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By Roman law, no building in Rome can be higher than Michelangelo’s dome. Let’s go there! Meet your expert Vatican guide beside St. Peter’s Square where your climb begins, at a leisurely pace of course! It’s steep and there are steps aplenty but frequent stops and elevator breaks take the strain! At the summit, 360° views of the Vatican City and far beyond await! Take as many photographs as you can because what you’ll see from on high is a once-in-a-lifetime view! Rest for a short while before entering St. Peter’s Basilica, an absolute triumph of art and architecture unmatched anywhere else in the world. We regroup soon thereafter for fast track entry into the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel!
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: RM, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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By Roman law, no building in Rome can be higher than Michelangelo’s dome. Let’s go there! Meet your expert Vatican guide beside St. Peter’s Square where your climb begins, at a leisurely pace of course! It’s steep and there are steps aplenty but frequent stops and elevator breaks take the strain! At the summit, 360° views of the Vatican City and far beyond await! Take as many photographs as you can because what you’ll see from on high is a once-in-a-lifetime view! Rest for a short while before entering St. Peter’s Basilica, an absolute triumph of art and architecture unmatched anywhere else in the world. We regroup soon thereafter for fast track entry into the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel!
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Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Meet your expert Vatican tour guide on the threshold of St. Peter’s Square and make your way across marble paving to the steps which wind up and around the dome. There are 551 in total so of course this is too much exertion for most. We take the elevator part of the way which cuts the step count by a sizable 171, leaving 380.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The largest and most beautiful basilica ever constructed, an explosion of art, architecture, sculpture, history and religion.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Vast museums inside the Vatican City which house many thousands of ancient works of art and sculpture. The most important museum complex in the world!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Simply the most colourful room in the world! Michelangelo’s ceiling will deeply impress all who enter.
Duration: 30 minutes
