Buy tickets & tours:GetYourGuide St Peter’s Basilica (Basilica di San Pietro) is the largest of the four papal basilicas of Rome and one of the most important religious buildings in Christianity. Officially known as the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, it stands in Vatican City, at the western end of Piazza San Pietro. Although the basilica is located in Vatican City, an independent state, it is usually visited during a trip to Rome. Its position, close to Castel Sant’Angelo, the Tiber River and the historic center of Rome, makes it one of the most accessible and significant landmarks for visitors to the Eternal City. The basilica is often described as one of the largest churches in the world, both for its physical dimensions and for its role in Catholicism. It is the site of major papal liturgies and one of the most important pilgrimage destinations connected to the Apostle Peter. However, St Peter’s Basilica is not the cathedral of Rome. That title belongs to the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the official seat of the Bishop of Rome. Saint Peter’s Basilica is instead a papal basilica closely connected with the Vatican, the papacy and the tomb traditionally Read more [...]