Skip the Line St. Peter's Basilica, Papal Tombs & Dome Guided Tour

Overview

Highlights

• Skip-the-Line Access
• Papal Tombs Visit
• Expert Guide

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   St. Peter's Square

   Pass by

   St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro), located in Vatican City in front of St. Peter's Basilica, is a massive, iconic Baroque plaza designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667. Featuring an elliptical design with massive colonnades representing the "embrace" of the Church, it holds over 300,000 people and features a central Egyptian obelisk.

2. 2

   St. Peter's Basilica

   1h 30min

   The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican City, or simply Saint Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions. The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year both within the basilica or the adjoining St. Peter's Square; these liturgies draw audiences numbering from 15,000 to over 80,000 people.

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