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St Peter Basilica Guided Tour with Reserved Access

By City Wonders
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Overview
  • Reserved access to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • 90-minute guided tour with English-speaking expert
  • Admire Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin
  • Small group experience, maximum 25 guests
  • Includes headset so you hear your guide clearly

Activity location

    • 00120, Vatican City, Vatican City

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Piazza della Città Leonina Via di Porta Angelica
    • 00193, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Reserved access to enter St. Peter’s Basilica
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert English-Speaking Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to Underground Crypts with Popes’ tombs
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Headsets when appropriate, so you can always hear your guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pick-up/drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities (welcomed and appreciated)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Know before you book

  • Children 2 years old and younger are complimentary.
  • Please be advised that access to St. Peter's Basilica will not be guaranteed unless the names of all participants in the booking are provided in advance. This requirement is essential for security and the Venue organizational purposes.
  • All visitors are required to pass through airport-style security. During the high season, wait times at security can be long.
  • This activity is not wheelchair accessible. If you have limited mobility, you should not take part.
  • This activity is unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriers.
  • Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.

What you can expect

njoy a deeper experience of one of the world’s most important churches on this small group tour of St. Peter’s Basilica, with reserved access so you can avoid the long entry lines.

Your expert English-speaking guide will lead you through the Basilica’s grand interior, sharing the stories behind its architecture, history, and artworks.

Admire Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s Baldachin, and countless mosaics, sculptures, and chapels that make St. Peter’s a masterpiece of Renaissance design.

With a group limited to 25 guests, you’ll enjoy a more intimate, personalized experience.

Access to Vatican crypts, where many Popes are buried in marble tombs, a sacred space rarely seen by the average visitor.

This 90-minute guided experience offers rich insight into the heart of the Vatican City, with expert commentary and reserved access.

Location

Activity location

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    • 00120, Vatican City, Vatican City

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Piazza della Città Leonina Via di Porta Angelica
    • 00193, Roma, Lazio, Italy