4-Hour Rome Christian Architectural Highlights Tour

Basilica of St. John Lateran In Rome

Highlights

Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem

St. Mary Major Basilica and Mecenate Auditorium

Scala Sancta, St. John Lateran Basilica and Baptistery

Rome

religious, architectural, walking

Private Tour

4 Hours

Easy

English, Italian

Description

Visit the St. Mary Major Basilica, the world's oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and also visit the 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 many more Christian architectures in Rome in this 4 hours tour.

Itinerary

Christian Architectures In 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 done 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 Holy Stairs, a set of 28 white marble steps believed to be extraterritorial - property of the Holy See.
- Final visit to the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.