Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica Guided Tour Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica Guided Tour

Enjoy an official english guided tour through the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as you journey through the centuries. Here for the first time the Mass was celebrated on Christmas Eve and for centuries the Popes have gone to the Basilica keeping this custom. Don't you know that on August snow in Rome? According to a legend, every year on August 5th the miracle of snow is commemorated with a special celebration. You will admire also the Benediction Loggia, the Room of the Popes, Bernini's Staircase and the Historic Liberian Museum.