The Pope and the places of power in Rome: San Giovanni in Laterano and San Pietro in Vaticano
From San Giovanni in Laterano to St. Peter's Basilica, the two largest churches in Rome, the first and last seat of the Papacy, discovering the traditions that make Vatican City the nerve centre of the Catholic Church.
San Giovanni in Laterano, the oldest basilica and first seat of the Papacy, gave way at the end of the Avignonese period to the more famous San Pietro in Vaticano, the largest church in the world located in the smallest state in Europe, Vatican City, a city within the city of Rome. From a privileged position we will discover the curiosities and details of the most famous state in the world; a state with governing bodies, a territory, albeit symbolic, a flag, a currency and an army, also symbolic, to protect what is the other side of Rome, because talking about the Vatican means, after all, talking about Rome.
DURATION
90 minutes including 30 min of Q&A.
From San Giovanni in Laterano to St. Peter's Basilica, the two largest churches in Rome, the first and last seat of the Papacy, discovering the traditions that make Vatican City the nerve centre of the Catholic Church.
San Giovanni in Laterano, the oldest basilica and first seat of the Papacy, gave way at the end of the Avignonese period to the more famous San Pietro in Vaticano, the largest church in the world located in the smallest state in Europe, Vatican City, a city within the city of Rome. From a privileged position we will discover the curiosities and details of the most famous state in the world; a state with governing bodies, a territory, albeit symbolic, a flag, a currency and an army, also symbolic, to protect what is the other side of Rome, because talking about the Vatican means, after all, talking about Rome.
DURATION
90 minutes including 30 min of Q&A.
YOUR GUIDE
Raffaella Marchesini
Raffaella Marchesini, known as Ella, is a qualified guide working in Rome. She has a degree in Archaeology and a PhD in Ancient History and has been a Sommelier since 2016. Her passion for the past is matched only by her passion for good food and wine because after all "you don't know exactly where you are going until you know where you have been", and what you have drunk!
