Rome Trip Overview
Your guide will lead you through Rome’s historic center, where the many layers of the city’s history sit side-by-side and where literally hundreds of churches are to be found. You will visit five of these and discover the architectural and art styles as they have changed over the centuries.
San Luigi dei Francesi, San Pietro in Vincoli, Sant’Ignazio, Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Santa Maria degli Angeli are churches not listed in the usual touristic itineraries, even if are considered some of the gems of Rome.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Your guide will lead you through Rome’s historic center, where the many layers of the city’s history sit side-by-side and where literally hundreds of churches are to be found. You will visit five of these and discover the architectural and art styles as they have changed over the centuries.
San Luigi dei Francesi, San Pietro in Vincoli, Sant’Ignazio, Santa Maria sopra Minerva and Santa Maria degli Angeli are churches not listed in the usual touristic itineraries, even if are considered some of the gems of Rome.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Church of St. Louis of the French, Piazza San Luigi de’ Francesi, 00186 Rome Italy
The Church of San Luigi dei Francesi (Church of St. Louis of the French) stands right between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. There you can admire three Caravaggio paintings.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli 4/a, 00184 Rome Italy
The legend said that St. Peter was jailed twice in Rome before his martyrdom. This church still houses his chains. Also, here you can admire Michelangelo’s Moses.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola, Piazza Sant’Ignazio, 00186 Rome Italy
The church was built by the Jesuit architect Orazio Grassi in 1626- Note the exits into ‘the wings’ at the northern end and how the undulating surfaces create the illusion of a larger space.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, Piazza Della Repubblica, 00185 Rome Italy
The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and Martyrs at the Diocletian Baths is the last great architectural project from the genius of Michelangelo. It is a monument to history, to faith, to art and to science.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Piazza della Minerva, 00186 Rome Italy
In the area currently occupied by the Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva and by the former ex-convent, stood three temples dedicated to Minerva, Isis and Serapis.
Duration: 20 minutes
