This is one of the four patriachal basilicas of Rome.Built by Sisto III during the V century AD, people are used to mistake this basilica for the little church built by the Pope Libero, according to a legend this last one is built above the place where during the summer 352, the Madonna made an appearence, just before that the snow fall down.That is why the church is called Santa Maria della Neve.The facade is composed of a nice lodge of three arches where you could find behind nice mosaics that represent the mirade.The interior is divided in three little naves.The central nave has a splendidcelling decorated with painting of the Renaissance, some mosaicsof the 5 century decorate the naves (scenes the Ardent and New Testament) and the triumphal arc (jesus's childreen).You could also find inside the "Trionfo di Maria" a Jacopo Torrifi's mosaic realized in 1295.The most interesting items are the Madonna of the altar, the lodge's frescos of the XIV century and the cosmatesco's floor in marble of the medieval age there's also a canopy of 1700.Outside there's a Roman bell-tower of 75 meters high the highest of the city.