Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour
Description
Enjoy the skip-the-line priority access entrance to the Vatican Museums and tour with professional guide. In a relaxed and informal atmosphere, the guide will tell stories and curiosities that will help to understand the historical, artistic and cultural context that has molded the masterpieces hosted in the Hall of the Muses, in the Pio-Clementine Museum, in the Gallery of Maps, in the Gallery of Tapestries, in the Raphael Rooms and in the magnificent Courtyard of the Pinecone that opens in the heart of Vatican City. The tour of the Vatican Museums will culminate with the visit to the Sistine Chapel. Once inside, you can admire the paintings that truly represent the highest peak of Italian Renaissance art, from the precious frescoes by Botticelli, Perugino, Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Luca Signorelli and Piero di Cosimo, to the extraordinary vault cycle and the Last Judgement by Michelangelo. Note: This tour do not have access to St. Peter's Basilica
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With this Vatican Museum small group tour, have more time to explore the immense collection of art. Walk through the exhibits and galleries from the Round Room to the Gallery of the Tapestries. Discover the Belvedere and Pinecone Courtyards and the famous Gallery of the Maps. This room filled with topographical maps of Italy by Danti dating back to 1583 remains one of the largest geographical pictures to this day. Browsing through the Pio Clementino Museum you can see the Greek Cross Hall, Gallery of the Statues, Hall of the Muses, and other paintings, sculptures, and statues from artists spanning centuries. Pass through the majestic collection of ceremonial carriages that are now part of the Carriage Pavilion. Discover the countless treasures of the Vatican with a visit to the Raphael Rooms. Admire the 4 rooms of the Vatican famous for their frescoes by the High Renaissance great Raphael. Gaze in awe at Raphael’s The School of Athens.
Observe the most famous chapel in the world – the Sistine Chapel. Witness the beautiful frescoes that decorate the interiors from Botticelli, Rosselli, Perugino, and Ghirlandaio and the most famous fresco of all – Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note that inside the Sistine Chapel shoulders and knees are to be covered.
- All traveller need to carry copy of Photo ID proof (mobile version) for Vatican entrance
Reviews(8)
We found the city of Rome not only very crowded but our GPS was not working properly and we ended up walking in circles. The city itself is expensive with ok quality if you know where to eat and go.
Finding the meeting point to exchange the voucher (app) for tickets was very confusing. The first tour of the day was of the Vatican, and went smoothly. The next tour was St Peters square and Basilica. There was no ticket and or skip the line as promised, so by the time we got through, missed the Colliseum tour. I feel you owe me at least a 50% refund..
Hi, The instructions of the meeting points and details of the tour was clearing mentioned in the description. I request you please go through the ticket again. We as a tour operator are not responsible for functioning of App (if it doesn't point you to right direction). As mentioned in the description, the tour includes Vatican museums, Sistine chapel & Highlights of Rome, St.peter basilica do not have guided tour, it's a church and do not have skip the line as well. After Vatican museums tour there was 4 hours gap to reach the next meeting point for Rome tour. Even if you visit St.Peter basilica staying in the line it would take not more than 2 hours to complete the visit to the church. I request you to make sure you read all the instructions and check the complete ticket details ahead of the tour.
My family and I did this experience and it was excellent! Both our our guides were so knowledgeable and explained the history to us. I definitely recommend this experience. It is a long day though. We should not have walked the 2km distance between the two experiences, so I suggest getting a taxi or other transportation to the next spot.
An excellent review. It is a night tour. Where are you roam in Rome. Good location . Easy to access with public transport.
Nice and peaceful place to visit. I really enjoyed myself . My whole family was happy visiting the city and enjoyed all the sceneries around
It is an amazing place to visit. Being with friends in such a beautiful place is just what l needed for start of a new year back then .
The city was beautiful. I will never forget my delightful experience over there. It was mesmerizing and peaceful. I had a great time with my family
VJ was very nice and helpful and accommodated us. I had 2 teenage girls with me. We booked for 10:30 am and got there early and were able to go into the Vatican Museums at 9:45, so that was great! The tourguide for the Vatican Museums was very knowledgeable but he spoke fast with a thick accent so sometimes it was hard to understand him. This was way over the heads of the teenagers. Then we had to meet at a second location for the walking tour. No meeting time was set and when I called they said 6 pm due to the heat, Which did not work for us as we had other plans. VJ came right away and gave us a private group tour. He was very nice and informative. And the girls learned a lot, asked questions and were much happier. He even bought us gelatto!
