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Santa Maria in TrasteverevsBasilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Both are praised by experts. On balance, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ranks slightly better than Santa Maria in Trastevere. Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ranks #11 in Rome with endorsements from 7 reviews including Let's Go, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.
Santa Maria in Trastevere
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Let's Go Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
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Fodor's "Originally built sometime before the 4th century, this is certainly one of Rome's oldest, and grandest, churches." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Trastevere's glittering heart is the beautiful Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, which features what is said to be the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome." Full review
Time Out "This stunning church, with its welcoming portico and façade with shimmering 13th-century mosaics, overlooks the traffic-free piazza of the same name." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This is undoubtedly one of Trastevere's most charming squares, with its central fountain, rebuilt by Bernini, the church facade and its mosaic, and café terraces that overrun the pavement area."
Let's Go "The three-hour happy hour at Oddfellows is a local secret, coaxing workers out of the office as early as 3 p.m. with its genteel libations." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Inside, while the 17C ceiling by Domenichino is impressive, the chancel mosaics are spectacular. " Full review
Afar Magazine "Many believe the Basilica di Santa Maria was the first church built in Rome." Full review
Frommer's "One of the oldest in Rome. But parts of it were added around 1100, and more in the early 1700s...the 1293 mosaic scenes depicting the “Life of the Virgin Mary” by Pietro Cavallini. " Full review
Lonely Planet "Trastevere’s focal square is a prime people-watching spot." Full review
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Fodor's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Time Out Frommer's Let's Go Michelin Guide Afar Magazine
Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00185 Rome
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Fodor's "Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the oldest churches in Rome, built around 440 by Pope Sixtus III." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"One of Rome's four patriarchal basilicas, Santa Maria was built on the summit of the Esquiline Hill in the 5th century." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Originally built in the fifth century, Santa Maria Maggiore contains one of the best preserved Byzantine interiors in Rome." Full review
Time Out "Behind this blowsy Baroque façade is one of the most striking basilica-form churches in Rome." Full review
Frommer's "This great church, one of Rome's four major basilicas, was built by Pope Liberius in A.D. 358 and was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III from 432 to 440." Full review
Let's Go "Located just minutes away from Termini Station, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is an enormous basilica dedicated to everyone’s favorite virgin (no, not you)." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Founded by Pope Sixtus III (432-440), this is one of Rome's four great basilicas, and has been remodelled many times down the centuries." Full review
Afar Magazine "Contains almost a millennia's worth of Italian architecture, from an 18th-century baroque exterior to the 5th-century mosaics lining its interior arch." Full review
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Be sure to see the relics of what is believed to be pieces of Jesus Christ's manger from the day he was born.
