Lisa

I had a question about the Scavi tour. We are wanting to go but the age limit is 15. My son will be 15 several weeks after the visit. Are Id's checked? this is our once in a life time visit to Rome and we would not want to miss the tour because of a few weeks. Any suggestion? I have already written the Scavi explained my situation, and just received the reservation number from them, but in the same breath it also says each person must be 15! They still sent the tickets, I am preplexed. I don't understand. Any help will be appreciated

Michelle

I took the Scavi tour of the Necropolis below St. Peter's with my 14 1/2 year old son this summer. He is tall for his age and mature in behavior. His ID was not checked prior to entry. <BR> <BR>According to the Catholic church (and me), life begins at conception so he was actually 15 years old when we took the tour.

DJ

They "sent you the tickets"? I requested reservations as well, which they approved. They did not send me tickets though. I will need to confirm our intentions upon our arrival in Rome (prior to the date of our reservation). <BR> <BR> If they sent you tickets consider it a go. But bring your correspondence with you just in case.

Gerry

Lisa: <BR> <BR>When you arrive you go to the Officio Scavi(Scavi office) and they just check you off and tell you where to wait for your guide. Your son can probably wait outside. Unless your son looks obviosly under age, I doubt that they will say anything. They are worried about children that could damage the site. I'm sure our guide(an American seminarian)would not have objected. Remember that all Church rules are flexible. They can enforce what they want. If you have already received your confirmation, it means that the bishop has already approved you. Just say nothing and I'm sure all will be fine. <BR>Absolute worst case senario would be that he would have to wait for you to take the tour. This would be less than 90 minutes and he would do fine on his own. But, I strongly doubt that you will have any trouble.

Joan

Having just returned from Itlay and the Scavi tour, I will add one cautionary note. While I doubt that your son would be prevented from going on the tour PLEASE ensure he wants to. We wereimmediately behind a group with not one but two reluctant young visitors and their obvious boredom really irritated the other folks. The priest who guided the tour was really annoyed and made remarks about "American brats"! The tour is amazing for those with a keen interest in religion and/or history: only you can judge whether this is a description of your son.

Lisa

Thank you all for your answers. The "they sent me tickets" was a mistake, I meant they sent me the reservation number. yes my son is excited. Michelle, we are Catholic also, and I thought the same thing!

Roxanne

I had 4 ticket reservations. When we got to the office my husband went in to pick up tickets. The rest of us waited outside and just handed our tickets to the guide when the tour started. No questions asked. We all loved the tour. <BR>Enjoy!