St Peter’s Basilica in Rome launches major digital revolution project for 35m visitors

St Peter’s Basilica in Rome launches major digital revolution project for 35m visitors
Edited by Travel Weekly


Pilgrims, the faithful and visitors from all over the world to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome now have access to information, services and innovative tools thanks to a new digital platform.

The 2025 Jubilee officially started on the 24 December 2024 at 7pm, with a Mass presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square and ends on 6 January 2026.

This huge event is expected to bring 35 million pilgrims to Rome, the world centre of Christianity, with around 105 million overnight stays (source: Chambers of Commerce Tourism Economics Observatory).

In view of this extraordinary influx, Fabbrica di San Pietro has put in place a digital revolution to become the natural landing place and reference point for pilgrims and the faithful before, during and after their visit to Italy and St. Peter’s Basilica.

This has led to the creation of a digital ecosystem that will provide pilgrims with up-to-date information, services, and innovative tools, making the Basilica’s heritage accessible to all.

The core of the digital ecosystem: the platform

The www.basilicasanpietro.va website is the only official digital channel giving pilgrims and visitors all the information they need to plan their visit to St. Peter’s Basilica. It allows visitors to plan their own spiritual experience by booking their visit to the Basilica.

It also provides information such as Mass schedules and monitor visitor numbers inside the Basilica in real time, to help organise their visit in the best way possible.

This will make managing visitor flows easier and improve visits by pilgrims so that they can better enjoy their time inside the Basilica thanks to reserved access at their chosen time slot and guided itineraries.

All content is available in four languages: Italian, English, French and Spanish.

The www.basilicasanpietro.va platform, conceived, designed, and created by the Italy-based Assist Group, has a dedicated section that allows visitors to book the date and time of their admittance to St. Peter’s Basilica in advance, with a digital audio guide available in eight different languages included.

The reservation means visitors can be certain they will able to enter the Basilica on the busiest days, avoiding long waits and optimising flows.

And for those who cannot come to Rome in person, the platform also offers an interactive immersive AI-Enhanced Experience, allowing people to remotely explore every detail of the Basilica, thanks to the contribution of Artificial Intelligence and the ‘Basilica Virtual Tour’ project developed by Microsoft.

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