Night Hours Vatican Tour group tour

The Vatican Museums at night can be a very incredible experience especially in high season when you want to escape from the daily crowd.
Definitely visiting the Vatican galleries and the Sistine Chapel at night is more relaxing and your professional friendly guide will be able to bring art and historical facts back to life. You will access with priority tickets and visit the highlights such as the Pinecone and Octagonal Courtyard, where are the marble statues of “Apollo”, “Laocoon” & “Torso”, you will head to the Muses Room and the Round Room built as the roman pagan Pantheon. You will head to the Gallery of Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps, Raphael Rooms and Sistine Chapel. Appreciate Raphael’s “School of Athens”, Pope Borgia’s apartment & Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Accompanied by passionate guide, discover the meaning of the frescoes and learn many stories and anecdotes about Michelangelo and Raphael who at that time were both working for the Pope Julius II.

The Cortile della Pigna is the first step of this tour. Here you can admire a sculpture of 4 meters; then, you will continue in the Octagonal Courtyard, where you can see the very famous Laocoon marble group.

After the Octagonal Courtyard, you will visit the Room of the Animals, with beautiful statues recreating a marble zoo, and the Room of the Muses, with the statue of Apollo playing a Lira and the Torso in the center.

The tour continues with the Round Hall, which was created by Michelangelo Simonetti in 1779. Many important sculptures encircle the hall and, at the center of the room, you can admire a big red porphyry basin, which is also called “Nero’s Bathtub” because it came from Nero’s Domus Aurea (“Golden House”).

Then, you will visit the Upper Galleries of the Vatican Museums, which include one of the Maps, Tapestries, and Candelabra. The galleries are connecting the north section of the Vatican Palace with the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter’s.

Then, you will enter the Raphael Rooms, which were part of the apartment of Pope Julius II. Here Raphael painted “The School of Athens” while Michelangelo was painting the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

After visiting the Raphael Rooms, you will admire the Borgia Rooms.

The Spanish Pope Alexander VI Borgia commissioned the work and Pinturicchio painted the apartment. These rooms are inside the oldest section of the Apostolic Palace. You will see its main rooms and the collection of modern and contemporary art.

Finally, you will admire Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel with the Frescoes painted in the 1500s for the Pope Julius II and Paul III. Michelangelo first painted the Ceiling where he represented “The Creation of the World”, from the Genesis book, and stories of Noah’s life. When he was 61 years old Michelangelo came back to paint “The Last Judgement”, in only five years, on the wall behind the altar.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• If your booking includes kids, please bring with you a copy of their ID to prove their age in case needed.
• If you arrive late you might lose the entrance

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• Skip-the-line tickets
• Professional guide for 2.5 hours

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

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• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• A copy of your kids’ ID (if booked for the tour) is necessary to prove their age.
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• If you arrive late you might lose the entrance
This tour is not wheelchair accessible but may be adapted to an accessible itinerary if you contact us.

Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
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• This Tour is Provided by Real Barcelona Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 9 Travelers is accepted for booking.