St. Peter's Basilica & The Pieta: Entry Ticket + City Audio Guide

Step Into the Heart of Christendom: St. Peter’s Basilica

The moment you cross its threshold, the sheer scale of the world’s largest church takes your breath away. Marble floors stretch out beneath golden light, towering columns rise all around you, and every corner holds a work of art that took a lifetime to create.

Come face to face with Michelangelo’s Pietà, carved when the artist was just 24 years old, a sculpture so tender and flawless it has moved visitors for over five centuries. Walk up to Bernini’s colossal bronze Baldachin, soaring nearly 30 meters above the papal altar, and feel the power of Baroque genius at its boldest. Discover the bronze statue of St. Peter, its foot worn smooth by millions of pilgrims, and admire the dazzling mosaics that look like paintings until you get close enough to see the tiny stones.