St. Peter's Basilica Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Access

Situated in the heart of Rome and Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica is the most important church in the Christian faith. It is an Italian Renaissance church that was designed primarily by Bramante, Bernini, Michelangelo, and Maderno. Today, St. Peter's Basilica is the largest church in the world and also considered to be the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture in the world.

A visit to St. Peter's Basilica should be on the must-do lists of everyone visiting Rome. Apart from being a center of religion, St. Peter's Basilica is also home to numerous works of Renaissance art. Some of the most popular works of art in the basilica are Michelangelo’s La Pietà sculpture, Bernini’s Baldachin, the statue of St. Peter, Pope John Paul II’s tomb as well as St Peter’s famous dome.

The sheer magnitude of the architecture, the vastness of the elements at display and the millennia of history stored at St. Peter's Basilica an enriching experience which is best discovered in the company of a guide. You will be accompanied by an expert guide who will lead you through the halls of the basilica and show all the important highlights of the church.

The tour begins at a designated meeting point situated in St. Peter's Square, adjacent to the basilica. If you stand in St. Peter's Square and face St. Peter's Basilica, then the exact meeting point is located on the right-hand side of the square, outside the colonnade and in front of the Vatican Post Office. Here you will see your guide wearing a blue vest with the Vox Mundi logo printed on it. Be there 15 minutes before the beginning of your tour so you can find your guide with ease.

Once you have met your guide, you will be lead inside St. Peter's Basilica through a reserved entrance. Once inside, your guide will lead you through the church and show you all the major highlights. You will see classic Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s Pieta, Bernini’s Chair of St. Peter and also have the chance to pay homage to the tomb of St. John Paul II.