Christian Rom og undergrunden: Halvdags semi-private tur
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Halvdags vandretur i en lille gruppe af det kristne Rom for at opdage de underjordiske skatte i nogle af de mest sensationelle kirker. Turen starter i Lateran-området, besøg af St. John Lateran-basilikaen, den ældste af de fire pavelige basilikaer, betragtet som "Kirken i Rom", moderen til alle kirker Katedralen, det sted, hvor biskoppen har sæde. Derefter fortsætter turen med besøget af St. Clements Basilica, den eneste kirke i Rom, der er bygget på 3 forskellige niveauer, fra det 1. til det 12. århundrede, og de underjordiske etager kan udforskes, herunder Mithras-alteret fra det 1. århundrede . Besøget slutter med St. Peter's in Chains Basilica, kaldet sådan for de lænker, som ifølge traditionen Helene Constantines mor bragte i Rom og for et mirakel, hvor de sluttede sig til den anden Peterskæde i Rom. Kirken er også berømt for statuen af Moses, skabt af Michelangelo graven af pave Julius II.
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Den pavelige ærkebasilika, den største ærkepræstelige katedral for den Allerhelligste Frelser og de hellige Johannes Døberen og evangelisten i Lateran, bedre kendt som Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, er pr. definition "moderen til alle kirkerne i verden", og repræsenterer idealet mellem den hedenske æra og den kristne æra. Basilikaen, som ligger nær Celio-bjerget, blev bygget på samme sted som basilikaen bygget af Konstantin, omkring 314, på jord, der allerede ejes af den adelige Lateran-familie, hvorfra hele området har fået sit navn. I sine annaler fortæller Tacitus, at Lateranernes huse og jorder blev konfiskeret fra dem af kejser Nero efter sammensværgelsen af "Pisos": konsulen Plautius Lateran konspirerede, fejlede, mod kejser Nero, som dømte ham til døden og han fratog ham gods og jord til fordel for den kejserlige statskasse.
På skråningerne af Celio er der et af de mest imponerende monumenter, rig på historie, kunst og spiritualitet i Rom: klostret Santi Quattro Coronati. Grundlagt i midten af det 5. århundrede e.Kr. på resterne af en romersk domus er det en af de vigtigste basilikaer i det karolingiske Rom. Efter så mange århundreder forbliver dens charme uændret, så meget, at det indtryk, du får, når du krydser dens tærskel, er at fordybe dig i en gammel atmosfære suspenderet i tiden, langt fra den moderne bys kaos og hektiske rytmer. Kirken, der har fået sit navn fra traditionen om fire romerske soldaters og fem stenhuggeres martyrdød, blev fuldstændig genopbygget efter branden, der ødelagde byen i 1084. I begyndelsen af det trettende århundrede blev bygningen med munkecellerne, det pragtfulde kloster og det luksuriøse befæstede kardinalpalads tilføjet til det oprindelige kompleks, hvis indgang er domineret af den massive Torre Maggiore.
Basilikaen San Clemente in Laterano er en af de mest interessante og antikke basilikaer i Rom, bygget før 385 og dedikeret til San Clemente, den tredje pave efter Sankt Peter. Den består af to overlejrede kirker, bygget oven på romerske bygninger fra den republikanske tidsalder og på resterne af et tempel af guden Mithras. På venstre side af facaden ses klokketårnet, bygget mellem slutningen af det 17. og begyndelsen af det 18. århundrede. Den nederste basilika bevarer adskillige fresker, herunder repræsentationen af "Legend of Sisinno", nogle fragmenter af relikvier fra Saint Cyril, evangelist og opfinder sammen med sin bror Methodius, af det glagolitiske alfabet, hvorfra det kyrilliske var afledt. Går man ned på et endnu lavere niveau, er der romerske bygninger fra kejsertiden og et Mithraeum, hvoraf et marmoralter er bevaret med en repræsentation af drabet på tyren af Mithras.
San Pietro in bonds blev grundlagt i det 5. århundrede af kejserinde Eudoxia, for at vogte det dyrebare relikvie: lænken som Sankt Peter, en fange i Jerusalem, var blevet bundet med, og som i dag er bevaret under højalteret, og er vises for de troende den 1. august hvert år. Genopbygget i det 8. århundrede, yderligere indgreb på facaden og portikoen blev foretaget i 1500-tallet, mens interiøret blev ændret i det 18. århundrede. Foran kirken står en portik med fem buer understøttet af ottekantede søjler, som bærer pave Julius II's våbenskjold i hovedstæderne. Det indre af den basilikaformede kirke er opdelt i tre skibe, adskilt af 20 doriske søjler af græsk marmor. Basilikaen er frem for alt berømt, fordi den siden 1545 har været vært for et af renæssancekunstens mesterværker: Michelangelo Buonarrotis Moses, den kolossale statue, skulptureret i 1513, til at dekorere Julius II's begravelsesmonument.
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Fabio was our guide and he was extremely knowledgeable and personable. The churches we saw were beautiful and had centuries of history to learn about. All of them played pivotal roles in the history of Christianity.
The driver was 20 minutes late. The driver then drove a UK couple around the city for 45 minutes. We were finally dropped off in a dark parking lot and met by the guide. The tour was supposed to start at the Basilica of Saint John the Lateran instead we both handicapped were supposed to walk the streets of Rome with some guide. In the dark we feared we would be mugged. The guide was kind enough to call a taxi who charged us double the normal rate. If you are handicapped or physically challenged do not use Viator
Dear customer, we are sorry for the inconvenience but you have not provided the indications of your handicap. this is necessary to organize a tour for people with disabilities. the driver is not responsible for the traffic he may find on the route. Not informing the organization of your problem is your responsibility and not the fault of the operator or Viator. in the indications we have indicated that this tour is a walking tour and is carried out on foot. We advise you to read carefully before booking a service and check if they have service for the handicapped.
This tour was so amazing with an excellent guide. To touch and see the very doors that Julius Caesar would have walked through at the entrance to the Senate (so we are told) was very special. Also the historic Catacombes and Basilicas were spectacular and should be on any person's interest in ancient Rome must see list.
Dear customer , thanks for sharing with us your experience. Rome is a open museum and we are happy to know that you enjoyed our best regadrs Patricia
Our tour guide, Mohammed, was amazing! He made the ancient churches come alive. His knowledge and insights made this one of our best and most fascinating tours.ever.
Dear customer , thanks so much for this beautiful words . your feedback is very important to us . happy that you enjoyed our best regards Patricia
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable & spoke very good English. We had a great tour of 4 churches even though one was closed unexpectedly. Our guide found another church for us to visit in replacement which was very good of her. She allowed us time to ask questions & take photographs. We really enjoyed the church where we were able to go down to excavated levels to see former churches. i would highly recoomend this tour.
Dear customer , thanks so much for this beautiful words . your feedback is very important to us . happy that you enjoyed our best regards Patricia
<p>The tour was good and really informative. However we felt that the experience was marred as our guide appeared 45mins late.</p>
<p>My mom and I had a wonderful three-hour walking tour on a Monday afternoon in late March lovely time to visit Rome, beautiful weather and a little less crowded. This was our third visit to Rome so we wanted to see a few places outside the typical tourist circuit in addition to returning to some old favorites, of course, so this tour of San Giovanni in Laterano the official Church of Rome and seat of the Bishop of Rome, i.e., the Pope, and apparently the oldest basilica, founded by Constantine, San Clemente, and San Pietro in Vincoli St. Peter in Chains fit the bill perfectly.<br/> I love that this tour included hotel pick up and return, and our driver was amazing, getting us from our hotel just north of the Spanish Steps to San Giovanni south of the Colosseum as quickly as possible in spite of jammed city center streets due to the arrival of a visiting African head of state's motorcade! Our guide Maria was waiting for us outside San Giovanni, where we began a lovely three hour tour. Maria is a very warm and sweet person, low key yet engaging, and an extremely knowledgeable guide. My mom and I already knew a lot about Roman history and architecture yet she gave us lots of knew and fascinating information, sharing lots of anecdotes about the religious and artistic history of what we were seeing.<br/> San Giovanni is enormous and extremely impressive, almost overwhelming in its size and artistic content, and not at all crowded: highly recommend it if you can get out there. Maria then took us across the street to visit the famous Holy Staircase reportedly walked on by Jesus as he entered Pontius Pilate's palace in Jerusalem, at the top of which you can see the Holy of Holies, the medieval popes' private chapel and the only remaining portion of the original Lateran Palace, home of the popes prior to their move to Avignon and then the Vatican. Striking to see the faithful still ascending the Holy Stairs on their knees. Afterwards we walked around the side of San Giovanni's through a square with the largest and oldest of Rome's many Egyptian obelisks and visited the cathedral's baptistery, dating from the early Middle Ages and a real gem. Again, very few other tourists, and loaded with fascinating history. We then walked to the nearby church of San Clemente, a fascinating lasagna to borrow Maria's term! of Roman history, with the new 12th century basilica on top of the original 4th or 5th ce. church on top of a 1st century Temple to Mithras and various Roman dwellings and what is thought to be the Roman Mint. An unbelievable experience! Maria guided us deftly through all three levels the two lower ones are dark and there are lots of steps to descend, and then ascend, but my mom, who is a senior citizen, was fine because Maria didn't move us through too quickly. After San Clemente we got some unexpected treats: she walked us by the spot where the Pope Joan of legend supposedly gave birth in a procession and was killed by the witnesses, approached the Colosseum from the south and saw the remains of the main gladiator training center, and ended up at St. Peter's in Chains for a visit to Michelangelo's incredible Moses! Because we were a little late getting to the last stop due to the aforementioned traffic issues, Maria ran up to the guard at San Pietro in Vincoli as he was getting ready to close the gates it closes at 6 pm in winter and persuaded him to let us in for a visit! As in the other sites, Maria offered us many fascinating details about the history and art, and we now finally know the real story behind the horns on the top of Moses' head! When we exited the church our driver was waiting for us in an adjacent parking area, and he whisked us back to our hotel in no time at all this time with no traffic issues!.<br/> In short, this tour by the local operator Welcome Italy was even more than we'd hoped it would be and Maria was a delightful tour guide and companion for the final afternoon of our week in Rome. Highly recommended! Grazie mille, Maria!</p>
