The founders of Christianity left a sacred trail in the Eternal City – soaring churches, beautiful chapels, precious mosaics, venerated icons and intriguing catacombs. View the spot where Peter had a vision of Christ in the Via Appia; the place where early Christian dead were lamented and buried; the holy stairs that Christ ascended to see Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, brought to Rome by St. Helena in the 4th century; the first Christian baptistery built by Constantine the Great; the magnificent basilicas of San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria Maggiore and St Paul’s Outside the Walls, three of the four ancient papal churches (with St. Peter’s in Vatican City).
*NOTE: Certain venues have specific dress codes that prohibit entry to those wearing sleeveless shirts or shorts/skirts above the knee.