Papal Audience Ticket at Vatican City

Location: Rome, Italy

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Bookings are essential if you’d like to attend a Papal Audience with Pope Francis I at the Vatican. Tickets are free of charge but they are limited and you must have a confirmed reservation to attend. Book ahead and you won’t waste precious vacation time whilst in Rome.

The audience takes place in either St Peter’s Square, St Peter’s Basilica or the Audience Hall, depending on seasonal conditions and the number of pilgrims visiting on each particular day.

You’ll begin this special day with a relaxing coach tour across Rome. Your city tour includes a live commentary and offers a brief introduction to Rome as you travel by bus to the Vatican City. Highlights en route include Piazza della Repubblica, following the ancient Aurelian Walls, the famous Villa Borghese gardens and the northern gate of Rome leading into Piazza del Popolo, where you will glimpse an Egyptian obelisk dating back to the time of Ramses II. Upon arrival at St Peter’s Square you will pass the impressive Castel Sant’Angelo, the ancient tomb of Emperor Hadrian.

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