Day 1: Arrival

Morning -  arrival, check-in

Afternoon - introduction and evening Mass at St. Peter’s

 

Day 2: Republican and Imperial Rome; Martyrdom

Morning - Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Afternoon - Colosseum, San Clemente and Quattro Coronati 

 

Day 3: Ostia Antica and Paleo-christian Rome

Morning - Visit to Ostia Antica, including temples, Mithraea, church & synagogue.

Afternoon - Catacombs of St. Sebastian, San Paolo fuori le Mura

 

Day 4: The Papacy, Constantine, and the Peace of the Church

Morning - Papal Audience, Santa Maria Maggiore

Afternoon - Lateran, Holy Stairs, Santa Croce

 

Day 5: Renaissance Rome

Morning - Visit St. Peter’s Basilica and climb the dome

Afternoon - Visit Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

 

Day 6: Baroque Rome

Morning - Pantheon and walking tour of Campus Martius, including visits to baroque churches

Afternoon - Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese, Galleria Borghese, Pincian Hill

 

Day 7: Departure