Basilica of San Clemente

Calls San Clemente a great option for afternoons when the heat is strongest.

Suggests a church tour through Monti, singling out San Clemente as a highlight.

Suggests San Clemente, noting Rome's Christian art exists beyond the Vatican Museums.

Recommends the excavation tour, which reveals older layers including a pagan temple beneath.

Named this basilica as a personal highlight of their trip.

Calls descending through its layers a standout experience, among the coolest sights they saw in Rome.

Lists it as a stop to make.

Agrees the site is impressive; went after a midday closure and would not want a crowd there.

Notes layered ruins beneath the church and says it is very uncrowded; urges taking the tour.

Calls themselves a fan of underground ruins and always recommends it.

Strongly suggests San Clemente for escaping heat and crowds; underground section is worth seeing.

Recommends the church's ancient lower levels, though they didn't get to tour them.

Finds it interesting, though it is currently a building site.

Says it impressed them, with visible layers from earlier buildings below.

Says San Clemente's underground section offered relief during very hot spells a few years ago.

Loved the visit last summer; found the underground space damp and very cool.

Spent a few hours inside and counted it among their best ways to beat the heat.

Calls it a hidden gem; recommends buying underground excavation tickets and grabbing the tour map.

Gives a brief, enthusiastic recommendation of St Clement's.

Lists basilica San Clemente among sites that don't need early booking.

Loves this basilica, noting its lower levels hold medieval and ancient remains worth exploring.

Lists this church among others worth visiting.