Lateran Palace: Guided Tour

Discover the Lateran Palace in Rome with an expert guide

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Duration: 1h
Max group size: 15
Fast Track
Wheelchair accessible
Live guide: English, Italian

Registered address: via della Pigna 13/a, 00186, Rome, IT

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What's included

Entrance to the Lateran Palace

Guided tour in English and Italian

Earphones

What's not included

Entrance of Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Cloister and Sancta Sanctorum

Entrance to the Sancta Sanctorum

Meeting point

Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 00184, Rome

Meet the guide at the meeting point and show your smartphone voucher
The office is open from 9:00 to 17:00

Description

Just footsteps away from the awe-inspiring Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano - the head of all Roman and world churches - stands the magnificent Lateran Palace. This resplendent palace served as the Pope's residence for centuries. Despite being damaged by earthquakes, raids, invasions, and even decimated by a fire in 1308, the palace has always been meticulously restored. When the papacy returned to Rome in 1377, they chose Vatican as their residence.

However, the Lateran Palace, although no longer inhabited, has continued to retain its unique status as the Patriarchium or the "Seat of the Bishop of Rome" over the centuries. Indeed, all newly elected Popes have always celebrated their inauguration at the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.

How to get there:

Metro: line A, San Giovanni stop (5 minutes walk from the station)
Open Bus Vatican&Rome: Stop no. 10 San Giovanni in Laterano

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