St Peter's dome climb
Guide
Photo: Anton Volnuhin / Unsplash
≈ A$18ViewpointAllow 1–1.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Climb inside Michelangelo's dome: a walkway around the inside of the drum, then narrow, leaning stairs up to an outdoor ledge with a 360° view of Rome.
A brief history
Michelangelo designed the dome. It was completed after his death by Giacomo della Porta in the 1590s.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning. Not for claustrophobes
- Cost
- About €10 (check before you go)
- Allow
- 1–1.5 h
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Good to know
- Area
- Vatican and Prati: St Peter's and the Vatican Museums, with quieter streets and good-value places to stay in Prati.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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