Italy · Religious & Spiritual

4-Hour Rome Christian Architecture Tour with Papal Basilicas

4 Hours Round trip from Rome Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit St. Mary Major Basilica, the world's oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
02 See St. John Lateran Basilica and Baptistery, the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Pontiff
03 Climb the Scala Sancta, the 28 white marble Holy Stairs of the Holy See
04 Discover the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem and its Holy Land relics
05 Stop outside the ancient Mecenate Auditorium in the Esquiline quarter

Visit St. Mary Major Basilica, the world's oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and St. John Lateran, "the mother of all churches". Discover the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, which houses several relics from the Holy Land brought to the Italian capital around 325 AD. Trace more Christian architecture in Rome on this 4-hour tour.

Continue to Scala Sancta, or the Holy Stairs, a set of 28 white marble steps believed to be extraterritorial property of the Holy See.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Christian Architecture of Rome

Begin the tour with your Rome tour guide and visit St. Mary Major Basilica, a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome.
Make a short stop outside the ancient Mecenate Auditorium, a monument that became famous in 1874 during the excavations carried out under the scheme for the Esquiline quarter.
Proceed to visit St. John Lateran Basilica and Baptistery, the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Pontiff (Pope).
Continue to Scala Sancta, or the Holy Stairs, a set of 28 white marble steps believed to be extraterritorial property of the Holy See.
Conclude with a visit to the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.