Vatican St. Peter's Basilica Pre-booked Entry & Self-guided Audio Guide - Optional Dome Climb

Walk with your host from the meeting point
to the basilica entrance

Meet your host at the meeting point near Ottaviano metro station and walk together to the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica. Entry is pre-booked but not priority entry, so you must pass a security check before entering the basilica. The host helps you up to the entrance, and you explore with the audio guide rather than a live guide.

Explore the basilica interior at your own pace with the audio guide

Explore the interior of this Renaissance basilica, filled with a grand nave, altars and intricate decoration. Listen on your smartphone audio guide to the stories behind Michelangelo's famous works, the mosaics and the richly decorated chapels.

You can listen to the audio guide in any order and at any pace, following the stories of the popes, architects, artists and historical events connected to this place and lingering wherever you like.

Choose a dome option to climb the dome

If you choose an option that includes a dome ticket, you can go up the dome of St. Peter's Basilica by stairs or elevator. The basic option does not include a dome ticket.

※ Due to high demand, dome access may be restricted or temporarily closed, and the elevator may sometimes be unavailable.
※ The basilica may close without prior notice.