Access the Pinecone Courtyard, visit the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Candelabra, The Rooms of Pius Clementino, the Gallery of Tapestries and the Sistine Chapel.

The experience already begins outside, in Bernini's colonnade that with its 284 columns create a perfect perspective effect. From the outside you can admire: - The Dome, designed by Michelangelo, today a symbol of Rome with its approximately 136 meters high - The Façade: Work of Carlo Maderno, imposing example of late Renaissance architecture. The visit will include: Michelangelo's Pietà - carved when he was only 24, the only work signed by the artist Bernini's monumental 30 meter high canopy - located above the papal altar The Statue of St. Peter - whose right foot is consumed by the touch of the millions of pilgrims who pass by every year.

Millennial mosaics : Mosaic cycles of the fifth century which are among the most valuable in the world for state of preservation and historical importance. Layered architecture: The interior has an early Christian structure, the exterior has a Baroque facade and the tallest Romanesque bell tower in Rome. Religious treasures: It houses the relic of the Holy Cradle (the Bethlehem nativity scene) and the famous Salus Populi Romani icon. The "Miracle of the Snow": Legend has it that it was built where it snowed inexplicably on August 5, an event recalled every year with a rain of white petals.

Discover the oldest and highest-ranking of the four papal major basilicas. This sacred site is actually the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.

Located along the Via Ostiense, on the site where the Apostle Paul was buried after his martyrdom, this Basilica is one of Rome's four papal basilicas and the second largest after St. Peter's. Although it is situated outside the historic center, it is an essential stop for anyone wishing to experience the grandeur of Early Christian and Byzantine Rome.