Tickets for St Peter’s Basilica: Guided Tour.
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What’s Included
- Guided tour of the Basilica of St. Peter
- Assistance at the meeting point
Enjoy a guided tour of one of Rome’s most important religious buildings lasting 1 hour. You get given a headset to ensure you can always hear your guide as they take you around this amazing, important, majestic building.
Your guide will tell you the story/history behind the ‘Chair of Saint Peter’ which is an ancient chair that may have been used by the first ever pope!
This building is just amazing. The inside of the Basilica is almost art itself, which you can enjoy once the tour has finished when you spend more time inside to enjoy it and all its beauty.
Why not upgrade to one of our great combination tickets. For St Peter’s Basilica, we offer:
- ROME TOURIST CARD which includes: St Peter’s Basilica + Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine + Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. Just click HERE to see the card and all details.
- The Vatican City Pass which includes: St Peter’s Basilica + Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel + Rome Audio Guide + 10% Discount on next purchase (full details given on next page). Just click HERE for ticket details
St Peter’s Basilica Opening Hours
| Thursday | 07:00 – 19:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 – 19:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00 – 19:00 |
| Sunday | 13:30 – 18:00 |
| Monday | 07:00 – 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00 – 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:30 – 18:00 |
St Peter’s Basilica Fun Facts
- Its one of the largest church’s in the world!
- The Basilica is actually built on top of Peter’s Tomb!
- The current Basilica was started in 1506 and wasn’t the first in its place, that was built by Emperor Constantine as early as AD 300, but was replaced with the current one in 1506.
- Michelangelo was consulted when the current Basilica was being built, along with many other famous names of the day.