Christian Rome

Tour of Christian Rome 3 nights

Summary

3 nights
Proprietà: Escorted City Break
Optional excursions available

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Organized tour, Christian Rome with visits and hotels

Three-night tour to visit the places of Christianity, to discover the special relationship between Rome and the Holy Father.
Between St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the most important churches, we will encounter works of art, symbols and monuments that tell the millennial history of this institution. Visits with professional guide, skip-the-line tickets and hotels included.

Tour program

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13:00 - 23:00

Arrive in Rome

  • Arrival in Rome with car/train/flight, optional transfer (not included) from the airport or station to your hotel.

Accommodation in Best Western Plus Universo 4 **** hotel or similar in the central city, well connected by metro, between Via Cavour and Termini Station, its position allows reaching the main attraction by walk.

  • Afternoon at leisure for individual visits, overnight stay.
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19:30 - 22:30

Optional (not included): tasting dinner by the sea

  • Dinner in a characteristic restaurant in the ancient Trastevere district.
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3
09:00 - 13:00

Vatican Museums

  • Breakfast at the hotel, meet with the guide and transfer to the Vatican State. The morning will be dedicate to discovering the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica.

There is a varied collection of artworks in the Vatican museums that span from ancient to contemporary times. Sarcophagi and mosaics share the space with masterpieces by great masters such as Giotto, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael to Dalì, Canova and Matisse.

  • In the midst of so much beauty, the presence of a fragment of lunar rock donated to Vatican citizens by the former US president Nixon continues to amaze.

The tour ends in the Sistine Chapel where it is possible to admire the famous frescoes of the representation of the Last Judgment. Before leaving the Vatican, you will visit St. Peter’s Basilica with Bernini’s Colonnade that frames the Dome designed by Michelangelo.

  • Afternoon at leisure for individual visits or optional activities. Return to the hotel individually, overnight stay.
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14:30 - 17:30

Optional Climb Up to the Dome of Saint Peter's Basilica

  • A unique experience with a view of the historic center of Rome from a truly unusual perspective that will leave the visitor breathless (lift to the terrace level and continue on foot for 320 steps).

Price 10 € per person

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5
09:00 - 13:00

Papal Basilicas of Rome

  • Breakfast at the hotel, meet with the guide and visit to the remaining three Papal Basilicas in Rome.

We will start from St. John in Lateran, dating back to the 4th century and continue with the visit to St Mary Major. Here we will admire the mosaic floor of the Cosma marble masters, as well as the bell tower in Renaissance Romanesque style.

  • We will conclude the visit with the Basilica of St. Paul outside the walls, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Afternoon at leisure for individual visits or optional activities.
  • Return to the hotel individually, overnight stay.
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14:30 - 17:30

Optional (not included): visit of Catacombs of San Callisto

The Catacombs of San Callisto are among the largest and most important in Rome.

Born around the middle of the second century A.D., they represent the cemetery complex of the Church of Rome. About half a million Christians were buried in them, including dozens of martyrs and sixteen popes.
Includes transfer, entrance ticket and guide.

Price per person: 30€  (to indicate when booking)

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Return

  • Breakfast at the hotel, check-out and optional transfer to the station or airport from your hotel.
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Included/not included

The tour includes:

  • Accommodation in 4 **** Hotel with breakfast (3 nights)
  • Visit of the Vatican Museums (entrance, guide) and St. Peter’s
  • Tour of the major basilicas (Santa Maria Maggiore, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Fuori le Mura, guide)
  • Medical / baggage insurance

Does not include:

  • Anything not indicated in the field includes
  • Tips and extras of a personal nature
  • Optional excursions
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This tour is on request for small groups and groups

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