St. Peter's Dome Climb, Basilica & Vatacombs

See Rome from the highest heights of Michelangelo's magnificent dome on this wonderful guided tour of art, architecture and adventure!

Views of the Vatican City (private Papal gardens, Papal helipad, the Pope's private railway station) hit home first. Views of the vast city of Rome come next, stretching tendril-like to the blue Tyrrhenian Sea and green Castelli Romani hills. Very few tourists climb so high to see so far!

Meet your expert Vatican tour guide on St. Peter's Square and make your way across marble paving to the steps which wind up and around the dome. We take the elevator part of the way and enjoy plenty of staircase breaks!

At the summit, your guide will point out all the most interesting historical landmarks in every direction, be they in the Vatican City or the wider city of Rome.

Easy does it on the way down to terra firma and then take a break before entering St. Peter's Basilica - a triumph of art and architecture unmatched anywhere else on earth!

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

Meet your expert Vatican tour guide on the threshold of St. Peter's Square and make your way across marble paving to the steps which wind up and around the dome. There are 551 in total so of course this is too much exertion for most. We take the elevator part of the way which cuts the step count by a sizable 171, leaving 380.

Duration: 15 minutes

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

From St. Peter's Square, enter the passageways which lead up to the top of Michelangelo's magnificent dome for superb views of the Vatican City and Rome.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

A fully guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica follows your dome climb. It's one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and it will leave a profound impression upon your soul.

Duration: 45 minutes