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You might not know it, but inside the Vatican State there is a secret courtyard that few people in the world have seen: the wonderful Vatican Gardens. These gardens date back to the 13th century and cover almost 23 hectares with colourful flowers, sculptures, fountains, monuments, and buildings dating back to the 6th century. Now prepare to immerse yourself in this fantastic tour with a qualified licensed guide who will let you explore in the first part of the tour the wonderful Vatican Gardens and then continue inside one of the most famous place in the world, the Vatican Museums. Conclude this fantastic experience in the stunning Sistine Chapel with its mesmerising frescoes painted by Michelangelo.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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You might not know it, but inside the Vatican State there is a secret courtyard that few people in the world have seen: the wonderful Vatican Gardens. These gardens date back to the 13th century and cover almost 23 hectares with colourful flowers, sculptures, fountains, monuments, and buildings dating back to the 6th century. Now prepare to immerse yourself in this fantastic tour with a qualified licensed guide who will let you explore in the first part of the tour the wonderful Vatican Gardens and then continue inside one of the most famous place in the world, the Vatican Museums. Conclude this fantastic experience in the stunning Sistine Chapel with its mesmerising frescoes painted by Michelangelo.
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Stop At: Vatican Gardens, Viale Vaticano presso Musei Vaticani, 00120 Vatican City Italy
In 1279 Pope Nicholas III, a man of culture and a great knower of medicinal plants, had his new residence built on the Vatican Hill and within the walls he planted an orchard, a lawn and an actual garden. This is now open to the public as the Vatican Gardens. For centuries reserved for the exclusive use of the Supreme Pontiffs as a place of peace, the Vatican Gardens are an enchanting natural, architectural and artistic space where you can enjoy a relaxing walk admiring the beauty of nature with its gardens, parks, orchards and various medieval fortifications, Renaissance and Baroque buildings and monuments. Following the enchanting paths of this place you will be able to admire the diversity of gardens in three styles, Italian, English and French.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
With roughly 70,000 works preserved in twenty-two separate collections, the Vatican Museums are a chance to admire the extraordinary masterpieces displayed in the 7 km of halls and corridors.Discover it all on this unique tour
tour through medieval and Renaissance paintings, amazing galleries such as the Tapestry Gallery with the magnificent Resurrection of Christ, and the 120-metre-long Map Gallery, the largest geographical representation ever made, the Raphael’s rooms and the Borgia apartment.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
This is undoubtedly the most famous part of the museum, and represents one of the most extraordinary artistic achievements in the world. It is indeed here that Michelangelo demonstrated all his art and creativity, where the artist had to paint more than 300 figures in 5 thousand square metres! With the Last Judgement, the Creation of Adam and the different scenes from Genesis, the Sistine Chapel is a sacred, evocative, impressive and extraordinary place.
Duration: 30 minutes
