In the year of the Jubilee 2025, trace the history of this ancient and majestic event through the centuries! Accompanied by an expert guide, you will walk through the center of Rome to discover its treasures: ancient ruins, mysterious churches, great Renaissance artists and Popes of universal power. But also scandals, secrets, intrigues and passions behind the great Jubilees of the past!
The Tour begins at the Accademia di San Luca, the nerve center of great artists in the service of the Pope. It continues to the Trevi Fountain, where you will hear the great rivalry of two famous artists for the Jubilee of 1650.
The next stop is at Piazza della Pilotta, in front of the magnificent building of the Pontifical Gregorian University, a beacon of culture in Baroque Rome and beyond!
Through the beautiful Galleria Sciarra and its wonderful frescoes, we will then reach Piazza Colonna and Piazza di Pietra, where Ancient Rome meets the origin of Christianity.
The visit continues with entry to two wonderful churches: the first is St. Ignatius. Popes, Jesuits, Knights and Artists of the 15th century discovering the New World! The second is Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, which saw the celebrations of the first Jubilee in history in the year 1300 and where St. Catherine of Siena, patroness of Italy, rests! The tour continues by arriving at one of the most famous symbols of Rome, the Pantheon: its millennial history starts from the heart of the Roman Empire, to become the heart of the Jubilee since the Renaissance!
A few steps away, you'll see the great patio of S. Ivo alla Sapienza, among whose rooms the great Jubilees of the past were decided and organized, and then end the tour with the turbulent and fascinating history of Caravaggio, between the churches of S. Agostino and S. Luigi, discovering the talent and passion of this "rebel artist" of the 1600s.
