Roma Trip Overview
What exactly can you expect from this tour?
Immerse yourself in the Rome of the Popes, where stories, wonders, legends and reality blur and harmonize with today’s Rome.
You will be guided by one of our local, certified tour guides. What makes our guides special is their passion for Rome and they want to share it with you.
Highlights of the tour:
On this tour, you will experience “Santa Maria Maggiore”, which contains one of the four Holy Doors.
Then we will reveal the hidden basilica “Santa Prasede” and its secrets.
Followed by “San Pietro in Vincoli” where you will see the statue of Moses by Michelangelo and the miraculous chains of St. Peter.
Then we will visit two of the oldest churches in the city:
“Santi Quattro Coronati” with the legend of Pope Sylvester
“San Clemente”, dedicated to the fourth Pope “Clemens I”
The tour culminates in a visit to the arch-basilica of “San Giovanni in Laterano”, which contains another of the four Holy Doors.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Roma, Lazio, Italy
What exactly can you expect from this tour?
Immerse yourself in the Rome of the Popes, where stories, wonders, legends and reality blur and harmonize with today’s Rome.
You will be guided by one of our local, certified tour guides. What makes our guides special is their passion for Rome and they want to share it with you.
Highlights of the tour:
On this tour, you will experience “Santa Maria Maggiore”, which contains one of the four Holy Doors.
Then we will reveal the hidden basilica “Santa Prasede” and its secrets.
Followed by “San Pietro in Vincoli” where you will see the statue of Moses by Michelangelo and the miraculous chains of St. Peter.
Then we will visit two of the oldest churches in the city:
“Santi Quattro Coronati” with the legend of Pope Sylvester
“San Clemente”, dedicated to the fourth Pope “Clemens I”
The tour culminates in a visit to the arch-basilica of “San Giovanni in Laterano”, which contains another of the four Holy Doors.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore 42, 00185 Rome Italy
It is the biggest church for Saint Mary, has the highest bell tower of the city, a holy door, and some of the most impressive chapels in the world.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di Santa Prassede, Via di Santa Prassede 9/A, Rome Italy
The church holds one of the oldest apse mosaic in the world and a relic of the passion of Christ.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli 4/a, 00184 Rome Italy
The church holds the Moses skulpture made by Michelangelo and the wonder-working chains of Saint Peter.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
View of the Colosseo
Stop At: Basilica of San Clemente, Via Labicana 95, 00184 Rome Italy
One of the oldest churches of the city with an impressive apse.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ss. Quattro Coronati, Via Dei Santissimi Quattro 20, 00184 Rome Italy
The church contains a fresco depicting the legends of Saint Silvester.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza di Porta San Giovanni, 4, 00184 Rome Italy
The most important church for catholics containing relics of Saint Peter and Saint Paulus.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Scala Santa and Chapel of San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 14, 00184 Rome Italy
Holds most impressive frescoes and the stairs from the palace of Pontius Pilatus.
Duration: 20 minutes
