Rome: St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour with Dome Access Rome: St. Peter's Basilica German Guided Tour With Dome.
ID: GYG1466695-O-2245319
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Pays: Italie
Durée du projet:
02:00 horaires
Description
See the Basilica, Dome and Vatican Grottoes with a live guide instead of the audio guide, in a group of no more than 30. Start times from morning to early afternoon.
Most visitors see one St. Peter's Basilica. On this guided tour you see three levels of it.
You start below ground in the Vatican Grottoes, where popes have been laid to rest for centuries beneath the church above. Your local guide explains who lies here, and how a quiet Roman hillside cemetery became the heart of the Catholic world.
Back at floor level, the scale changes completely. Your guide leads you through the nave, past Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's bronze Baldachin, connecting the gold and marble above to the tombs you have just seen below.
Then you go up. A lift takes you to the interior gallery, where mosaics that look small from the floor turn out to be metres wide and the whole basilica opens beneath you. The staircase then narrows with the curve of the dome until it releases you onto the cupola terrace — St. Peter's Square directly below, the Vatican gardens on one side and the rooftops of Rome on the other.
Your guide meets you at Piazza della Città Leonina holding a white flag, helps you through the mandatory security check, and keeps the group to no more than 30 so there is room for questions. The tour ends on the terrace, where you can stay as long as you like before making your own way down.
Below, inside and above — one route, one building, three worlds.
Faits saillants
- See three levels of St. Peter's: the papal tombs, the nave and the dome
- Start underground in the Vatican Grottoes, where popes are buried
- Lift and stair climb to the cupola terrace above St. Peter's Square
- Michelangelo's Pieta and Bernini's Baldachin explained inside the nave
- Live guide throughout, in a group of no more than 15 travellers
Langues
INFORMATION IMPORTANTE
Dress code enforced: shoulders and knees covered for all visitors. Shorts, short skirts and sleeveless tops are not admitted.
Airport-style security. Large bags, backpacks, tripods and glass bottles are not permitted; no cloakroom before security.
After the lift, around 320 steps lead to the top of the dome through a narrow, sloping passage. Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility, heart or breathing conditions, or claustrophobia.
The Basilica, Grottoes and Dome are an active place of worship and may close at short notice for papal audiences, services or security. If an included area cannot be visited, you are guaranteed a full refund of your booking.
Photography permitted; no flash or tripods.
The guided portion ends on the dome terrace; guests descend at their own pace.
Meet at Piazza della Città Leonina, the small square just outside the Vatican walls, a two-minute walk from St. Peter's Square. Your guide waits holding a white flag. Please arrive 15 minutes before your start time.
INCLUS
- Private live guide in English, Italian, Spanish, French or German
- Entry to St. Peter's Basilica
- Dome access with lift to the first level
- Access to the Vatican Grottoes (papal tombs)
- Your group only — no other travellers join
NON INCLUS
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Vatican Necropolis / Scavi (separate booking with the Vatican required)
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Annulations
Cette excursion peut être annulée sans frais jusqu'à : heures d'annulation avant le début du voyage. Si vous l'annulez après les heures d'annulation ou si vous ne vous présentez pas à l'excursion, le prix total de l'activité vous sera toujours facturé. Tout retard à la prise en charge ou au départ sera considéré comme un retard.
