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St. Peter's Basilica
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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, & St. Peter’s Basilica Fully Guided Tour
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Saint Peter's Skip the Line Jubilee 2025-Holy Door!
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3 in 1 Cooking Class near Navona: Fettuccine, Ravioli & Tiramisu
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Welcome To Rome Experience
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Skip-the-Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Admission with Audio Guide
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Reviews of St. Peter's Basilica
4.7
Top destination
5/5 - Excellent
Verified traveller
Although the queue may appear long, it goes quickly and it is extremely spacious inside, with no sense of being crowded at all.
5/5 - Excellent
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Visit later in the day and midweek as quieter.
5/5 - Excellent
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Take the lift to to roof for views across Rome
4/5 - Good
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Preorder entrance tickets, even then be prepared to queue. For hours.
2/5 - Disappointing
Verified traveller
Big queues to enter and pretty much a shuffling queue inside even though it was very late afternoon. All the side altars and statues curtained off, not allowed to sit down....if you’ve been before don’t go again because your memory will be spoiled.
5/5 - Excellent
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booked a guided tour beforehand so avoided the queues
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Via Della Stazione Di San Pietro 14, Rome, RM
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Piazza delle Vaschette n 13, Rome, RM
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