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

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.

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

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

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

When visiting the cathedral you have to make up your mind if you want to stand in line (which goes quite fast) or pay for a guided tour (which allows you to skip the line). Since the cathedral is free of charge and the guided tour (incl. the musea) costed €40.- we chose to stand in line. When visiting the... More

Awesome! Excellence photo opportunities within the basilica... Great architecture and sculptures abound...

It's free to enter the Basilica. Its a bit difficult to work out where the queue actually ends because there's so many people milling about. The queue wasn't that bad the time we went in but we had seen it much bigger. When we went through the security metal detector the three guards were talking among themselves, my boyfriend beeped... More

There is no question that St. Peter's Basilica is one of the most beautiful and grand cathedrals in the world. I just know that many people miss the opportunity to go to the top of the Basilica. there is an option to climb the steps for 5 euro or use the elevator for 7 euro. USE THE ELEVATOR. Once you... More