St.Maria Impensole, a church with three naves which originally dates back to the 8th century and was erected above the remains of a Roman temple.
It was trasformed into a crypta during the 12th century, and still conserves two cisterns dating back to Roman times. The underground remains of the Roman acqueduct of the “Formina” follow: it is possibile to take a walk inside the tunnels of St. Biagio, St. Sylvester and the Ippolito Mountain. Lastly, a large cistern called “Lacus” dating back to the late Middle Ages is to be found under Piazza Garibaldi, with vaults of slate and remains of pavement in opus spicatum.
OPENING
» From 1 April to 14 June and from 16 September to 31 October:
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 15 June to 15 September:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 1 November to 31 March:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 15.00
On holidays and Sunday at 11,00 ��” 12,15 ��” 15,00 ��” 16,15.
For lovers of art and history, Narni offers the ‘interesting possibility of a very well-organized visit to many subterranean places.
During the visit, one can admire the subterranean rooms of the antique convent complex of St.Dominic, along with the adjoining protoromanic church with its frescoes of the 13th and 15th centuries and the remains of a Roman complex with a cistern and a cell richly decorated with graffiti made by prisoners imprisoned by the Inquisition Court. Further on, one passes into the underground rooms of St.Maria Impensole, a church with three naves which originally dates back to the 8th century and was erected above the remains of a Roman temple.
It was trasformed into a crypta during the 12th century, and still conserves two cisterns dating back to Roman times. The underground remains of the Roman acqueduct of the “Formina” follow: it is possibile to take a walk inside the tunnels of St. Biagio, St. Sylvester and the Ippolito Mountain. Lastly, a large cistern called “Lacus” dating back to the late Middle Ages is to be found under Piazza Garibaldi, with vaults of slate and remains of pavement in opus spicatum.
OPENING
» From 1 April to 14 June and from 16 September to 31 October:
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 15 June to 15 September:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 1 November to 31 March:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 15.00
On holidays and Sunday at 11,00 ��” 12,15 ��” 15,00 ��” 16,15.
For lovers of art and history, Narni offers the ‘interesting possibility of a very well-organized visit to many subterranean places.
During the visit, one can admire the subterranean rooms of the antique convent complex of St.Dominic, along with the adjoining protoromanic church with its frescoes of the 13th and 15th centuries and the remains of a Roman complex with a cistern and a cell richly decorated with graffiti made by prisoners imprisoned by the Inquisition Court. Further on, one passes into the underground rooms of St.Maria Impensole, a church with three naves which originally dates back to the 8th century and was erected above the remains of a Roman temple.
It was trasformed into a crypta during the 12th century, and still conserves two cisterns dating back to Roman times. The underground remains of the Roman acqueduct of the “Formina” follow: it is possibile to take a walk inside the tunnels of St. Biagio, St. Sylvester and the Ippolito Mountain. Lastly, a large cistern called “Lacus” dating back to the late Middle Ages is to be found under Piazza Garibaldi, with vaults of slate and remains of pavement in opus spicatum.
OPENING
» From 1 April to 14 June and from 16 September to 31 October:
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 15 June to 15 September:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 12.00 – 15.00- 16.15 – 17.30
On holidays and Sunday at 10,00 – at 11,15- at 12,30- at 15,00 – at 16,15 – and at 17,30
» From 1 November to 31 March:
Monday and Friday 2 visits:12.00 – 16.00
Saturday at 15.00
On holidays and Sunday at 11,00 ��” 12,15 ��” 15,00 ��” 16,15.
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