Thanks for making this video. I searched all over for info on how to get up to the top of the Dome before my trip in June of 2019. I had to get information from a priest friend of mine because I couldn't find anything online and I had missed the top of the Dome years before. It is definitely worth seeing even if you are afraid of heights. My husband is deathly afraid of heights and even he enjoy the view....for a shorter time than myself😉
@@TheTourGuyVids What I meant was the upper steps, which you will be climbing regardless if you take the elevator or not are tougher relative to the lower steps you avoid by taking the elevator.
Take the stairs the entire way. The elevator line has at least 150 people in it. We had the lower stairs completely to ourselves, and honestly is was easy to walk up. I bet the elevator line was 30 minutes or longer.
Hi! Was that the ticket booth at 3:32? I was wondering (since there is no option to buy tickets for the Dome beforehand ) how and where tickets can be bought. Is it only for the elevator or for the entire hike as well?
Great question! Yes, it was the ticket booth. Tickets cannot be purchased in advance and can be paid for in cash. 10€ with the elevator and 6€ with the stairs.
Thank you so much for sharing. Wondering can I book the Dome climbing tickets online in advance? Bit nervous due to the colosseum tickets are all gone for the month :( .
@@BB-qk5yi we went May last year, the website said you can’t book online, is first come first serve. We arrived around 3pm ish (after the museum visits). The line was massive (same as the st Paul line). We gave up on both. But I assume the video means you can book a tour, the tour guides could reserve ticket from their end, then show up in a group with them could skip the line a bit.
If I'm already inside the Basilica (got there through the passageway from the Museums with a tour)... Can I access the dome climbing ticket booth/entrance without having to exit the basilica and make the line again?
The ticket booth is located in the foyer of the Basilica so you would exit the Basilica, but not have to go through the security line again. Also tickets are in high demand so don’t be disappointed if they don’t have same-day tickets available
Not sure the exact amount, but it’s still a lot of work. Imagine that the elevator gets you to the base just before the dome and you still have to walk up the dome
This is definitely one of the coolest things to do in Rome!
Thanks for making this video. I searched all over for info on how to get up to the top of the Dome before my trip in June of 2019. I had to get information from a priest friend of mine because I couldn't find anything online and I had missed the top of the Dome years before. It is definitely worth seeing even if you are afraid of heights. My husband is deathly afraid of heights and even he enjoy the view....for a shorter time than myself😉
I was there last year, I didn't take the elevator and I was regretting it all day...
The stairs are hellish
Super helpful for planning! I’d pay for the elevator for sure.
It was so much easier to access back in 1976..and I took the stairs up all the way!
The Views are amazing from the top!
Follow the signs to the dome
The steps you skip taking the elevator are the easy ones, once you get in the dome itself are the toughest steps.
Tough is a relative term. It depends on your fitness level but it’s certainly worth it for the view
@@TheTourGuyVids What I meant was the upper steps, which you will be climbing regardless if you take the elevator or not are tougher relative to the lower steps you avoid by taking the elevator.
Hope you will do this tour soon, I want to come!!!
Useful and thanks for the video. Question is, after climbing the dome, can we enter basilica directly? Or we need to queue again?
there are sperate stairs up and down, the stairs that go down end on the inside
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Take the stairs the entire way. The elevator line has at least 150 people in it. We had the lower stairs completely to ourselves, and honestly is was easy to walk up. I bet the elevator line was 30 minutes or longer.
Great tip if you have the gift of mobility.
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thanks so much! Ya'll as well!
Who else found extremely dizzy while passing through the leaning wall😵💫
Totally!!! Felt the same
Hi! Was that the ticket booth at 3:32? I was wondering (since there is no option to buy tickets for the Dome beforehand ) how and where tickets can be bought. Is it only for the elevator or for the entire hike as well?
Great question! Yes, it was the ticket booth. Tickets cannot be purchased in advance and can be paid for in cash. 10€ with the elevator and 6€ with the stairs.
@@TheTourGuyVids Thanks for the information!
Thank you so much for sharing. Wondering can I book the Dome climbing tickets online in advance? Bit nervous due to the colosseum tickets are all gone for the month :( .
Yes you can
How do you book Dome tickets online in advance???
@@BB-qk5yi we went May last year, the website said you can’t book online, is first come first serve. We arrived around 3pm ish (after the museum visits). The line was massive (same as the st Paul line). We gave up on both. But I assume the video means you can book a tour, the tour guides could reserve ticket from their end, then show up in a group with them could skip the line a bit.
If I'm already inside the Basilica (got there through the passageway from the Museums with a tour)... Can I access the dome climbing ticket booth/entrance without having to exit the basilica and make the line again?
The ticket booth is located in the foyer of the Basilica so you would exit the Basilica, but not have to go through the security line again. Also tickets are in high demand so don’t be disappointed if they don’t have same-day tickets available
Do you need to wait in line to basilica or is it seperate one to dome with shorter line?
Here is the answer czcams.com/video/a76p3lEWR-8/video.htmlsi=JCQ7tkfM51OMaWcW
I climbed the dome it was a good experience
Can you book Dome tickets online in advance? Which website?
Here you go: theromanguy.com/tours/italy/vatican/st-peters-dome-climb
After climbing the Dome, can you enter the Basilica without having to line up again? Thanks for the great video!!
Yes!
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love it. Start pushups today to get some of that upper strength - NOT.
What!? I can do about a million push-ups.
Hey, great video. Question: After the elevator, how much steps are remaining to cover?
Not sure the exact amount, but it’s still a lot of work. Imagine that the elevator gets you to the base just before the dome and you still have to walk up the dome
it's 551 steps in total and when you take the elevator you still have to climb 320.
@@TheTourGuyVids If you pay the $10 for the elevator to get to the base do you have to pay again to climb to the dome from that point?
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I wonder how it is possible to "wont find any people there, except our tour", when everyone is doing tours starting at 8:00 AM :))
I lasted all of minute: the twangy voice was too much.
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