Chiesa di Santa Maria della Concezione

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  • Address
    Via Vittorio Veneto 27, Trevi
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  • Phone
    06 487 11 85
  • Transport
    underground rail: Barberini

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Lonely Planet review

There's nothing special about the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Concezione, but the Capuchin cemetery beneath is incredible: Everything is made of human bones. Between 1528 and 1870 the Capuchin monks used the bones of 4000 of their departed brothers to create the mesmerising and macabre display. There's an arch crafted from hundreds of skulls, vertebrae used as fleurs-de-lys, and light fixtures made of femurs.