Jubilee Year 2025 – Ultimate Holy Year – 5 Day Pilgrimage
In anticipation of the opening of the Holy Doors for the Holy Year 2025, this Ultimate Holy Year 5 Day Pilgrimage offers the unforgettable experience of visiting all 7 Pilgrim Churches of Rome which includes Rome’s 4 Major Basilicas PLUS a day-trip to the home of St Francis – Assisi.
Make a pilgrimage to Rome before or during the Jubilee Holy Year of 2025 and visit each of the most important sites, relics and icons in Christendom, all accompanied and guided by our expert devout Catholic guides.
Over five days, pilgrims to Italy will visit:
- all seven of St Philip Neri’s Pilgrim Churches including the four Major Basilicas and the Holy Doors;
- the Holy Steps;
- the Relics of the Passion of Christ;
- the Relics of Saints Peter and Paul;
- the most breathtaking sights of Rome as you journey through the history of religious life and the legacy of St Benedict in Trastevere;
- a St Francis Tour of the stunning city of Assisi – the home of St Francis and St Clare of Assisi.
Our Ultimate Holy Year 5-Day Pilgrim Package is essentially our 4-Day Package with the addition of a day-trip pilgrimage to the birthplace of St Francis of Assisi and of St Clare in Umbria, just under 150 miles north of the capital.
Pilgrims on a budget can travel by train, while the option of a private car and driver is also available. Please note that transport to and from Assisi is not included. In each case the journey takes a little under 2.5 hours each way but of course you are welcome to stay in Assisi after the tour as the pilgrimage will have concluded. Our 5-Day Pilgrim Package usually runs from Tuesday to Saturday (with the Assisi day-trip taking place on the Saturday), but as ever we can tailor private experiences to your requirements.
A breakdown of what you will experience on this Ultimate Holy Year 5 Day Pilgrimage is below with links to the tours so you can understand what you will marvel at on each respective day:
- Day 1 – Tuesday – Religious Life Trastevere Walking Tour
- Day 2 – Wednesday – Via Crucis Relics Tour
- Day 3 – Thursday – St Peter’s Basilica Tour
- Day 4 – Friday –
- Day 5 – Saturday – St Francis Tour of Assisi
Let Crucis Tours guide you on the pilgrim experience of a lifetime with our Catholic guides and scholars who understand the faith and the true significance of the many artifacts, relics, icons and sacred locations here in the birthplace of the Church.
For those who wish to only do individual Major Basilicas, then we also offer the standalone Holy Door tours of each Major Basilica – the Basilica of St Peter Tour, the Cathedral of St John Lateran Tour, the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Tour and the Basilica of St Mary Major Tour.
Day 1 – Tuesday Afternoon – Religious Life Trastevere Walking Tour
| MEETING POINT | Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, to the left of the famous keyhole:
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| START | 3:30 pm Tuesday | ||||
| END | 6:30 pm at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere | ||||
| DURATION | 3 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 2 – Wednesday Afternoon – Via Crucis Relics Tour
| MEETING POINT | Fountain in front of the entrance to the Basilica of St Mary Major.
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| START | 3 pm Thursday | ||||
| END | 18:30 pm at the Basilica of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem | ||||
| DURATION | 3-3.5 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 3 – Thursday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica Tour
| MEETING POINT | Outside Radio Vaticana, Piazza Pia, 3
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| START | 9.00 am Thursday | ||||
| END | 10.30 am Thursday | ||||
| DURATION | 1.5-2 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 4 – Friday Morning – Basilica of St Lawrence Tour and Basilica of St Sebastian Tour with Catacombs
| MEETING POINT | In front of the entrance to the Basilica of St Lawrence.
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| START | 9 am Friday | ||||
| END | 11.30am at the Basilica of St Sebastian | ||||
| DURATION | 2 – 2.5 hours | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 4 – Friday Afternoon – Sts Peter and Paul Tour
| MEETING POINT | At the Fountain of the Porter (Fontana del Facchino) next to the Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata on the corner of Via Lata and Via del Corso.
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| START POINT | 3 pm Friday | ||||
| END POINT | 6 pm at the Major Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls | ||||
| DURATION | 3 hours depending on queues | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Day 5 – Saturday – St Francis Tour of Assisi
| MEETING POINT | Ristorante Bar San Francesco, Via San Francesco 52, 06081 Assisi
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| START | 2 pm Saturday | ||||
| END | 6 pm | ||||
| DURATION | 4 hours | ||||
| DRESS CODE | Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees | ||||
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Additional information
| Ticket Type | Adult (16+), Student ID, Child (under 16) |
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Tuesday 3:30 pm - Religious Life Trastevere Tour
We’ll take this delightful stroll through the hidden gems of ancient and medieval Rome exploring the growth of Christianity and the religious life through the centuries before ending in the atmospheric neighbourhood of Trastevere at the famous piazza there for farewell food and drinks. Read more details of the relics and what you can expect on this pilgrim experience by reading about our Religious Life Trastevere Tour.
Wednesday 3pm - Via Crucis Tour (1st, 2nd and 3rd Pilgrim Churches)
This flagship pilgrim experience is probably the most important tour for everyone visiting Rome. This tour includes Relics of the Passion of Christ brought from Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Cross (4th Pilgrim Church), but also includes the Holy Doors of the Major Basilicas of St Mary Major (5th Pilgrim Church) and the Cathedral of St John Lateran (6th Pilgrim Church). Read about the spiritual richness of this pilgrim experience in the Via Crucis Tour description.
Thursday 9am - St Peter's Major Basilica with Holy Doors (4th Pilgrim Church)
Inside St Peter’s our expert Catholic guide will lead you around the interior of the basilica to Michelangelo’s Pietà, the relics and altars of the major saints of the Catholic church and the body of St Peter, buried beneath the high altar. A more in-depth look at this pilgrim experience can be found by reading about our St Peter’s Basilica Tour.
Friday 9am - Basilicas of St Lawrence & St Sebastian (5th & 6th Pilgrim Churches)
We begin the pilgrimage in front of the Basilica of St Lawrence where the Relics of St Lawrence and St Stephen reside. From there we then continue by car to the Basilica of St Sebastian to complete two of the famous 7 Pilgrim Churches pilgrimage devised by St Philip Neri.
Friday 3pm - Sts Peter & Paul Tour (7th Pilgrim Church)
This pilgrim experience explores the lives and deaths of St Peter and St Paul and their time in Rome. You will visit the place of their trial, see their chains and places of imprisonment and eventual burial place of St Paul (7th Pilgrim Church and final Major Basilica with Holy Doors). Read more details on what you can expect to see on this experience by reading the Sts Peter & Paul Tour description.
Saturday - Day Trip to Assisi
Finally you can make your own way to the stunning medieval hilltop town of Assisi where both St Francis and St Clare are from. You will enjoy the Basilica of St Francis, the Church of San Damiano with it’s miraculous crucifix and the convent of St Clare.
The first tour on this pilgrimage meets at 3.15pm on a Tuesday by the Keyhole of the Knights of Malta:
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