Carcere Mamertino

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  • Address
    Clivo Argentario 1, Sant'Angelo
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  • Phone
    06 679 29 02
  • Transport
    bus: Piazza Venezia

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Lonely Planet review

This dark, dank dungeon is the Mamertine Prison, home to anyone who got on the wrong side of the ancient Roman authorities. Holy jail bait St Peter was held here using the chains now in Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli. But even they couldn't stop him from denting the wall with his head and causing a baptismal stream to spring.