With over 900 churches and shrines, Rome has been a major pilgrimage destination for over 1500 years and continues to draw millions of pilgrims today.This unique travel companion offers an in-depth guide to the Eternal Citys principal Christian sites including:

• St Peters and the major basilicas
• The principle churches and less-well known treasures
• Relics of the nativity and passion
• Images of the Madonna
• Memorials of the saints
• The catacombs
• The national colleges
• Churches of the religious orders
• Pilgrim excursions from Rome and more.

It is illustrated throughout with maps, and conveniently pocket sized for ease of use.