Small Group Tour: Christian Rome and Underground Basilicas Half-Day Tour

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

The tour starts in the Lateran area, whose name comes from the family owner of the ter-

ritory where the first Popes use to live before going to Avignone in France and come back

to Rome later on in the Vatican area. Visit of St. John Lateran Basilica, the oldest of the

four Papal Basilicas, considered “The Church of Rome”, the mother of all churches The

Cathedral, the place where the Bishop has the seat.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Basilica of San Clemente, Via Labicana 95, 00184 Rome Italy

St. Clement’s Basilica,the only church in Rome to be built on 3 different levels, from the

1st to the 12th century and the underground floors can be explored, including the altar of

Mithras from the 1st century.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ss. Quattro Coronati, Via Dei Santissimi Quattro 20, 00184 Rome Italy

the Church of the Four Crowned Saints, dedica-

ted to four anonymous saints and martyrs and where in the 2002, an extraordinary series

of frescoes was discovered with scenes of the Zodiac, Four Seasons, Liberal Arts and King

Solomon. The visit ends with St. Peter’s in Chains Basilica, called like that for the chains

that, according to the tradition

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli 4/a, 00184 Rome Italy

The visit ends with St. Peter’s in Chains Basilica, called like that for the chains

that, according to the tradition, Helene, Constantine’s mother, brought in Rome and for

a miracle where joined to the other St. Peter’s chain in Rome. The church, furthermore, is

very well renowned for the statue of Moses that Michelangelo created for the tomb of the

Pope Julius II.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Welcome Italy - Day Tours, 101, Alberto Cadlolo Street Inside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 00136 Rome Italy

end of the tour and pick up to the hotel