Rome: Skip The Line St.Peters Basilica, Tombs & Dome Tour

About this activity

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    1.5 hours
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Highlights

  • Skip the long entrance lines and enter the magnificent St. Peter's Basilica
  • Explore this incredible monument and enter the Papal tombs beneath
  • See the breathtaking panoramic views from the Dome (if option selected)

Your experience

Begin your visit to the Basilica and see masterpieces like Michelangelo's famous sculpture La Pietà, Bernini's Grand Baldacchino, and an altar fully designed.

An expert guide will tell you the extraordinary history and complex artistry and architecture of this iconic site considered the center of Catholic faith.

Next, visit the Vatican Grottoes to see papal tombs and chapels and corridors where you pay respects to the resting places of popes as well as royals and other dignitaries from ages past.

This unique tour ensures a full understanding of the unmatched art, spiritual significance, and historical grandeur of St.

Peter's Basilica.

If you took the Dome option, please give at least 30 more minutes after the tour ends because you will go up by elevator to St.

Peter’s Dome.

There, you will be met with beautiful wide views of the city; an unforgetable experience high above Rome.

What's Included
  • Skip the line entrance to St.Peter's Basilica
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
  • Access to the papal tombs
  • Access to St.Peter's Dome (if Option Selected)
What's Excluded
  • Location Pick Up & Drop Off
  • Scavi / Necropolis

Itinerary

Starting location:

Via Germanico, 16

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St. Peter's Basilica

Guided tour (1.5 hours)

St Peter's Basilica Dome

Sightseeing (30 minutes)

Meeting Point

To Remember

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

  • The tour reservations have strict timing. To join the tour, you are required to be at the meeting point for check-in at least 15 minutes prior to your tour departure time.
  • If you arrive late for the meeting time, it will not be possible to join the group or reschedule, unless you pay for the activity again. As per "No Show" rules you will not be entitled to a refund.
  • Knees & Shoulders MUST be covered for both men & women to enter the Basilica.
  • Please note that on the day of your visit certain areas of the monument/attraction can be closed due to either religious events or national holidays.
  • All visitors must pass through the monument/attraction security check please allow at least 20 minutes to clear security.
  • Please be aware that large bags/backpacks/suitcases are not permitted in the monument/attraction.
  • This tour is NOT wheelchair accessible.
  • If you have booked the option to visit the Dome please give yourself at least another 30 minutes after the tour has ended to visit.