The Scavi Tour

Ufficio Scavi

The tomb of Saint Peter is located BELOW Saint Peter's Basilica.

The Vatican offers tours for visitors to go below and see the tomb.

You take narrow steps downstairs and see practically an entire other world. There are

necropolises that's Ancient Greek for large elaborate tomb monuments spaced out in a cemetery of Romans.

You must reserve tickets in ADVANCE and go through the official Vatican website. Here is the link: http://www.scavi.va/content/scavi/en/ufficio-scavi.html