Visit with multilingual audio guide of the Lateran Complex

We suggest you start your visit from the Basilica. Dedicated to the SS. Salvatore and to the SS. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, is the oldest church of Christianity, commissioned by the emperor Constantine after his conversion and his victory over Maxentius and consecrated in 324 AD. Then continue with a visit to the Cloister, a masterpiece of Cosmatesque art from the early 13th century, where many sculptures and ornaments are kept, including works by Arnolfo di Cambio. Then move outside to visit the Baptistery. At the end, you can complete the visit by accessing the Scala Sancta building and admiring the Chapel of the Sancta Santorum.

Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano

Price

€ 12,00

Duration

2 hours

Advantages

  • Show the ticket directly on your smartphone and start the visit
  • Reception and assistance of our staff

To listen to the audio guide you will need to download our Vatican&Rome App from the App Store or Play Store

What's included

  • Entrance and visit with multilingual audio guide of the Cloister, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Baptistery, Sancta Sanctorum (available languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese)
  • Booking and management costs

What’s not included

  • Guided tour of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, the Cloister and the Sancta Sanctorum
  • Anything not expressly indicated in the "What's included" section

Information and reception

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be advised that, from November 20, 2024 until December 20, 2024, barring any further needs, entry to the basilica will be permitted exclusively from Piazza San Giovanni Paolo II (Obelisco side). 

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  • Entrance of Lateran Palace: located on the right side of the main facade of Saint John in Lateran Basilica 

From Monday to Saturday: 9:00 am  - 16:30 pm

  • Cloister of the Basilica of St John Lateran, inside the Basilica - left aisle.

Sunday: 9:00 am  - 16:30 pm

Opening hours Lateran Complex

  • Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano: open every day from 9:00 am  to 4:30 pm
  • Cloister: every day from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
  • Lateran Baptistery: open every day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Scala Santa and the Papal Chapel of the Sancta Sanctorum: open from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am  to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm  to 5:00 pm.  Sunday from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT: For orders over 10 tickets, booking entry to the Sancta Sanctorum is mandatory. Write to info@omniavaticanrome.org

How to get there

  • Subway: line A, San Giovanni stop (5 minutes on foot from the station)
  • Open Bus Vatican&Rome: Stop n° 10 San Giovanni in Laterano
€ 12,00