Roma Trip Overview
Explore the breathtaking St. Peter’s Basilica and its treasures in Renaissance and Neoclassical style. Admire the impressive views of Rome from the top of the dome.
Meet your guide at our office in Via Vespasiano 28 and start your tour walking through Piazza Risorgimento on your way to St. Peter’s Square. Glance at the unique colonnade that surrounds St. Peter’s Square.
Enter the church and admire the stunning marble, golden and mosaics decorations. Take in the timeless beauty of Michelangelo’s Pietà sculpture and the Baldachin by Bernini before heading to the unique papal grottoes under the basilica.
To reach the Dome we will take the elevator to the first level and after that you will need to climb 320 steps to reach the top of St. Peter’s dome.
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Explore the breathtaking St. Peter’s Basilica and its treasures in Renaissance and Neoclassical style. Admire the impressive views of Rome from the top of the dome.
Meet your guide at our office in Via Vespasiano 28 and start your tour walking through Piazza Risorgimento on your way to St. Peter’s Square. Glance at the unique colonnade that surrounds St. Peter’s Square.
Enter the church and admire the stunning marble, golden and mosaics decorations. Take in the timeless beauty of Michelangelo’s Pietà sculpture and the Baldachin by Bernini before heading to the unique papal grottoes under the basilica.
To reach the Dome we will take the elevator to the first level and after that you will need to climb 320 steps to reach the top of St. Peter’s dome.
Itinerary
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Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
St. Peter’s Basilica is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City. This is the largest Church in the world and the most important for Christianity.
Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it is absolutely worth-seeing, both as a pilgrimage destination and as a cultural visit.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Grottoes, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City Italy
Enjoy a visit to the Papal Grottoes, the vast crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica. Built 3 meters below the level of the Basilica, they are located just under the great altar in the middle of the central nave.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Enjoy the magnificent view of St. Peter’s Square, large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City.
The open space in front of the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the order of Pope Alexander VII.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
St. Peter’s Dome.
Duration: 20 minutes
