St. Peter's Basilica: Express Guided Tour

See Michelangelo’s Pietà and explore the underground papal tombs with a guide

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Duration2 hrs

LocationRome

AccessibilityWheelchair accessible

Languages3 tour languages

Venue hours

Opening times

Venue hours and ticket availability are checked separately.

St. Peter's Basilica

Today · Fri, Jul 31: 07:00 – 19:00
Sat, Aug 1: 07:00 – 19:00
Sun, Aug 2: 13:30 – 18:00
Mon, Aug 3: 07:00 – 19:00
Tue, Aug 4: 07:00 – 19:00
Wed, Aug 5: 13:30 – 18:00
Thu, Aug 6: 07:00 – 19:00

Local time · Europe/Rome

The experience

See Michelangelo’s Pietà and explore the underground papal tombs with a guide

Prepare for a guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and the underground papal tombs. See Michelangelo’s Pietà, Bernini’s statues, and mosaics.

Meet your guide at St. Peter's Square for an orientation, then enter St. Peter's Basilica to learn about Vatican City and the Basilica’s history.

Visit the Vatican grottoes to see St. Peter's tomb, the tombs of various popes, and columns from Constantine’s original basilica.

End the tour by re-entering the church or purchasing tickets to climb the dome for a 360-degree view of Rome.

What’s included

Access to St. Peter's Basilica
Access to the Vatican Grottoes
Live guide
Guided tour

Not included

Skip-the-line entry

Where to go

St. Peter's Basilica

At Piazza Risorgimento, by the green kiosk, right next to Bar L’Ottagono

View meeting point mapLocal timezone: Europe/Rome

Before you book

Important visitor information

Must know

Cover your knees and shoulders before entering the church

Entry to St. Peter's Basilica is free of charge. In peak times, you could wait in line for up to 25 minutes to enter

How to use

Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure.

Show your smartphone voucher to the guide at the meeting point, at [Piazza Risorgimento (at Bar L’Ottagono)](https://maps.app.goo.gl/JEoULi7tnh3kxa8k8)

Remember that to enter the Basilica, you must go through the security check with metal detectors. Take into consideration the queueing time

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