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Rome: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore & Underground Guided Tour

By Best In Rome Tour
Free cancellation available
The previous price was NZ$50 and current price is NZ$40 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Skip the crowds with exclusive access to Bernini’s hidden staircase and papal rooms on this private tour. You’ll see the Holy Manger and ancient mosaics while hearing the legend of Rome's miracle snow.

Activity location

  • Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
    • Via Liberiana 27
    • 00185, Rome, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Via Cavour, 196
    • 196 Via Cavour
    • 00184, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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Santa Maria Guided Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Santa Maria Maggiore Tour ENG

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
NZ$49.39
NZ$39.51 x 1 AdultNZ$39.51
Total
The previous price was NZ$49.39 and current price is NZ$39.51
30% off
Until Fri, 8 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance to Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to main floor of the basilica
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour of underground archaeological site
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to the basilica
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
What You Will See? Ancient Mosaics: Stunning 5th-century biblical scenes and a Renaissance ceiling gilded with the first gold from the Americas. The Holy Relic: The Crypt of the Nativity, housing wood fragments believed to be from Jesus’ manger. The Loggia & Bernini: Exclusive access to the upper Loggia with its "Miracle of the Snow" mosaics and Bernini’s hidden spiral staircase. Papal History: The tombs of several popes and the final resting place of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Location

Activity location

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    Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
    • Via Liberiana 27
    • 00185, Rome, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Via Cavour, 196
    • 196 Via Cavour
    • 00184, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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