St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour

Rome, Italy

2 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the largest Catholic church in the world and learn about its history and architecture on this in-depth tour of St. Peter’s Basilica. Learn about this Renaissance masterpiece, beginning from St. Peter’s Square, then marvel at the masterpieces by Michelangelo, Bernini, and other great artists inside the church. Cover the square and church in just hours, leaving you plenty of time to continue exploring on your own.

An express tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and Square to optimize your time
A guide for insights into the history and architecture of this iconic attraction
Admire the collection of Renaissance masterpieces inside, including the Pietà
Follow the guide commentary easily despite the crowds with headsets

What's Included

Expert tourguide
Headsets

Tips

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Bar L'Ottagono
centro piazza, Piazza del Risorgimento, 00193 Roma RM, Italy

End point

Saint Peter’s Basilica
Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
The tour ends inside St. Peters Basilica by the Papal Crypt

Itinerary

St. Peter's Square

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Peter's Basilica

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Baldachin

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

La Pieta

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.4

based on 9 reviews

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A true masterpiece

Leticia_W, Dec 2023

Great your, very much enjoyed the knowledge of our tour guide would definitely recommend as a must do.

Bad Scheduling

Robert_S, Jul 2023

The tour was rescheduled for 1 hour later 15 minutes before the scheduled start. I’ll NEVER recommend you to anyone.

Hard to find group, but otherwise a great tour

Kirsten_W, Jul 2023

We had some trouble on the front end of the tour. The time we were scheduled for changed from 8am to 8:40. We were given an extremely general meeting location -- an entire piazza, not a place on that piazza. Despite arriving almost 15 minutes early, we had trouble finding our group. We realized they had gone and gotten in the admission line without us. There was no communication about this from the tour operator, who didn't answer our messages. However, once we found them and the tour got going it was great. Yamilla was incredibly knowledgeable and gave great explanations.

Wonderful experience

Jessica_H, Jun 2023

Easy to find check-in and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. From checking in to getting the tour started was 15 minutes. Started right on time. It was a great tour for the money.

Patient, Knowledgable, Fun

Lacey_M, May 2023

Arianna was fantastic, took her time with us and new everything. She even made sure no one had a tour immediately after ours in case we wanted to take more time. Lovely

Wonderful!

Kevin_M, Oct 2022

I loved our guide and her presentation of the incredible history of St. Peter's Basilica. I did not realize it wasn't a "skip the line" experience, however our guide kept us engaged with interesting facts and information as we waited.

Hmmm…Skip the line?

Deborah_Y, Oct 2022

Sara was passionate about the stories that St. Peter’s told- a very nice experience. Be warned, though - this is NOT a skip the line tour, but a “get a lot of information while you’re waiting “ tour.

An excellent tour and guide

Temisan_H, Jul 2022

Our immense thanks to Gabrielle, our wonderful tour guide, who gave us a captivating and informative tour of St. Peters Square and the Basilica. We really enjoyed it, and were lucky to have such a lovely guide who really loves and knows the city. Gabrielle took time to explain the history and the context of sculptures and features. There was so much I didn't know. This is a highly recommended tour.

Great tour

erinmcall, Apr 2022

Amazing tour and the view from the dome was wonderful. The stairs were a bit of work, but not too bad. Mostly just claustrophobic because it's so narrow.