St. Peter’s Square, Vatican
View of St. Peter’s Square from the Cupola of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican / Rome.
St. Peter’s tips:
- Entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica is free, you only pay if you want to go to the Cupola.
- Cupolo fee: 6 euros to take the stairs, 7 euros to take the elevator.
- See Vatican on Wikitravel for travel tips.
Camera used: Canon Rebel XS (EOS 1000D), 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens, Adobe Lightroom.
Really great shot. How did you get this angle?
Hi Michael,
It’s taken from the top of St. Peter’s basilica (the Cupola). The 320 steps were a bit steep and crowded with tourists, but the view was worth it. Are you thinking of doing a time lapse from up here? ;)
- Lily
Great shot. I’m often in Rome, but I’ve never climbed to the top of the basilica. I will next time. Thank you for the view!
The view was definitely worth the climb, even if it’s a bit steep and you’re squished between tourists in some spots!
- Lily
I climbed the basilica when I was in Rome … but never had a shot quite as beautiful as that! Great capture!
Thanks, glad you like the photo!
- Lily
Great shot! I really love the high angle.
Thanks Christy! I had to take a few before photos I got an alignment that was down the centre of the square (circle!) :)
- Lily
What a great clean shot. Bravo!
Thanks Michael! I have to thank Lightroom for a bit of post-processing to fix the light and colours ;)
- Lily
It’s definitely worth navigating the tourists for a shot like this!
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Scott – Quirky Travel Guy recently posted: Left out of the South Beach nightlife
Speaking of dealing with tourists, there was a girl who decided it was okay to smoke and toss cigarettes from up there. Oh the joys of tourist season in Rome.
- Lily
Aww Via della Conciliazione, I studied there for five years :)
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Angela recently posted: Images from a sweet Italian Christmas
Wow, what a privilege to be in that city! Hope the photos brings back fond memories for you then :)
- Lily
what a great bird’s eye view! thanks for sharing your photo. really a great one. wish i could seen the vatican in the future… it’s in my bucket list! :)
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Hi Gladys,
Vatican City and Rome are definitely bucket list worthy – it’s got everything from architecture to art, religion, history, and delicious food :)
- Lily
Brilliant shot of a brilliant city landscape!
Seeing how small the people look in the square makes me dizzy ;-)
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Cam recently posted: Photo of the Week: Perfect Timing in Prague
If I ever climb up those 300 steps again, I’m going to try to make a time lapse of the square. Little people walking about always seem to look good in those videos. And now that you’ve made me look at the details of my own photo, I just noticed that there’s a river and bridge in the distance too… :)
- Lily
Great photo! I love it when I can get a good aerial shot of a location.
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Stephanie – The Travel Chica recently posted: Foto of the Week from … Lago Puelo – Silhouettes
I love good viewpoints too, it usually shows more context and also jogs my memory of the experience I had. With aerial shots I sometimes notice details I didn’t see when I was there in person… like the river and bridges at the end of the street in this photo!
- Lily