Christian Rome
Basilica of St. Mary Major, Basilica St. John Lateran, Ancient Appian Way,
The Catacombs of St. Callixtus
departure every day excluding
Sundays and
religious holidays with pick-up at the hotel from 2.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m. (from March 1rst to November
15th) pick-up at the hotel from 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. (from November 16th to February 28th) including
transportation by de luxe coach, guide and Miscellaneous
Leaving from Piazza San Bernardo,
crossing Piazza della Repubblica, we will run along Via Nazionale to end up visiting the Basilica
of St. Mary Major, built on the Esquiline Hill in 352 A.D. The tour will then
continue visiting the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, cathedral of Rome
and of the world. Hence, we will go to the Holy Stairs, climbed by Jesus
Christ to reach Pilate's Palace. From here the tour will start again by coach, crossing
Piazza San Giovanni and Via LatinSkirting along the Mura Latine, the
tour will pass through the Porta di San Sebastiano to arrive on the Ancient Appian
Way, where we will find the Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis".
We arrive finally at the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, where the visit will
take about 45 mins (on Wednesdays the visit will be at the Catacombs of
St. Domitilla). On
the way back, from the coach you will have a view of the Caracalla Baths.