Every Pilgrim's Guide to Rome

In addition to being one of the world’s most enthralling cities, Rome, with its 900 churches and shrines, has been a major pilgrimage destination for over 1500 years and continues to draw millions of pilgrims today. This unique travel companion gives a brief history of Christian Rome and tells the story of its pilgrimage tradition. It offers an in-depth guide to the Eternal City’s principal Christian sites including: 

St Peter’s and other basilicas 

Relics of the nativity and passion 

Memorials of the saints 

The catacombs 

Pilgrim excursions from Rome 

Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, and conveniently pocket sized for ease of use.