San Giovanni in Laterano Basilica
The pontifical Basilica
MATER ET CAPUT OMNIUM ECLESIARUM URBIS ET ORBIS (Mother and first of all the churches of the city and the World).
The Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) is one of the seven pilgrimage churches of Rome. It was built in 313 by Constantine and has 100 meters long by 65 wide. The main highlights are the facade, the baptistery, the papal altar and the many frescoes that decorate the interior of one of the most beautiful churches in the world. Hotels in Rome
Opening Hours
Church – 7AM-6.30PM daily
Baptistry – 7.30AM-12.30PM 4PM-6.30PM (Tuesday to Saturday); 9AM-12.30PM 4PM-6.30PM (Sunday)
Cloister – 9AM-6PM daily
Museum – 9AM-1PM (Monday to Saturday)
Tickets
Church – Free entrance
Cloiser – 2€ (free with the Vatican museum ticket)
Museum – 4€
Underground Station – San Giovanni
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