Rome Santa Maria Maggiore Entry and Audio Tour on Your Phone

Rome, Italy
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Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

An entry ticket and a self-guided audio tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major are available in the WeGoTrip app. After booking, you’ll receive an email with a download link, your ticket, and a digital guide featuring maps, photos, scripts, and audio commentary.

Explore the basilica at your own pace, following expert narration directly on your smartphone as you move through one of the four Major Papal Basilicas of Rome.

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is open daily from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Modest dress is required to enter. Some areas may have limited access during religious services or special events.

What's included

  • Entry to the Liberian Museum (Polo Museale Liberiano della Basilica)
  • Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone - via the WeGoTrip app
  • Priority entry to Basilica and museum areas - via the WeGoTrip app
  • Entry to Blessing Loggia, Hall of Popes and Bernini's Staircase
  • Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
  • Holy Door access
  • In-person tour guide

What to expect

  1. 1h · Admission ticket included
    The route begins on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, by the Marian Column, and leads you inside the basilica through its monumental façade. Along the way, you will admire priceless fifth-century mosaics, the Cosmatesque marble floor, the gilded Renaissance ceiling, and the majestic central nave. You will explore the Sistine and Pauline Chapels, discover relics of the Holy Crib beneath the high altar, and contemplate the famous icon Salus Populi Romani. The tour concludes on Piazza dell’Esquilino, beside the ancient obelisk behind the church.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This is a self guided tour. Download the audioguide and start it at the starting point, it will navigate you through the basilica.

End point

This is a self guided tour. Download the audioguide and start it at the starting point, it will navigate you through the basilica.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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