Our guide was fantastic and we learned a lot about the church. You would have to do a lot of research to gain that knowledge. It's so much more practical to have a knowledgeable guide explain things to you as you're seeing them. The Basilica is huge, beautiful, and culturally rich, yet doesn't have the crowds and noise of St Peter's.

This was one of our favorite tours in Rome. Roberta, our guide, was excellent! She was very informative, and answered all of our questions. Paying the little bit of extra for the guide is totally worth it. We would have missed out on so much if we would have tried to tour the church on our own. I would rate this tour as a top 3 things to do in Rome!

Fantastic tour. The guide was lovely and well informed on the history. She was clear to understand and gave enough time for everyone to look around and take photos. The tour took the whole hour and was easy to locate where to find the guide.