St. Peter's Basilica: Art, History, and Views

Discover St. Peter’s Basilica’s art, history, and panoramic views with VIP access. Explore papal tombs and marvel at Michelangelo’s masterpieces.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Maya Tours - Check in at the Maya Tours Office
  • St. Peter’s Basilica - The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican City, or simply Saint Peter’s Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.
    St. Peter’s is famous as a place of pilgrimage…
What's Included
  • Skip the line entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Access to St. Peter’s Dome (if option selected)
  • Access to the papal tombs
  • Professional licensed tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Location pick-up and drop off
  • Scavi / Necropolis
  • Food and Drink
Additional Information

Begin your journey inside the Basilica, where you can admire masterpieces like Michelangelo’s famous sculpture La Pietà, Bernini’s grand Baldacchino, and the intricate altar. Your expert guide will illuminate the fascinating history, detailed art, and architectural marvels of this iconic site, regarded as the heart of the Catholic faith.
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Location
Via Germanico, 16
Via Germanico
Once you book, we organize everything. Just show up at the office (VIA GERMANICO, 16) at the correct time (Please arrive 15 minutes before your booked departure time) where your guide will meet you with your ticket to skip the line and enter the Basilica.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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264habibab
Feb 3, 2024
Marco the guide par excellence - This visit by Marco was enchanting, an excellent guide that I highly recommend. Marco masters his subject perfectly and in the French language spoken superbly, this knowledge of the history of these vestiges... I simply say it is THE GUIDE BOOKED. Many thanks Marco for these visits and for your kindness. Habiba
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264habibab
Sep 14, 2023
Guide Marco - Good evening, I would particularly like to warmly thank Marco our guide for the visit to the Vatican who took us back in time and history with such professionalism and particularly in French which he masters perfectly and hope that he will continue in French. is a real need for us French. Many thanks Marco, we will tell all our contacts about you. Best wishes.
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Guilhermep306
Jan 23, 2023
Excellent - Excelente Guide . Março was extremely efficient with several insights and right pace, right focus and in summary a good tour
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Davetn3880pf
Sep 30, 2022
Amazing tour - Deborah was a great tour guide. She personalized the experience based on us. I couldn't believe how much information she had on all the areas. It was an educational and fun tour. Highly recommended!
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Ronbh3865hd
Sep 9, 2022
Guided tour with Marco. - Guided tour with Marco was fantastic! He was incredibly informative and approachable!!! I would highly recommend the tour and Marco!
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P2616nzjanec
Jun 27, 2022
Wonderful tour-Tiana is the best! - Tiana is AN AMAZING host!! She is so charming, knowledgeable, and helped us experience the Vatican in such a meaningful way! Highly recommend her
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Ingek_12
Jun 14, 2022
The perfect guide - Whenever you get a chance to visit Rome, book a tour with Marco Tritto (Maya Tours). He is fantastic, has got profound historical and cultural knowledge, a deep insight into religion and philosophy, bringing all that together in a most fascinating and entertaining way. He does his tours in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and of course Italian. His German is not bad, too. But he seems too humble to claim perfection here or put it on his language list. We know Rome pretty well, but will book him again for some special tour when coming back. As we’ve seen so much here already over the years, we would definitely rely on his advise for hidden places. He knows a lot of them.
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Anthony
Mar 18, 2022
Brilliant afternoon - Christina was an excellent and very knowledgeable guide. She made a tour. A Tribute to your company.
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641malgorzataw
Jan 26, 2022
Highly recommended! - Excellent guidance from Marco. His knowledge is impressive & really enjoyed all of the small facts he told us.
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Z9091pfannag
Nov 8, 2021
Great - I liked when he explained the paintIng and what the symbolism behind each paintIng was. I also liked how he was very attentive to our question and how he Had a lot of enthusiasm in him.
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