Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
East of the Colosseum (and south of Termini train station) are several venerable churches
that Catholic pilgrims make a point of visiting. Near one of the churches is a small WWII
museum.
Built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor, this was Rome's most important church
through medieval times. A building alongside the church houses the Holy Stairs (Scala
Santa) said to have been walked up by Jesus, which today are ascended by pilgrims on their
knees.
Cost and Hours:
Free, church—daily 7:00-18:30; Holy Stairs—daily April-Sept
6:15-12:00 & 15:30-18:45, Oct-March 6:15-12:00 & 15:00-18:15; audioguide-€5; Piazza di
San Giovanni in Laterano, Metro: San Giovanni, or bus #85 or #87; tel. 06-6988-6409.
