Best of Christian Rome Fullday from Rome

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Pass By: ItalyBestExcursions, Piazza Venezia, Rome Italy

The tour will start with pick up from your accommodation in Rome.

A professional English-speaking Driver with a private air-conditioned vehicle will be with you during the entire day.

It is impossible to concentrate 17 Centuries of History in one Tour. However, we are immensely pleased to lead to you to visit the most significant sites of the Catholic Church in Rome.

Upgradable with Official Licensed Guide, if option chosed at additional cost. The Guide inside the Catacombs, with small group, is included in the Catacombs ticket.

Papal Blessing on Parchment in English Included.

What you will visit:

During your Private Tour you will enjoy landmarks such as:
• Saint John Lateran
• The Holy Stairs
• Saint Mary Major
• Saint Paul Outside the Walls
• St. Peter’s Basilica (if and when open)
• Christian Catacombs on the Ancient Appian Way

Stop At: Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza di Porta San Giovanni, 4, 00184 Rome Italy

Dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the Basilica of St. John Lateran is the first among the four major basilicas of Rome.

It is also the cathedral of the bishop of Rome, the Pope, and is thus known as Omnium urbis et orbis Ecclesiarum Mater et Caput: "Cathedral of Rome and of the World."


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Scala Santa and Chapel of San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 14, 00184 Rome Italy

According to an ancient Christian tradition, Saint Helena (†335), the mother of Constantine, had the stairs transported from Pontius Pilate’s palace in Jerusalem to Rome.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore 42, 00185 Rome Italy

The Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mary Major reigns as an authentic jewel in the crown of Roman churches. Its beautiful treasures are of inestimable value, and represent the Church's role as the cradle of Christian artistic civilization in Rome.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Basilica Papale San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Piazzale di San Paolo 1, 00146 Rome Italy

The place where Christians venerated the memory of Saint Paul the Apostle, beheaded under Nero around 65-67 A.D. Above his grave, located along the Ostiense Way, Emperor Constantine built a Basilica.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

St. Peter’s Basilica (if and when open):

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican is the papal enclave within the city of Rome.

St. Peter’s Basilica is a working church – the largest in the world – and is therefore free to enter. It’s inside the borders of Vatican City but the public are allowed just walk into it from Rome’s streets.

Lines to get in to Michelangelo’s famous basilica, which snake round the grand cloisters around the outside of the square, can be extremely long, and though they move fast can appear rather daunting.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Catacombe San Sebastiano, Via Appia Antica 136, 00179 Rome Italy

The catacombs originated in Rome between the end of the second and the beginning of the third centuries.

Duration: 1 hour

Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience
  • One Papal Blessing on Parchment in English
  • Local Private Licensed Tour Guide (if option selected at additional cost)
  • Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English-speaking driver
Not included
  • Entrance fees to the Christian Catacombs (8 EUR/person)
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entry/Admission - Catacombe San Sebastiano
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Included one Papal Blessing on Parchment in English
  • Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English Speaking Driver
  • The vehicle and driver will be at your complete disposal for the entire duration of the tour and can take you where big buses cannot go, you will walk definitely less and see more!
  • All tours can be modified and/or customized (even while on tour) to meet your complete satisfaction
  • Your English-speaking driver will give you an overview regarding the history of the areas in the car before you start walking around on your own. Your driver will you allow all the time you need to visit. By Italian law he is unable to conduct guiding inside museums, monuments, etc, or even to leave the car to walk around with you.
  • Official Licensed Tour Guides, if option chosed at additional cost, are selected by us.
  • The Guide inside the Catacombs, with small group, is included in the ticket.
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • One Infant seat available on request
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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