St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour: Explore Art & Architecture Masterpiece

Experience a comprehensive guided tour in one of the world’s most significant attractions. Opt for either a private or a small group journey and discover this masterpiece of art and architecture with an enthusiastic guide.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Peter’s Square - Start your tour in St. Peters Square and be fascinated by its architectural secrets. Discover the optical illusions as were thought by its designer, Bernini.
  • St. Peter’s Basilica - Enter the Basilica and be amazed by its magnificence. Marvel at the impressive mosaics all around you and see why it took 150 years to…
What's Included
  • Professional art-historian guide
  • Thorough guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Full on-site assistance
  • Sterilised headsets to hear clearly your guide
What's Not Included
  • The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel are not part of this tour
  • Entrance ticket to the Dome is not included
  • This tour does not skip the line
Additional Information
  • An appropriate dress-code is required in order to enter the churches: knees and shoulders should be covered
  • Please be aware that the lines to clear security checks at the entrance of the square might take 15-120 minutes
  • Please note that you will be required to pass through metal detectors at the entrance of the square
  • The meeting point is outside…
Location
Largo del Colonnato, 5
Largo del Colonnato
Meet your guide at Largo del Colonnato, 5, by the first columns of the Colonnade. Look for a yellow label with TOURIKS written on it. Please be at the meeting point 20 minutes before the starting time. The meeting point is outside the Basilica before entering St. Peter's square.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Alaincf1752ib
Oct 19, 2024
Excellent visit. - This is an excellent tour with a Guide giving a lot of information. To do absolutely. Unguided, we would have missed a lot.
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Mary_p
Sep 27, 2024
Beautifully! Must see! - Tour guide was knowledgeable. We enjoyed our time learning about the Basilica and learning the history of this magnificent sacred place.
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Kriste_j
Sep 27, 2024
Highly recommended - Tour guide Tom was a wealth of information on St Peter’s, The Vatican, and Rome. Thoroughly enjoyed his tour. Highly recommend.
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Andreas_k
Aug 28, 2024
It was an amazing tour with our guide. She told us everything about the history and was wonderful. Thank you very much!! - The history about the Dome with the San Pietro Square was very interesting. She know everything. She was very wonderful to the kids of the others.
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Colleen
Jun 26, 2024
A History Lesson - Our guide did a great job of making sure everyone was with her, and she gave us so very much information about the Basilica and the Vatican while we waited in line for entry. By the time we reached the security check, I felt like we had received a valuable, interesting lesson in the history of the vatican and the basilica. Well done!
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Denise_s
Jun 8, 2024
Excellent tour - Learnt a lot from our guide Paul. Very knowledgeable. Enjoyed seeing the crypts where the Popes are buried. A great tour
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Trandolph73
Apr 3, 2024
Great experience - We had a beautiful day at the basilica well pleased with what I got tour was just enough without being too much
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Lucianag367
Jun 15, 2024
Beautiful place - If you plan to visit, there are a lot of queues in June. It's worth the visit. Bottle of water to hydrate the body. And a minimum queue of one hour.
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V9209wjv_roniqueb
Sep 24, 2024
Exceptional place - Guide top! It is not clear. The visit of the dome is not included and the necropolis is free. A lot of waiting if you want to add the Dome
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Prerna_s
Oct 5, 2024
Eh! - Did not make it due to rain storms and no one bothered calling from Viator to re- book either. Would have loved to be able to reuse the purchase ticket though.
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