A very impressive site, highly recommended for a visit. There are probably few such places on earth (or slightly under) that are still open to the public. More

Embalmed bodies and skeletons wearing clothes, an unpleasant show of death and vanity. Strange, unusual and picturesque. The dead are not resting in peace, with all these tourists staring. More

This rare attraction is difficult to describe. We walked underground to find the decaying bodies of people long passed, some in coffins and many more hung up on the walls as if they're staring back at you. At first I was in awe at how well preserved they were, and how unique this glimpse into the afterlife was, but towards... More

A meaningful experience if you have the right attitude. More

Prior to this, the closest I've been to skeletons in clothing was at the Capuchin crypt on Via Veneto in Rome. That one only had four chambers of Capuchin skeletons. This one seemed like endless hallways of skeletons hanging on the walls. I found the skeletons of babies and children the creepiest. Our tour group guide gave us 40 minutes... More

8000 - occasionally very well, in fact mesmerisingly well preserved - corpses, clad mostly in their contemporary style. More

Weird tourist attraction! However, for only 3 euros you can't really complain. More

I can't believe I am really saying "meh" about all those dead people, but "meh" honestly. It's interesting enough, and I'm glad I went and all, but I saw much better stuff in Palermo. Get yourself to the Capelle Palatina. More

About 800 bodies, the first dating from 1599, lie or hang in the catacombs, creating a macabre sight. They look dessicated and rather dusty. A young girl embalmed in the 1920s is rather more disturbing. She looks like a painted doll. It seems awkward staring at her as if she is a tourist curiosity (which, unfortunately, she now has become.)... More