Do you have to make a reservation for this elevator & is here a charge? Also is old Rome covered by free WiFi (some cities do provide this)?
Thanks
Jean
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
7944 posts
No you do not need a reservation, Yes you need to buy a ticket.
I recall the price being like 10 euro for the elevator, less if you opt to climb the stairs. The elevator only gets you to the roof of St Peters, from there you can go in to a balcony overlooking the interior, I will add that being on the floor and looking up is very deceiving, up at the lip of the dome looking down really puts into perspective how massive the place is.
The dome itself is all narrow stairs between the inner and outer dome, bit much if you are claustrophobic, but the view is worth it.
Re: WiFi, I do not recall universal free wifi, but that might have changed, I do recall that nearly all access requires (or did) password access as an anti-terrorism measure, so that means asking for the password at restaurants, bars, hotel, etc.
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Elevator only halfway...the rest is climbing some steep and twisting stairs
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16409 posts
Some good info on the elevator+climbing the dome. As Paul said, no, you don't need a reservation but you do need to buy a ticket. And have cash on you.