Tour of the Four Major Basilicas and Holy Doors Pilgrim in Rome

Free cancellation

Place: Rome

Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Instant confirmation

Guided Tour

Rainy day

Smaller Group Size

Subject expert guide

e-Voucher

Wheelchair access

Wheelchair accessible

Transport included

Do this because

Visit Rome's four Major Basilicas in one day
See the Holy Doors and the Holy Steps
Read the Catechesis in the mosaics with our devout Catholic guide
Venerate the Relics of Christ and the major saints

What to expect

Take a guided walking tour around all four of Rome’s Major Basilicas with a devout Catholic guide and theological scholar. Each of the Basilicas is the site of one of the Holy Doors, due to open in the Holy Jubilee Year of 2025.

Your tour begins at a sprightly 8.15am when you’ll meet your guide at the obelisk in the center of Piazza San Pietro, beholding from the offset the awesome sight that is St. Peter’s Basilica. Inside, you’ll see Michelangelo’s Pietà, Relics of the major saints and the tomb of St. Peter. Following St. Paul’s, you'll stop by the Holy Steps, and next you visit the Mother Church of the World, the Arch-Basilica of St. John Lateran, where the heads of Saint Peter and Paul, the Pillars of the Church, reside.

Finally, you conclude your four Major Basilicas and Holy Doors Pilgrim Tour at St. Mary Major, where wood from Christ’s crib is on display as well as the icon Salus Populi Romani. Pilgrims who pass through the Holy Doors in 2025 will be granted a plenary indulgence. This indulgence is a spiritual boon granted by the Holy See in the most ample manner possible, and it involves specific conditions such as confession and Communion.

Important to know

Know in advance:

This tour is wheelchair accessible
Air-conditioned vehicle to move from one Basilica to the other
Shoulders and knees must be covered in places of worship
Transport is not provided to the meeting point or from the end point
Please provide a working phone number and have your booking reference to hand if required