Private Tour of Rome's Four Papal Basilicas: Art, History & Spirituality

Highlights

• Exclusive Experience
• Expert Guides
• Comfortable Travel

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica Papale Di San Paolo Fuori le Mura

   40min

   The group will be accompanied by the guide, as the first stop of the tour, to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, an imposing building built in the first half of the fourth century AD.C. by the will of Emperor Constantine on the place that tradition indicates as the tomb of the Apostle Paul. The guide will point out and describe all the most characteristic points of this place, involving the group through the history of this important monument.

2. 2

   Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

   40min

   The group will be accompanied by the guide, as the second stop of the tour, to the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral of Rome built by the will of Emperor Constantine and whose origins are linked to an ancient legend. The guide will point out and describe all the most characteristic points of this place, for example the great restoration by the famous architect Francesco Borromini on the occasion of the celebration of the Jubilee of 1650, involving the group through the history of this important monument.

3. 3

   Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

   Pass by

   The group will be accompanied by the guide, as the third stop of the tour, to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the largest and oldest basilica dedicated to the figure of the Virgin Mary. The guide will point out and describe all the most characteristic points of this place, for example the precious mosaics and the two large papal chapels surmounted by two domes, commissioned by Sixtus V and Paul V, involving the group through the history of this important monument.

4. 4

   St. Peter's Basilica

   40min

   The group will be accompanied by the guide, as the fourth and last stop of the tour, to St. Peter's Basilica, the largest and most important of the four papal basilicas. The guide will point out and describe all the most characteristic points of this place, such as the large square with the colonnade by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the imposing facade erected by Carlo Maderno between 1607 and 1614 and the large dome designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. At the end of the explanation, the tour will be finished and the group will be free to leave or stop again to independently tour inside the basilica.

Before you go

Location