4 Major Basilicas – 2 Day Rome Pilgrimage

4 Major Basilicas Rome Pilgrimage – 2-Day Guided Package

Visit Rome’s 4 Major Basilicas with Expert Catholic Guides

This 4 Major Basilicas Rome pilgrimage brings together guided visits to St Peter’s Basilica, St Paul Outside the Walls, St Mary Major and the Archbasilica of St John Lateran over two consecutive days. It is designed for Catholic pilgrims and interested visitors who want to understand the faith, art and history of Rome’s most important papal basilicas without rushing through them.

Across four guided experiences, your Catholic guide explains why each basilica holds a distinct place in the life of the Church. Discover the traditions surrounding St Peter’s burial, pray near the tomb of St Paul, explore the Marian heritage of St Mary Major and visit St John Lateran, the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. Sacred art, important relics and the stories of saints and popes are placed in their historical and spiritual context.

What You Will Experience on the 4 Major Basilicas Pilgrimage

• Guided visits to all 4 Major Basilicas of Rome.
• Expert commentary from knowledgeable Catholic guides.
• Sacred art, papal history, early Christian traditions and important relics.
• Time to appreciate each basilica as a living place of worship.
• A choice of weekday start dates, with the itinerary arranged over two days.

A Two-Day Catholic Pilgrimage Designed Around Your Time in Rome

The package groups four individual basilica tours over two days, making it ideal for pilgrims who want a substantial Catholic experience within a shorter stay. Start-day itineraries are available from Monday to Friday, and the order of visits depends on your selected date. Private bookings may be tailored to your group’s requirements on request.

Use the detailed schedules below to compare start days, meeting points and approximate tour times. Security queues, liturgical celebrations and temporary access restrictions can affect the precise route or timing, so we confirm the practical details for your booking.

Choose the Right Rome Pilgrimage for Your Group

You can also book the individual Major Basilica tours separately. Pilgrims seeking a stronger focus on the Passion of Christ and the apostles may prefer our 4 Major Basilicas + Relics – 2 Day Rome Pilgrimage. For longer programmes, browse our Catholic pilgrimage packages, or explore our full range of Catholic tours in Rome.

For further background before your visit, the Holy See’s official Papal Basilicas guide introduces the history and spiritual character of the four basilicas.

Check dates, prices and availability below to plan your 4 Major Basilicas Rome pilgrimage.

4 Major Basilicas Pilgrimage FAQs

Which churches are included in the 4 Major Basilicas pilgrimage?

The 4 Major Basilicas are St Peter’s Basilica, St Paul Outside the Walls, St Mary Major and the Archbasilica of St John Lateran. Together they reveal key chapters in the history of the Church in Rome.

How is the 4 Major Basilicas package scheduled?

The 4 Major Basilicas package is arranged across two consecutive days. You can begin from Monday to Friday, with the order of visits determined by your chosen start date and basilica access.

Who is the 4 Major Basilicas pilgrimage for?

The 4 Major Basilicas itinerary suits individual pilgrims, families, parish groups and visitors interested in Catholic history. Private groups can contact us to discuss timing and practical requirements.

Choose Your Start Day

• Monday – Tuesday itinerary
• Tuesday – Wednesday itinerary
• Wednesday – Thursday itinerary
• Thursday – Friday itinerary
• Friday – Saturday itinerary

2 Day Pilgrimage Beginning on a Monday (Mon-Tue)

Day 1 – Monday Afternoon – Basilica of St Mary Major

MEETING POINT	The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore).See the precise location on Google Maps or What3Words.
START POINT	1:15 pm Mondays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	2:15 pm Mondays
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 1 – Monday Afternoon – Basilica of St John Lateran

MEETING POINT	Meet your guide at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) as you look at it. The link below shows the precise location to 3 square metres: Google Map What3Words: update.sisters.against
START POINT	3 pm Mondays (meet at 2:45 pm)
END POINT	4:15pm
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Tuesday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	To be communicated
START POINT	8:45 am Tuesdays meeting 15 mins before (depending on queues we may be in touch to move the meeting point earlier if necessary)
END POINT	10:30-11:00 am in the Basilica
DURATION	2 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Tuesday Afternoon – St Paul’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	Outside the “Bar Tabacchi Pappagone di Francesconi Monica” on Via Ostiense . Please check carefully the map links below which show the location of the meeting point accurate to 3 square metres. See precise Google Map location What3Words address: paradise.smudges.clocked
START POINT	12:30 pm Tuesdays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	1:30 pm in the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

2 Day Pilgrimage Beginning on a Tuesday (Tue-Wed)

Day 1 – Tuesday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	To be communicated
START POINT	8:45 am Tuesdays meeting 15 mins before (depending on queues we may be in touch to move the meeting point earlier if necessary)
END POINT	10:30 am in the Basilica
DURATION	2 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 1 – Tuesday Afternoon – St Paul’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	Outside the “Bar Tabacchi Pappagone di Francesconi Monica” on Via Ostiense . Please check carefully the map links below which show the location of the meeting point accurate to 3 square metres. See precise Google Map location What3Words address: paradise.smudges.clocked
START POINT	12:30 pm Tuesdays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	1:30 pm in the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Wednesday Afternoon – Basilica of St Mary Major

MEETING POINT	The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore).See the precise location on Google Maps or What3Words.
START POINT	1:15 pm Mondays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	2:15 pm Mondays
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Wednesday Afternoon – Basilica of St John Lateran

MEETING POINT	Meet your guide at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) as you look at it. The link below shows the precise location to 3 square metres: Google Map What3Words: update.sisters.against
START POINT	3 pm Wednesdays (meet at 2:45 pm)
END POINT	In the porch of the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

2 Day Pilgrimage Beginning on a Wednesday (Wed-Thur)

Day 1 – Wednesday Afternoon – Basilica of St Mary Major

MEETING POINT	The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore).See the precise location on Google Maps or What3Words.
START POINT	1:15 pm Wednesdays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	2:15 pm Wednesdays
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 1 – Wednesday Afternoon – Basilica of St John Lateran

MEETING POINT	Meet your guide at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) as you look at it. The link below shows the precise location to 3 square metres: Google Map What3Words: update.sisters.against
START POINT	3 pm Wednesdays (meet at 2:45 pm)
END POINT	In the porch of the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Thursday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica

MEETING POINT
START POINT	8:45 am Thursdays meeting 15 mins before (depending on queues we may be in touch to move the meeting point earlier if necessary)
END POINT	10:30 am in the Basilica
DURATION	2 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Thursday Afternoon – St Paul’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	Outside the “Bar Tabacchi Pappagone di Francesconi Monica” on Via Ostiense . Please check carefully the map links below which show the location of the meeting point accurate to 3 square metres. See precise Google Map location What3Words address: paradise.smudges.clocked
START POINT	12:30 pm Thursdays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	1:30 pm in the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

2 Day Pilgrimage Beginning on a Thursday (Thur-Fri)

Day 1 – Thursday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	To be communicated
START POINT	8:45 am Thursdays meeting 15 mins before (depending on queues we may be in touch to move the meeting point earlier if necessary)
END POINT	10:30 am in the Basilica
DURATION	2 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 1 – Thursday Afternoon – St Paul’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	Outside the “Bar Tabacchi Pappagone di Francesconi Monica” on Via Ostiense . Please check carefully the map links below which show the location of the meeting point accurate to 3 square metres. See precise Google Map location What3Words address: paradise.smudges.clocked
START POINT	12:30 pm Thursdays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	1:30 pm in the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Friday Afternoon – Basilica of St Mary Major

MEETING POINT	The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore).See the precise location on Google Maps or What3Words.
START POINT	1:15 pm Fridays (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	2:15 pm
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Friday Afternoon- Basilica of St John Lateran

MEETING POINT	Meet your guide at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) as you look at it. The link below shows the precise location to 3 square metres: Google Map What3Words: update.sisters.against
START POINT	3 pm Fridays (meet at 2:45 pm)
END POINT	In the porch of the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

2 Day Pilgrimage Beginning on a Friday (Fri-Sat)

Day 1 – Friday Afternoon – Basilica of St Mary Major

MEETING POINT	The fountain in front of the entrance of St Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore).See the precise location on Google Maps or What3Words.
START POINT	1:15 pm (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	2:15 pm
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 1 – Friday Afternoon – Basilica of St John Lateran

MEETING POINT	Meet your guide at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Scala Santa) as you look at it. The link below shows the precise location to 3 square metres: Google Map What3Words: update.sisters.against
START POINT	3 pm (meet at 2:45 pm)
END POINT	In the porch of the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Saturday Morning – St Peter’s Basilica

MEETING POINT
START POINT	8:45 am meeting 15 mins before (depending on queues we may be in touch to move the meeting point earlier if necessary)
END POINT	10:30 am in the Basilica
DURATION	2 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Day 2 – Saturday Afternoon – St Paul’s Basilica

MEETING POINT	Outside the “Bar Tabacchi Pappagone di Francesconi Monica” on Via Ostiense . Please check carefully the map links below which show the location of the meeting point accurate to 3 square metres. See precise Google Map location What3Words address: paradise.smudges.clocked
START POINT	12:30 pm (meet 15 mins before)
END POINT	1:30 pm in the Basilica
DURATION	1 – 1.5 hours depending on queues
DRESS CODE	Comfortable clothing, covering shoulders and knees
INCLUDED	Expert Catholic Guide Guided basilica visit and historical commentary Taxes
NOT INCLUDED	Accommodation Guide tip Transport to/from the pilgrim experience

Read the Catholic pilgrim’s guide to the four Major Basilicas

Understand how the four churches belong together in the Catholic life of Rome with the Crucis guide to the four Major Basilicas of Rome.

Additional information

Ticket Type	Adult (16+), Student ID, Child (under 16)