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St. Peter's Basilica

Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City, Italy
+39 06 6988 3731
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Ranked #1 of 19 attractions in Vatican City
Type: Religious Sites, Historic Sites, Churches/ Cathedrals
Activities: Dining
Traveller Description: Basilica of St. Peter  Basilica di San Pietro  St. Peter’s Square.   Transport:  Take Linea A (red line) toward Battistini and exit at Ottaviano-S... more »
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Swansea, United Kingdom
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37 reviews 37 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

Where to start? Inevitably, in a queue! But don't be put off. It moves fairly rapidly as visitors and their baggage are processed through scanners. We were in a line that must have been close to a hundred yards long, yet it took no more than 10-15 minutes to clear the scanners, and then onto the Basilica. It's pontless trying... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

This blew my mind how big this building was. I believe this is better than the Sistine chapel by far. The lines do not take as long as they look and it is free to get into.

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Malaga, Spain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We have gone to see St. Peter's Basilica many times and it is always a pleasure. You are amazed by the sheer size of the church. There are so many things to see in the church such as Michelangelo's Pieta, one of the most beautiful pieces of sculpture every created.

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Copenhagen, Denmark
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

We visited the basilica at the end of our Vatican museum tour so we can skip the queue and pass through hallways only available to authorized tours. When we're at the entrance, we realized that despite looking very long, the queue is actually a moving queue, so don't be intimidated looking from far if you're not joining the tour. The... More

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Thessaloniki, Greece
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

The Basilica is just amazing! It also really worth to walk all the 551 steps up to the top of its cupola. The view of Rome from up there is breathtaking.

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Carlisle, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

On the second day of our recent one week visit to Rome my daughter and I had booked a guided tour of the city on a electric golf buggy with our own personal guide. Our final destination was the Vatican City. The place is amazing. At the end of the tour the guide dropped us off and told us the... More

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Morrisville, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

Of course you are going to St Peter's if you're a Catholic, or if you are simply interested in seeing a church that everyone knows about. Be sure to have a guide so you can learn about the altars and art work.

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Coventry, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013

Undeniably an architectural wonder, BUT … after a great day visiting the more ancient and impressive sites we found ‘Jim Bowen’s gaff’ the most unfriendly and unwelcoming place in Rome. If you take away the mumbo-jumbo and you aren’t a member of ‘the club’ then don’t expect a nice vibe from this creepy place. I even saw a nun push... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

This is an absolute must. The Vatican City can get very busy and I would avoid trying to visit St Peter's on a Sunday. We visited In April and the queues were 3 hours long. We paid for a tour which worked really well as we skipped the queues into the Sistene Chapel and museum too. The sheer size of... More

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Sydney
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

It is the biggest Basilica in the world and it lives up to that and more. We climbed the many stairs to the top so worth the climb the view is of all of Rome...and to see the Square from up there amazing

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