Exclusive opening
N.B. The tour will be guided by the curator of the Basilica of San Sebastiano.Il curator has the keys to the private areas where once lived the Benedictine monks.This place is closed to the public.The only place in Rome where you see the basic stones of the walls serviane del VI front cristo.Then there is an ivory crucifix of Michelangelo belonged to Pope Pius V who moved his feet in the sixteenth century and is a precious relic. Then we see the papalina of Pope Pius IX and liturgical clothes of the popes from the sixteenth century to XIXth century. Extraordinary events can be discovered in an itinerary of art and faith, among miracles, holiness and creative genius. Stories of Popes (Celestine I, Honorius III, Pope Pius V, Clement IX, Benedict XIII, Pius IX and John Paul II), of the early Saints of the Eastern and Western Church (Alessio, Bonifacio, Sabina, Serapia and Adalberto) and stories of artists (Arnolfo di Cambio, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giacomo di Lorenzo, of the Cosma family, Giovan Battista Piranesi), told with passion by our art historian. At the end of a journey full of discoveries, one of the most beautiful private terraces in the city, the Belvedere Garden of S. Alessio, welcomes visitors for a unique view of the city at sunset.