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Excavations office. Visits to the Tomb of Saint Peter and the Necropolis under the Vatican Basilica. Special visits to the necropolis underneath the Basilica, where the tomb of St. Peter is located, are only possible following special permission granted from time to time by the “Fabbrica di San Pietro”.
The Vatican Necropolis lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5–12 metres below Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican sponsored archaeological excavations (also known by their Italian name scavi) under Saint Peter's in the years 1940–1949 which revealed parts of a necropolis dating to Imperial times. [1]
The entrance to the Vatican Necropolis can be found in St Peter’s Square, directly below the basilica. By Metro, take line A to Ottaviano-S. Pietro. It will take just a few minutes to walk into the Vatican
The Vatican Necropolis is located below the level of the Vatican Grottoes, at a depth of between three and eleven metres in relation to the floor of the central nave of the basilica. Here it is possible to rediscover the most significant historical and archaeological evidence of Saint Peter’s Basilica, and to retrace the ancient earthen road ...
Jul 21, 2017 · St. Peter's Scavi is an ancient Necropolis Under the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, known for housing the remains of the Apostle. Learn all the facts here!
Mar 25, 2024 · Angela Corrias. March 25, 2024. One of the most fascinating sights to visit in the Vatican is the Roman necropolis under St. Peter’s Basilica on top of which stands the modern Renaissance basilica and also part of St. Peter’s Square.
Aug 21, 2013 · Under the ground of the great Basilica of St Peter there are two levels: – The Vatican Grottoes, in which we will find the tombs and chapels of kings, queens and popes from the tenth century onwards. – The Necropolis, one level down, from the time before Constantine as we have described, and further down to 11 meters below the Basilica.
