Jesuit Art Treasures in Rome: Guided Tour of Gesù & St Ignatius Churches

Highlights

• Private 1.5-Hour Tour
• Church of the Gesù
• Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Sant'Ignazio

   10min

   You will meet your guide just outside St. Ignatius Church in Piazza Sant'Ignazio, an authentic example of Baroque Square, and your adventure will start.

2. 2

   Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola

   40min

   You will visit St. Ignatius Church with its incredible optical illusions created by the Jesuit Artist Andrea Pozzo. That the only church in Rome with a fake 3D-vault just painted on the ceiling.

3. 3

   Chiesa Del Gesu

   40min

   After St. Ignatius you will take a stroll - less than 10 minutes walking - to the mother church of the Jesuit Society: the Chiesa del Gesù. Consacrated in 1584 became a model of church to be exported all over the world. Inside you will enjoy the beauty of this late Baroque church and its frescoes painted by the great artists of that time. You will also see the impressive tomb of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Before you go

Location