St. Peter's Basilica & Dome Tour with Professional Art Historian

Explore the beauty of the St. Peter's Square & Vatican City on extraordinary tour with a historian local experienced guide. Follow our tour guide to see the dome's interior & the Vatican Crypts. Meet your guide at the office (1 minute walking distance) that is close to the St. Peter's Basilica, then head up to the first level of the dome to the viewing balcony. You will see the first viewing point through the elevetor of the dome. Start climbing the remaining steps toward the summit while hearing fascinating fats and stories from your guide. From the highest point within Vatican, admire breathtaking and panoramic views of the city , including the Vatican Gardens below. When you leave the dome there is no need to line up again to get inside the Basilica, the stairs bring you directly down to the Basilica floor so you can avoid the long lines which you'll have seen growing across St. Peter's Square from the top. With your guide, navigate through the basilica, admiring the array of statues, chapels, and pilgrim sites located here, before descending to the underground crypts. Here, you can see where hundreds of popes and members of royalty have been buried since the 11th century.