Exclusive Early Morning St.Peter's Basilica, St.Peter's Square, Crypts and Grotoes, and St Peter's Tomb, including climbing the Dome.
Meet your guide near St. Peter's Square, and visit St Peter’s Basilica at the quietest time before the crowds descend. Climb up to the panoramic dome, and see the inside and the crypts of the Basilica where St. Peter's tomb is.
By an elevator, head up to the first level of the dome to the balcony, admire the Basilica’s inside view of the dome on the Bernini’s canopy below and the array of incredible mosaics which circle the dome. Climb the spiral staircase to the top of the dome, the highest point within Rome, for breathtaking views of the Eternal City.
Come down from the Dome and enter the Basilica with your guide, walk through the highlights, and see the ‘Pietà’ of Michelangelo and all the masterpieces adorning the Basilica before descending to the underground crypts. Here, you can see Saint Peter's Tomb and the burial spot of hundreds of popes.
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