Exclusive Guided Tour: Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica

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Book a guided tour of the museums of wonder in the Holy city of the Vatican to satiate your inner adventurer. Enter the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with our Skip the Line access to start your exploration without waiting in the lengthy, tiresome lines.With the assistance of our expert guide,you can navigate swiftly through all 26 of the Vatican museums and their vast collection of artworks,and artifacts.Watch history come alive with vivid,eloquent commentary from your guide!

• Don’t waste your precious time waiting in the infamous entry lines of the Vatican anymore, enjoy our guided tour that provides privileged access!
• Spend more time admiring the famous ceiling fresco paintings of the maestro Michelangelo including the iconic “The Creation of Adam”
• Satisfy all your queries regarding the artworks and their creators with our professional English-speaking guide
• Slip past the chapel to enter the world’s largest church St Peter’s Basilica and enjoy Michelangelo’s “Pietà”

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Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Book a guided tour of the museums of wonder in the Holy city of the Vatican to satiate your inner adventurer. Enter the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with our Skip the Line access to start your exploration without waiting in the lengthy, tiresome lines.With the assistance of our expert guide,you can navigate swiftly through all 26 of the Vatican museums and their vast collection of artworks,and artifacts.Watch history come alive with vivid,eloquent commentary from your guide!

• Don’t waste your precious time waiting in the infamous entry lines of the Vatican anymore, enjoy our guided tour that provides privileged access!
• Spend more time admiring the famous ceiling fresco paintings of the maestro Michelangelo including the iconic “The Creation of Adam”
• Satisfy all your queries regarding the artworks and their creators with our professional English-speaking guide
• Slip past the chapel to enter the world’s largest church St Peter’s Basilica and enjoy Michelangelo’s “Pietà”

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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Before starting your tour de Vatican, get a short brief from your expert guide and get ready to explore all 26 of the Vatican museums and galleries . You will be left awe-struck by the collection of classical sculptures at the Museums of Classical Antiquities, the Pio-Clementine Museum, and the Museo Chiaramonti. You can also check out the Pinacoteca gallery for works of legendary renaissance artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Perugino, and Caravaggio. Our expert guide will make your visit more illuminating by sharing tidbits related to the artworks and their creators.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy

Visit the famous Raphael Rooms in the Apostolic Palace on the way to the Sistine Chapel. Commonly known as Stanze di Raffaello, it includes four separate rooms which contain the delightful frescoes of the great renaissance painter Raphael and his students. Pope Julius II commissioned the rooms as his personal suite of apartments.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

The Sistine Chapel is the Crown Jewel of the Vatican. Talking inside the chapel is prohibited, so our guide will share his expertise on the famous ceiling paintings of the Sistine Chapel beforehand. Silently contemplate the marvelous frescoes of Michelangelo in the ceiling of the Chapel, which include the iconic “The Creation of Adam”. The Chapel also contains Michelangelo’s other famous creation “The Last Judgement” on the wall behind its altar.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

After exiting the Chapel, you are free to enter the magnificent Saint Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world. Witness Michelangelo’s “Pietà” and Bernini’s baldachin canopy that towers the high altar of the basilica. Don’t forget to take your blessing from St Peter’s statue.

Duration: 30 minutes



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