Rome Caravaggio Art Walking Tour 2 hr 30 min

Follow Caravaggio’s story through the Roman churches and streets that still hold his paintings. On this 150-minute Rome Caravaggio Art Walking Tour, a professional art historian brings the artist’s life, work, and Roman Baroque contemporaries into focus.

Begin at Santa Maria del Popolo, where two of Caravaggio’s paintings remain in their original setting. Continue through the Tridente neighborhood, where the artist lived and found inspiration, then visit the Church of Saint Louis of the French to see the Saint Matthew altarpiece. A stop at Sant’Agostino reveals another Caravaggio work in a church many visitors overlook. Along the way, discover the appeal of these in situ masterpieces: they can be seen where they were originally created to be viewed.

Meet your guide outside the Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo, marked by a sign bearing the lead traveler’s name. Choose this Rome Caravaggio Art Walking Tour for an engaging look at the artist’s legacy, painted into the city itself.