Haunted Places in Rome (30)

Explore 30 haunted places in Rome. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• 👻 Palazzo Cenci Rome On the night of 11 September, Beatrice Cenci climbs the stairs of her childhood home — carrying her severed head in her hands. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 Villa Stuart Rome Emmeline walled her lover into the cellar and left a hole to stroke his fingers — that is where Lord Allen's skeleton was found.
• 🏰 Orsini-Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano Rome Legend says Isabella de' Medici was strangled in the bedchamber here — and she has walked the lakeshore in sixteenth-century dress ever since. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏗️ Galeria Antica Rome The village emptied after a run of unexplained deaths. Once a year hoofbeats return: the minstrel Senz'affanni rides in on a white horse.
• 👻 Doctor Tromba's House, Via del Governo Vecchio 57 Rome On 11 May 1861 mattresses, plates and cutlery flew out of Doctor Tromba's house — and dissolved in mid-air before reaching the street.
• 🚇 Muro Torto Rome Two carbonari walk the wall with their heads under their arms: Angelo Targhini and Leonida Montanari, beheaded without confession.
• 👻 Palazzo Rospigliosi, Zagarolo Rome In the room facing the inner courtyard, mother-in-law Livia is said to have been hanged on Pompeo Colonna's orders — and the noises began. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🌉 Ponte Sant'Angelo (Bridge of Angels) Rome At first light the executioner Mastro Titta crosses the bridge in his scarlet cloak and offers passers-by a pinch of snuff — as he always did.
• 🌉 Ponte Sisto Rome On 7 January a black carriage tears across the bridge: the coachman has no head, and Donna Olimpia rides inside with the pope's gold.
• 🛣️ Salita dei Borgia Rome The street was called Vicus Sceleratus. A chariot is heard racing past that nobody can see, and bloody wheel tracks are said to linger.
• ⛪ Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo Rome Demons in the shape of crows gathered in the walnut tree on Nero's grave — so the pope felled it and built the church on the spot.
• 👻 Vicolo delle Grotte Rome Every night Cagliostro calls for the wife who denounced him — and a shawled woman vanishes down the alley with a single scream.
• ⛪ Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) Rome Put your hand in the marble mouth and lie, and the jaws snap shut. One unfaithful wife tricked it — and the stone has not forgotten.
• 🚇 Campo de' Fiori Rome On quiet nights a cowled figure stands where the pyre was. Call him Filippo, his baptismal name, and Romans say he turns around.
• 🌲 Lake Nemi Rome On March evenings the wind carries the ring of a sword across Diana's mirror — the forest king still waits for the challenger who will kill him.
• 👻 Palazzo Braschi Rome Heels click on the marble in the museum's empty halls — Duchess Costanza is still receiving guests nobody else can see. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Palazzo De Cupis Rome At full moon a pale, armless hand moves behind a window on Piazza Navona — all that is left of Costanza de Cupis, and it is watching. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ Pantheon Rome The hole in the dome was torn open by demons fleeing the consecration — and at dawn King Umberto I is seen at his own tomb.
• 🚇 Piazza Farnese Rome A heavily cloaked figure crosses the square asking for Vannozza's inn — Pope Alexander VI is still searching for his mistress.
• 🚇 Piazza di Sant'Apollonia Rome A woman in a black veil walks weeping through Trastevere — Lorenza Feliciani forever atoning for denouncing her husband.
• 🌉 Ponte Fabricio (Bridge of the Four Heads) Rome Four stone heads guard the bridge: the architects who quarrelled their way to the block now stand back to back, forever unable to meet.
• 🏚️ Portico of Octavia Rome Under the broken arches, Queen Berenice still waits for Emperor Titus, who promised marriage and then sent her home for good.
• ⛪ Basilica of St John Lateran Rome On the eve of St John's Day, Herodias and Salome fly over the Lateran — and the witches gather beneath the walnut tree.
• 🏚️ Sedia del Diavolo (The Devil's Chair) Rome The ruin looks like a giant throne. When fire flickered inside it at night, Romans knew exactly who was sitting there holding court.
• 🗼 Torre della Scimmia (Tower of the Monkey) Rome A monkey carried the household's baby to the top of the tower. Ever since, a lamp burns up there that must never be allowed to go out.
• 🌲 Villa Celimontana Rome A woman's figure searches the walls for her own bones — the courtesan Imperia, whose grand tomb was given away to an unnamed canon.
• 🏯 Villa Medici Rome A woman in a white peplos and heavy jewellery moves through the gardens on the Pincio — Messalina is still looking for a lover.
• 🏯 Villa Strohl-Fern Rome Romans called him Merlin the Magician. Since his death a white-bearded face has been seen behind the windows of the forgotten villa.
• 🏛️ Keats-Shelley House Rome John Keats died at twenty-five in the room above the Spanish Steps — he and Shelley are said to return to the square at dusk. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Vicolo di Mazzamurelli Rome The alley is named after its ghosts: mazzamurelli, small monk-robed sprites with golden curls who hide things and laugh about it.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Rome?

Haunted Places lists 30 haunted locations in Rome, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Rome?

Among the most notable in Rome: Palazzo Cenci, Villa Stuart and Orsini-Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Rome?

Yes — 6 of the haunted places in Rome are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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