Each itinerary is combined with an interesting multilangual audioguide that will tell you about Rome's rich history, and the protagonists, Popes and princes who passed through the sights you will be seeing.
OPEN BUS
- 12 stops
- 1 hour and 20 minutes for description of sites and routes
- multilangual audioguide (8 languages)
- all days including Sundays and holidays
WALKING ITINERARIES
Inside the Vatican
The Vatican Museums are considered among the most important museums in the world. Here, the Popes have preserved some of the greatest masterpieces of all time. During the visit you can admire Raphael's Rooms, the private living quarters of Pope Julius II, decorated with some important frescoes by the great Renaissance painter. The visit will end at the Sistine Chapel, the work of the great master Michelangelo.
Info
Meeting point: Ufficio ORP
Address: Piazza Pio XII, 9
Vatican Museums: No queue
St. Peter's Basilica: free
Time
10.30 a.m. - everyday excluding Sundays and closing days of the Museums
Tickets
Full: € 25,00
Reduced: children 6-12 years € 7.50
Free: 0-6 years
Sr. Peter's Basilica&Tombs of the Popes
This itinerary allows you to encounter St. Peter in the basilica that has conserved his remains for almost two thousend years. You will visit all the places: the naves, the chapels and the altars. Then, you will descend into the Vatican's Sacred Grottos, where you will see up close the Confession of St. Peter and the tombs of many popes, loved and venerated by the Christian people, including Paul VI and Jean Paul II.
Info
Meeting point: Ufficio ORP
Address: Piazza Pio XII, 9
Duration: 2 hours
Time
9.00 a.m./ 3 p.m. - everyday excluding Wednesdays morning, Sundays and religious holidays
Tickets
Full: € 10,00
Free: children 0-10 years
The Lateran and St. John's
The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the oldest church in the West, the mother and archetype of all the churches of Rome and of the world. It remained the papal residence for more than 1000 years, up until the 14th century. You will visit the Baptistery, the Holy Stairs and the Sancta Sanctorum. Belonging to the former Patriarchate, the Sancta Sanctorum was the official residence of pontiffs from the Paleo-Christian era through the end of the Middle Ages. Upon their return from France in 1377, the pontiffs shifted their residence to the Vatican.
Info
Meeting point: Ufficio ORP
Address: Piazza Pio XII, 9
Duration: 2 hours
Time
9.00 a.m. - everyday excluding Wednesdays, Sundays and religious holidays
Tickets
Full: € 15,00
Free: children 0-10 years
You can get the tickets from P.I.T.s, from ORP and Atac sale points, from tobacco shops, from the web site www.josp.com. If you have Roma Pass and Roma&Più Pass you will have a 10% discount.
For further information visit www.orpnet.org
