An entry ticket and a self-guided audio tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major are available in the WeGoTrip app. After booking, you’ll receive an email with a download link, your ticket, and a digital guide featuring maps, photos, scripts, and audio commentary.
Explore the basilica at your own pace, following expert narration directly on your smartphone as you move through one of the four Major Papal Basilicas of Rome.
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is open daily from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Modest dress is required to enter. Some areas may have limited access during religious services or special events.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entry to the Liberian Museum (Polo Museale Liberiano della Basilica)
Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone - via the WeGoTrip app
Priority entry to Basilica and museum areas - via the WeGoTrip app
Entry to Blessing Loggia, Hall of Popes and Bernini's Staircase
Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
Holy Door access
In-person tour guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Via Liberiana, 27
This is a self guided tour. Download the audioguide and start it at the starting point, it will navigate you through the basilica.
Return
Itinerary
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Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore
The route begins on Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, by the Marian Column, and leads you inside the basilica through its monumental façade. Along the way, you will admire priceless fifth-century mosaics, the Cosmatesque marble floor, the gilded Renaissance ceiling, and the majestic central nave. You will explore the Sistine and Pauline Chapels, discover relics of the Holy Crib beneath the high altar, and contemplate the famous icon Salus Populi Romani. The tour concludes on Piazza dell’Esquilino, beside the ancient obelisk behind the church.
1 hour
Rome Santa Maria Maggiore Entry and Audio Tour on Your Phone
Roma
About
An entry ticket and a self-guided audio tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major are available in the WeGoTrip app. After booking, you’ll receive an email with a download link, your ticket, and a digital guide featuring maps, photos, scripts, and audio commentary.
Explore the basilica at your own pace, following expert narration directly on your smartphone as you move through one of the four Major Papal Basilicas of Rome.
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is open daily from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Modest dress is required to enter. Some areas may have limited access during religious services or special events.
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entry to the Liberian Museum (Polo Museale Liberiano della Basilica)
Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone - via the WeGoTrip app
Priority entry to Basilica and museum areas - via the WeGoTrip app
Entry to Blessing Loggia, Hall of Popes and Bernini's Staircase
Earphones and smartphone are not included – bring your own
Holy Door access
In-person tour guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Via Liberiana, 27
This is a self guided tour. Download the audioguide and start it at the starting point, it will navigate you through the basilica.
