Private Tour: Basilicas of Rome
Rome, Italy
Trip Type: Christian Tours
Duration: 7 hours
The basilicas of Rome are best seen with a knowledgeable escort who will take you through the amazing churches and basilicas on this 7-hour private tour. Take time to learn the secrets and history of Christianity and the architectural influence it had on Rome.
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The basilicas of Rome are best seen with a knowledgeable escort who will take you through the amazing churches and basilicas on this 7-hour private tour. Take time to learn the secrets and history of Christianity and the architectural influence it had on Rome.After your guide picks you up from your accommodation around 8:00am, you will start your tour of the basilicas of Rome. Your first stop will be at St. Paul’s Outside the Walls Basilica, one of the most imposing basilicas of Rome, where you will experience its beauty of grandeur. After about 30 minutes of exploring, you will head with your guide to the next location.
The first and largest basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary is the St. Mary the Major. Here you can explore the history and hear of the legend. Legend has it that it was built by a Roman patrician and his wife after a vision from the Mother Mary told them to do so and on that night snow fell in summer.
St. John in Latheran is one of the regarded next to St. Peter’s and has been the seat of the Popes for many years and hosts to wonderful works of art from the Renaissance period. Your guide will explain the significance of the art and assist in exploring the history of the basilica.
Your next stop will be at the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the most devoted basilica and one of the most intriguing. Small treasures linked to the Passion of Jesus are kept here from the thorns of his crown to the vertical piece of the cross. After, you will have a break for lunch.
One of the final stops is at the Church of Quo Vadis which is a little Jen on the Appian Way. According to tradition, you will be able to see and touch the footprints of Jesus. Time allotted, we will visit the catacombs as well and see the place where early Christians were allowed to be buried. After the tour you will be taken back to your accommodation.
The first and largest basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary is the St. Mary the Major. Here you can explore the history and hear of the legend. Legend has it that it was built by a Roman patrician and his wife after a vision from the Mother Mary told them to do so and on that night snow fell in summer.
St. John in Latheran is one of the regarded next to St. Peter’s and has been the seat of the Popes for many years and hosts to wonderful works of art from the Renaissance period. Your guide will explain the significance of the art and assist in exploring the history of the basilica.
Your next stop will be at the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the most devoted basilica and one of the most intriguing. Small treasures linked to the Passion of Jesus are kept here from the thorns of his crown to the vertical piece of the cross. After, you will have a break for lunch.
One of the final stops is at the Church of Quo Vadis which is a little Jen on the Appian Way. According to tradition, you will be able to see and touch the footprints of Jesus. Time allotted, we will visit the catacombs as well and see the place where early Christians were allowed to be buried. After the tour you will be taken back to your accommodation.
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