Santa Maria Maggiore: Art and Spirituality Hub

Discover Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica’s treasures and panoramic Dome view. Book now for an unforgettable art and spirituality experience in Rome.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore has dominated the city of Rome for sixteen centuries: an excellent Marian temple and cradle of artistic civilization. Located on the top of the Esquiline Hill, it is one of the four Papal Basilicas of Rome. According to tradition, the Virgin indicated and inspired the…
What's Included
  • Admission fees
  • Official audioguide of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (available in Ita, Eng, Fr, Ger, Spa)
  • Entry to the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (free entrance)
  • Welcome and assistance from Touristation staff at the meeting point in Piazza dell’Esquilino
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major
  • Access to the Archaeological Area beneath the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major
Additional Information

The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore has been a prominent feature of Rome for over sixteen centuries, serving as both a Marian temple and a hub of artistic expression.
Situated on the Esquiline Hill, it is one of Rome’s four Papal Basilicas. Tradition holds that the Virgin Mary inspired the creation of this sacred site.
Santa Maria Maggiore is a…

Location
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore 42
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Francescomariac718
Oct 8, 2025
Santa Maria Maggiore - A wonderful experience!I came to this wonderful basilica with the help of this serious and precise company..thank you so much ❤️
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R7273muwilliamf
Sep 15, 2025
Great way to explore St. Mary's Basilica - Great opportunity to experience St. Mary's on your own pace. The staff was great; I arrived and they made the extra effort to assure the I had the full experience. Good blend assisting and self-exploring of the Basilica.
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764carmenzav
Aug 26, 2025
Thank God for this experience. To give us a very nice opportunity - I'm a tourist we come to the jubilee of hope we buy the tikests in advance today August 26th we already meet Alexia very accomplished .thanks
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Dominiquelw4569dz
Aug 5, 2025
Perfect. - Alexia is very friendly and welcoming to start this tour. We have already visited but this year we wanted to be accompanied
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Roving24920400617
Jul 12, 2025
Imperdible - Unforgettable visit. Sacred place that tells a beautiful story of Our Lady Nossa guia Gabrirella muito atenciosa Beautiful view of Rome. We took a lot of pictures
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Gaby
Jul 3, 2025
Great experience - Would highly recommend this tour. I was very satisfied with all the assistance from Touristation, the staff met me outside and helped me getting in. Thank you
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Mobelf
Oct 7, 2025
A disaster from start to finish - An unmitigated disaster from start to finish Met the tour guide (I think she said her name was Selina?) at 09.30 as arranged. We waited around for 15/20 minutes at the meeting place for late-comers! We eventually made it through security to the desk to get our audio guides. This was a very slow process - it seemed like our guide had never done this before! Once we got our audio equipment, she sent us upstairs to the first floor, where, she said, someone would meet us! Rubbish! There was no-one there and, of course, Selina had disappeared off the face of the earth! Museums on the first floor were of no particular interest to me - BUT there was no way to enter the basilica from there. The only way was via the exit (cordoned off with a barrier). Eventually I just opened the barrier and attached myself to another group of tourists who were entering the proper way through the Santa Porta!! The only real benefit of this tour was to enter via a shorter queue. The audio guide was very informative and did work very well. However, our 'guide' did not seem to know what she was doing and gave us incorrect information which led us on a 'wild goose chase'. Very disappointing!
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13darylr
Sep 30, 2025
Waste of time - Rather buy your own tickets and do the audiotour yourself. No assistance provided other than buying the tickets for us.
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Maureencx2311tp
Oct 16, 2025
No audio headsets given as advertised - This was a disappointment because we were not given the audiohead sets we paid for. The lady at the church portico where we were instructed to go did not provide them to us. I will contact my credit card company and Trip Advisor about the problem.
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Janq91
Sep 24, 2025
Sad - We were advised to meet by the fountain at 8.30. By 8.40 no one had arrived. I rang the contact number who tried to ring the local office but no answer. It was decided for a refund, which I’m currently waiting for so we missed the trip into the dome and the audio experience.
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1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).