St. Peter's Basilica and Dome Small-Group Tour
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Experience Highlights
Discover St. Peter's Basilica and its dome on a guided tour in a small group. You'll take a 2-hour tour with an expert guide where you'll see works of art by artists such as Michelangelo and Bernini. You'll also get to see the city from the heights of the dome.
- Have a more personalised experience on this small group tour.
- Learn about the architecture and history through the commentary of an expert guide.
- See the city from the heights of the dome.
What’s included
- Small group guided tour of St. Peter's Basilica and its dome
- Access to St. Peter's Basilica
- Access to St. Peter's Dome
- Expert guide
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Step by Step
Get to know St. Peter's Basilica on this guided tour. See the masterpieces inside by artists such as Bernini and Michelangelo. Visit one of the largest churches in the world, whose construction began in the 16th century and lasted more than a century.
Together with a small group and an expert guide, you will discover this masterpiece of Renaissance art and architecture in a tour lasting about two hours. This will allow you to learn all the relevant information about all the works of art and elements you will see in this building.
In St. Peter's Basilica you will enter the interior, where you will be able to admire works of art such as Michelangelo's Pieta or Bernini' s sculpture of St. Peter's Baldachin.
You will also climb the dome to enjoy panoramic views of Rome, where its highest point is 117 metres high. It is decorated with angels, cherubs, saints such as the apostles, the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul, as well as the figure of Christ.