08 May 2024
Great tour with very informative guide who had a great sense of humour. For this tour, as of early May 2024 there are no express lines for groups, we had to join the same line as everyone else to get into the basilica. At 7.15am it was only a short wait (10-15mins) before we got through.
The guide was with us the whole way and kept us entertained with facts while we waited.
Taking the elevator for the stair climb is definitely recommended, there’s still 300 odd steps after using the elevator and it’s quite a way to the top. The view is worth it though!
The rest of the basilica is breathtaking and we covered as much as we could (including the crypt) in the time we had.