Very few things make you silent in amazement, St Peters is most certainly one of them, thought this when I visited Notre Dam but with due respect this was something else completely. The queue can be quite long which is why I am glad we...More

From the top of the dome you get an amazing 360 degree view of Rome and if you are in reasinable good shape you should definitely take the stairs as it makes the reward of arriving at the top so much greater. Also the climb...More

St Peter's is just fabulous. It is massive, the history within those walls is immense. We seen the Pope on our trip which was a really special moment. The fountains are wonderful. The que for the museum was the biggest we were ever in. In...More

The best time to enter St. Peter's is early morning. The Piazza opens at 6:30 a.m. There are usually fewer than 50 people in line as early as 6:35. By midday the line wraps around the entire piazza. Masses are said in many languages. Confessions...More

Absolutely amazing what Bernini and Michaelangelo did to create this masterpiece. Went twice--once during our Vatican Museum Tour and once on the Scavi tour of the crypts below St Peter that contain St Peters bones. Highly recommend catching the elevator to the top for the...More

St. Peter's is just awesome and was the highlight in Rome for me. Even if you are not religious but appreciate the arts, the works of Bernini and Michelangelo are sure to be highlights. There are a lot of people/tours inside, but given the scale...More

The atmosphere is tangible. A beautiful experience. We did the tower tour which was breathtaking!!! It was an audio tour so we had our own earphones and device and could walk around at our own pace. Took about 600 steps to the top but so...More

Visited here as part of a tour that included the Vatican museums and Sistine chapel (well worth it). The basilica is huge. I found out do much during the tour. Its free entry to St Peters but a tour gives you much more information unless...More

We visited as part of a tour and I would recommend to ensure you don't miss anything in there! Beautifully sculptured and so much bigger than you think. We then decided to go up in the dome. We paid 8€ each to go up in...More

We spent a considerable amount of time "circling" the inside of St. Peter's Basilica. I have never seen such beauty in such a grand scale. The carvings, paintings, woodwork, flooring; all done to such precise detail and beauty. My advice is to look at what...More