Haunted Places in Rom (31)

Explore 31 haunted places in Rom. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• 👻 Palazzo Cenci Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom Two carbonari walk the wall with their heads under their arms: Angelo Targhini and Leonida Montanari, beheaded without confession.
• 👻 Palazzo Rospigliosi, Zagarolo Rom 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) Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom Every night Cagliostro calls for the wife who denounced him — and a shawled woman vanishes down the alley with a single scream.
• 👻 Colosseum Rom The bloody arena of the Roman Empire — 500,000 people and millions of animals were killed here.
• ⛪ Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth) Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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) Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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) Rom 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) Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Rom?

Haunted Places lists 31 haunted locations in Rom, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Rom?

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

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Rom?

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

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