ON THIS TOUR
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. In the afternoon Via Appia Antica, Catacombs, Basilic of Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilic of San Giovanni in Laterano., Scala Santa.
From 1 April to 31 October: every day (except on Sundays and religious holidays)
From 1 November to 31 March: Monday – Friday (also 24 and 31 December)
Time : Full day
Duration : about 8 hours
The tour begins by coach passing through Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Naiads and following the ancient Aurelian Walls which once surrounded the ancient city. From Piazza del Popolo where you will see an Egyptian obelisk dating back to the time of Ramses II. Finally, on arrival at the Vatican Walls, your guide will then lead you into the Vatican Museums taking the beautiful Spiral staircase and continuing through the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps before arriving in the famous Sistine Chapel with its magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo, at the end of the tour time free to visit the St.Peter’s Basilica.
After the lunch break, we will arrive by bus at Via Appia Antica, where the chapel of “Domine quo vadis” is located. Then we will visit one of the catacombs (San Callisto or Santa Domitilla or San Sebastiano), the first refuge of Christians. After the visit, the tour continues by coach along the Via Cristoforo Colombo, reaching the Scala Sancta, with an explanation given outdoors. We then continue the visit with the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (visit inside) and the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (visit inside). The tour ends with a view of the Esquiline Hill.
LOCATION OF START / RETURN | GREEN LINE TOURS – Booking Stazione Termini Via Giovanni Amendola, 32 Roma |
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RETURN TIME | about 17:30 | ||||||
PRICE | € 102,00 | ||||||
CLOTHING | Comfortable sportswear, sneakers. During summer period, we recommend that you wear hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Access to the church is not permitted in shorts, miniskirts, nor bare shoulders. For safety reasons, you are permitted only medium and small backpacks. Nor are you allowed to carry large backpacks, camping gear, bulky bags, luggage or liquids. |
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Museum closed: 6 January, 11 February, 7 and 17 April, 1 May, 29 June, 15 and 16 August, 1 November, 8, 25 and 26 December.
on Sunday and during religious holidays and ceremonies SEE ALL DATES
You will not be able to visit the basilica on Sunday, on the occasion of religious festivals or religious ceremonies (hearings, beatifications, Pope’s masses). In these cases, the visit of the Vatican museums will be expanded.
The tour is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
On the way back the bus will make stops at: Lungo Tevere Marzio, Via dei Tribunali, Via Bissolati, Termini Station – GLT Terminal.
VIA GIOVANNI AMENDOLA 32
PIAZZA DELLA REPUBBLICA
PIAZZALE FLAMINIO
VATICAN CITY
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- Gallery of the Tapestries
- Gallery of the Geographical Maps
- Sistine Chapel
SAINT PETER'S BASILICA
LUNCH
VIA APPIA ANTICA
CATACOMBS
- San Callisto
- Santa Domitilla
- San Sebastiano
VIA CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
PIAZZA DI SAN GIOVANNI IN LATERANO
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
WAY BACK
VIA DEL TEATRO MARCELLO
PORTA MAGGIORE
LARGO DEL TRITONE
PIAZZA BARBERINI
PIAZZA CAVOUR
PIAZZA DELLA REPUBBLICA
PIAZZA INDIPENDENZA (Termini Station)
VIA GIOVANNI AMENDOLA 32
GREEN LINE TOURS Via Giovanni Amendola, 32, 00185 Roma RM