Pope Francis Tour

Do you want to follow the path taken by Jorge Bergoglio before he became the “Pope from the end of the World”? Discover what the early life of Pope Francisco was like in Buenos Aires with this sightseeing tour.

Pope Francis Tour Itinerary

The journey through the life of Jorge Bergoglio starts at 10 am at his birthplace in the renowned Flores neighborhood. This is where Jorge spent his formative years with his parents and four siblings.

The tour will include visits to the buildings that shaped his education, as well as the locations where he received the first sacraments that awakened his religious calling. We will explore places he frequented in his youth, including San Lorenzo de Almagro Football Club, to understand his early passion for football.

We will stop at the Church of San Francisco de Asis, where Bergoglio discovered the Franciscan Order from which his papal name is derived. The next visit will be to the San José de Flores church, where he decided at the age of 17 to dedicate his life to God.

The tour concludes at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, a significant site where many Argentines gathered to await the results of the conclave that elected Bergoglio as the successor to Pope Benedict XVI. The tour ends around 1 pm in Plaza de Mayo.