Vatican and St. Peter's Square Self-Guided Audio Walk: Castel Sant'Angelo, Passetto and Borgo

About this experience

Until the 1930s, Saint Peter's Square burst on you at the end of a narrow street. Then an avenue was cut through the old Borgo, and the surprise became a long view. This walk takes both ways in. Start on Ponte Sant'Angelo among Bernini's angels and learn which two he carved himself. Circle Castel Sant'Angelo, Hadrian's tomb turned papal fortress, through the gardens in its old moat, and follow the Passetto, the raised corridor popes used to flee to the castle. Look down Via della Conciliazione at the whole dome, then take the surviving lanes and Borgo Pio down Via di Porta Angelica into the square, to the marker where the colonnade's four rows line up into one, and end facing the basilica. Ten stops, about 1.9 km and 75 minutes, at your own pace, in English. Castel Sant'Angelo and the Vatican Museums are ticketed and not included; the basilica is free, with a security check and a dress code.

What's included

From the bridge of angels round Castel Sant'Angelo's gardens, along the popes' raised corridor, down the great avenue and through the Borgo's lanes into Saint Peter's Square.

Good to know

Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.