The Third Man tours - which walk the sewers made famous in Orson Welles' cult film - were closed down after health and safety chiefs said the risk of rat bites was too great.
Now they're back on after organisers proved how the squeal of Scottish bagpipes from a kilted piper send the rats scurrying for cover.
Tour boss Peter Ryborz explained: "We get rid of the rats by taking a bagpipe player down with us, and they sound really great in the catacombs that tunnel all under the city. You can hear them coming out of drains as the tours walk around under the city."
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As someone who's heard bagpipes up close in a small room, I can say for certain that I would not want to hear them in a catacomb!
I hope they make people sign waivers so that they can't sue when they lose their hearing.
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