Santa Maria Maggiore Church and Undergrounds Private Guided Tour

This is an exclusive private tour focused on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the most beautiful churches of Rome. An expert local guide will take you to see the highlights but also some secret corners. Learn history and art of this spectacular monument founded in the IV century and decorated with some of the most precious works of the city: the highest bell tower in Rome, the ceiling plated with the gold brought from America by Columbus, the Sistine Chapel, the tomb of Bernini and many Popes and much more. We will also visit the undergrounds of the Basilica where lay the ruins of an Ancient Roman villa with mosaics and paintings. The tour will end on the basilica terraces with a fantastic panorama over Rome.