SAINT PETER SQUARE AND BASILICA

St. Peter’s Basilica, which is called “Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano” in Italian, is a large church in the Vatican City, in Rome, Italy. It is often called “the greatest church in Christendom”. In Catholic tradition, St. Peter’s Basilica is believed to be the burial place of Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. It is believed that Saint Peter was the first Bishop of Rome. Although the Bible does not say that the apostle Peter went to Rome, other Roman Christians who were alive in the 1st century AD have written about him. Catholics believe that after Peter was killed, his body was buried in a cemetery where the basilica now stands. A tomb has been found below the altar of the basilica, and there were some bones, but no-one can say for certain if they are the bones of St. Peter.

CASTEL SANT’ANGELO

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant’Angelo (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈstɛl sanˈtandʒelo]; English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. The structure was once the tallest building in Rome.

VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE

Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation) is a street in the Rione of Borgo within Rome, Italy. Roughly 500 metres (1,600 ft) in length, it connects Saint Peter’s Square to the Castel Sant’Angelo on the western bank of the Tiber River. The road was constructed between 1936 and 1950, and it is the primary access route to the Square. In addition to shops, it is bordered by a number of historical and religious buildings – including the Palazzo Torlonia, the Palazzo dei Penitenzieri and the Palazzo dei Convertendi, and the churches of Santa Maria in Traspontina and Santo Spirito in Sassia.

HOW DOES IT WORKS

This Virtual Tour will be an incredible experience where you will enjoy Rome through virtual reality, the video that our staff made and the detailed picture discussed by our professional tourist guide will make you feel you are personally here.

The virtual tour will use zoom to connect up to 100 partecipants to enjoy Rome.

Of course at the end of the tour there will be a moment where we will discuss together.

HOW TO JOIN IT

It will be very easy to join the tour, you will need just a comfortable sofa, a good internet connection, a smarthphone or a laptop and you will receive the zoom link the same day.

We are waiting for you to enjoy this journey through ancient Rome.