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Piazza San Pietro

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The 24 Best Things to Do in Rome in 2025

"Visiting St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is an overwhelming Renaissance-and-Baroque spectacle: Bernini’s embracing colonnades frame the piazza, Bramante and Michelangelo shaped the basilica (consecrated in 1626) and Michelangelo’s dome dominates the skyline; it sits above the spot where St. Peter was crucified and his bones remain below in an ancient necropolis, and I recommend climbing the dome — 551 steps for 8 EUR (or pay 2 EUR more for an elevator)." - Matthew Kepnes

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Iconic Roman piazza with Bernini colonnades framing Renaissance basilica

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fountains

obelisk

pope's address

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winter wonderland

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Iconic Roman piazza with Bernini colonnades framing Renaissance basilica

st. peter's square

columns

fountains

obelisk

pope's address

snowball fights

winter wonderland

Featured in Vogue

00120 Get directions

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