Marco

IN THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour

Marco

Age: 53 Nationality:  Italy
Specialization: archeology, history of art, food&beverages
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Overview

We are going to have a Tour in the heart of Roman Christianity. Starting from the Basilica of St. Mary Major dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Basilica called "Liberiana", was built of Pope Sixtus III. Inside along the walls of the architrave, we can admire a series of mosaics represent scenes from the Old Testament, the mosaic in the apse by Torriti,and also the great canopy by Fuga supported by four splendid porphyry columns. Afterwards, we are going to visit the Basilica of St. John Latera, where inside we can admire the mosaic by Torriti. Outside we are going to visit the wonderful "Holy Staircase" . The Tour is going to finish with the visite of the " Basilica of the holy crosss of Jerusalem", which was raised over an ancient imperial palace. We are going to visit the famous "Chapel of St. Empress Elena" and the "Chapel of the relics of the passion of Christ. More info

Sites included

  • BASILICA OF ST.MARY MAJOR BASILICA OF ST. JOHN LATERAN HOLY STAIRCASE BASILICA OF THE HOLY CROSS OF JERUSALEM
Entrance tickets are NOT included in the booking, unless it is made explicit in under the heading “Services included”. For some sites booking is obligatory. Consult Ticket Info for further information.

Languages

This tour is available in the folloewing langauges:
  • Italian
  • English

Duration of the tour

Tour estimated duration ist 4 hours

Departure times

This tour is available to start at the following times:
  • 07:00
  • 07:30
  • 08:00
  • 08:30
  • 09:00
  • 09:30
  • 10:00
  • 10:30
  • 11:00
  • 11:30
  • 12:00
  • 12:30
  • 13:00
  • 13:30
  • 14:00
  • 14:30
  • 15:00

Prices

  • From 1 to 10 people: €150.00
  • From 11 to 20 people: €170.00
  • From 21 to 30 people: €200.00

Meeting Point

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00185 Roma, Italia
ST. MARY MAJOR

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