Things to do in Rome

Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano: Audio Tour

3.30

(36)

3 hours

Cancellation policy

Cancellation not allowed.

Entrance to the Basilica
Entrance to the Cloister
Multilingual audio guide of the Cloister and the Basilica

Guided tour of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano and the Cloister
Anything not expressly indicated in the "included" item

Entrance to the Basilica
Entrance to the Cloister
Multilingual audio guide of the Cloister and the Basilica

Guided tour of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano and the Cloister
Anything not expressly indicated in the "included" item

Pug in and soak up the history as you go!

An ideal tour for those who don't have much time, this audio-guided option will walk you through all the historical facts you need for a deeper understanding of the Basilica of San Giovanni and Cloister.

Explore the Basilica, dedicated to SS. Salvatore and to SS. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. Admire the light streaming through the windows of the oldest church of Christianity, commissioned by the emperor Constantine, consecrated in 324 AD.

Learn why it's defined as the mater et caput of all the churches of Rome and of the world!

From the Basilica, enter the Romanesque and Gothic Cloister with its beautiful inlaid marble columns, the work of famous Roman marble workers.

Meeting point: Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano 4, Rome

4 Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano

Map

Instructions

To listen to the audio guide you will need to download the Vatican&Rome app from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnia-vatican-rome/id1265781166) or [Play Store](http://%20https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.orp.vaticanandrome)
You will receive access codes (user and password) immediately after purchase which are necessary to download the audio content
If you need assistance, you can go to the help desk located at the entrance of the Lateran Palace, on the right side of the main facade of the Basilica (open from Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 16:30). On Sundays you can contact the staff on duty at the Cloister (left aisle of the Basilica).

*Opening hours Lateran Complex**
Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: open every day from 9:00 to 16:30
Cloister: available every day from 9.00 to 16.30
Lateran Baptistery: open every day from 9:00 to 17:00
Scala Santa and the Papal Chapel of the Sancta Sanctorum: open from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00. Sunday from 15:00 to 17:00