Rome Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Guided Tour

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Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Experience an authentic journey back in time with this guided tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. This site has dominated the city for almost 16 full centuries, and now you’ll have the chance to discover its history and what has happened over that time.

You’ll be accompanied by an expert local guide, who’ll explain all the details at each stop along the tour. You’ll take a comprehensive tour lasting approximately one hour and a quarter to explore every corner of the basilica.

Trace 16 centuries of history at one of Rome’s most special monuments
Learn more about its fascinating history from an expert local guide
Enhance your experience by hiring headphones on site so you don’t miss a thing during the tour

What’s included

Guided tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Expert local guide
Headphones (available to hire on site for an additional charge)

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Keep in mind you need to arrive 15 minutes before start

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Choose a guided tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome to ensure a comprehensive experience and leave nothing undiscovered in this impressive monument. An expert local guide will accompany you throughout the tour to explain every minute detail of the basilica’s history.

The guided tour lasts approximately one hour and a quarter, which is plenty of time to follow a comprehensive itinerary that will give you an in-depth understanding of the site. You’ll visit the Papal Basilica, the Loggia delle Benedizioni, the Sala dei Papi, the Scala di Gian Lorenzo Bernini and the new Museo Storico Liberiano.

You’ll have the opportunity to explore 16 centuries of history. For all that time, this basilica has stood overlooking the city of Rome. It was built after Pope Liberius had a vivid dream in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to him to indicate the spot where the church should be built.

Inside, you’ll find various features that make it unique: impressive mosaics in the nave and apse, numerous chapels, the High Altar and the Relic of the Holy Cradle.

If you’d like to make the most of your visit, hire a set of headphones on site so you can hear the guide more clearly at all times and not miss a thing they have to tell you during the tour.