Vatican Tour with Major Basilicas Including St. Peter's

 

See the most beautiful sites of the Vatican in a single day and some of the most historically important sites in Rome. Highlights - Skip the line entry into the Vatican Museums and St Peter’s Basilica - Tour Rome’s most important Basilicas - Say a prayer at the Holy Stairs Join us on this special day-long journey, a pilgrimage to the four major basilicas of the Vatican – the most important churches in the world. All contained within the city of Rome, you’ll enjoy the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, the Holy Stairs (La Scala Santa), St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran, and St. Mary Major basilicas – all on one unparalleled tour. Skip the long lines into the Vatican Museums and enjoy more valuable time within these hallowed halls. Your expert guide will bring the world’s most incredible art collection to full vibrancy, providing the historical accounts behind every brushstroke. Visit the ornate Raphael Rooms among other treasures before arriving at one of the highlights of our tour, the Sistine Chapel. From here we access St Peter’s Basilica via a special access door straight into the largest Church in Christianity. Behold its beauty as well as the other three major basilicas in Rome – St Paul Outside the Walls, St John of Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore – all of which we visit after enjoying free time for lunch. After lunch we head to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Next is Basilica of St John Lateran, an imposing Roman cathedral and the Papal headquarters. Visit the 28 white marble steps said to be climbed by Christ during his passion, known as the Holy Stairs. We’ll wrap up your journey at Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore which showcases quite exuberant mannerist sculptural decorations, stunning 5th century mosaics, enchanting frescoes and Bernini’s tomb. It is a dichotomy of visual senses not to be missed. Languages English