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Papal Audience with Pope Francis in Vatican City
Happy couple enjoying their tour of the Vatican.
Papal Audience with Pope Francis in Vatican City
Aerial view of the Vatican in the afternoon.
Closeup of a water fountain with Saint Peter's Basillica in the background.

Papal Audience with Pope Francis in Vatican City

By Gray Line - I Love Rome
6.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$58 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Unique spiritual & cultural experience
  • Limited tickets available; reservations essential
  • Introductory guided sightseeing tour en route to the Vatican
  • The Pope’s weekly message & prayers at the Vatican City
  • Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Pope

Activity location

  • St. Peter's Basilica
    • Piazza San Pietro
    • 00120, Vatican City, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Piazza Risorgimento Bar Ottagono
    • Piazza del Risorgimento
    • 00193, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m4h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 7:30 am
Price details
AU$57.81 x 1 AdultAU$57.81

Total
Price is AU$57.81

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Rome en route to the Vatican
  • What's includedWhat's includedHeadset for commentary
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedtips
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel Pick-up and Drop off

Know before you book

  • Accommodation in St. Peter's Square is not guaranteed: seats cannot be booked
  • Check in is 15 minutes before tour departure time
  • Please note that the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica are active places of worship. Therefore, some areas may be subject to sudden closures without prior notice. We will not be held responsible for such closures.
  • Admission tickets to the Papal Audience are free but we’d like to highlight that it’s mandatory to reserve tickets at least two months in advance. With our tours you don’t need the reservation: the price includes a booking service to the public audience and a professional guide

What you can expect

Let us book your entrance and guide you to Pope Francis' Public Audience. You'll have just to get involved in this intense spiritual experience, without any stress in planning your day.

To live a very immersive experience in Catholic traditions, see Pope Francis himself and learn the unique history of the Vatican City, be part of our tour to Wednesday Papal Audience. The Audience represents a very intense point of contact between the Pope and the faithful coming from the four corners of the world.

Pope Francis and the Cardinals will pass through the crowd reaching their stage, greet and bless people in different languages, with hymns and homilies. To get your reserved pre-booked tickets with no stress and gain the sits available closest to the Pope, be supported by an expert local guide and an audio device, and be perfectly on time in this busy and requested great event, we recommend choosing this tour.

The Audience may be celebrated in the majestic venue of St. Peter’s Square or in the dedicated Nervi Hall, according to Vatican schedule. If in St. Peter's Square, you will also walk with us close to the monumental Castel Sant'Angelo and along Via della Conciliazione, in order to reach St. Peter's in the background and pass the security check-points to the Vatican City.

Our guide will tell you the storey and the secrets of the Vatican, suggest where to sit and make your arrival works smoothly despite crowds. Then, at the end of the Audience (about 11:30 11:45 am), you will meet our guide again in Via della Conciliazione 48, to return the audio device.

Remember that Papal Audience tickets are free but very much in demand and that making your own arrival at this event could be very hard. So, book them with us in advance to be sure to take part in this once-in-a-life moment. You could also choose if combine this special morning with an afternoon visit of the nearby charming Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums, or of the other icon of Rome: the Colosseum.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSt. Peter's Basilica
    • Piazza San Pietro
    • 00120, Vatican City, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPiazza Risorgimento Bar Ottagono
    • Piazza del Risorgimento
    • 00193, Roma, Lazio, Italy