St. Peter's Basilica Tour at dawn - inside the Vatican

Don't miss the chance to experience the majestic "San Pietro"!

The beating heart of Catholicism, St. Peter's draws millions of pilgrims every year; they arrive from every part of the world to unite in prayer and receive the Pope's blessing.

In one hour and a half you will visit St. Peter's Square, St Peter's Basilica and St Peter's Dome! The guide will explain St Peter's building process, from the age of St Peter's to the modern age.

You will start the tour in St. Peter’s square, afterwards you will enter St Peter's Basilica, the church par excellence! Inside the greatest basilica the guide will let you discover the famous statue of Pietà by Michelangelo, the baroque Bernini's baldachin, the tomb of St. Peter, the tomb of Pope John Paul II and Christina of Sweden’s funeral monument, one of the few funeral monuments dedicated to a woman.

At the end of the tour you will reach the dome where you will be overwhelmed by the breathtaking view of the Eternal City.

Itinerary
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Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

In 1655 Fabio Chigi became Pope, taking the name of Alexander VII. Art collector and dabbler in architecture, on the very day of his election he immediately sent for Gian Lorenzo Bernini to discuss projects for the Square. In 12 years the pope commissioned the colonnade of San Pietro, the bronze throne of Saint Peter and the Scala Regia in the Vatican; he reworked the squares of the both the Pantheon and Minerva, in which the famous elephant obelisk was erected, and restored the Pyramid of Caius Cestius.
It is this tribute to classic architecture that makes the colonnade the most sober example of the Roman Baroque creations.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Inside the majestic St. Peter's Basilica the guide will let you discover the famous statue of Pietà by Michelangelo, the great baroque Bernini's baldachin, the tomb of St. Peter in the underground, the tomb of Pope John Paul II and Christina of Sweden’s funeral monument, one of the few funeral monuments dedicated to a woman.


Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Cupola di San Pietro, Piazza san Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

You will admire the city of Rome from the best possible place, St. Peter's dome!
The dome is the tallest in the world measuring approximately 136 meters in height and circa 41 meters in diameter.
You will be stunned by view of the beautiful skyline.

Duration: 15 minutes