Private Tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

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Enjoy a full immersion in the amazing masterpieces of the Vatican Museums with a private art historian. Skip the long ticket lines and have the benefit of a thorough guided tour and a worry-free experience.

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



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Enjoy a full immersion in the amazing masterpieces of the Vatican Museums with a private art historian. Skip the long ticket lines and have the benefit of a thorough guided tour and a worry-free experience.

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

Visit one of the most important museums in the world with a professional guide and benefit from the skip-the-line entrance.

Explore the stunning masterpieces collected by the popes and learn about the great personalities and the stories behind them. Lose yourself in the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, and the Gallery of Candelabra and be impressed by the “Raffaello’s Rooms”.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

End your tour in the incredible Sistine Chapel and marvel at the beauty of Michelangelo’s frescoes: The Last Judgement and The Creation of Adam among others. From there you can access St. Peter’s Basilica directly skipping the long security-check lines outside.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Choose to extend your experience with a 1-hr guided tour of Saint Peter’s Basilica. Get guided through renowned works of Renaissance and Neoclassic art by Canova and Bernini among others. Be impressed by the harmonious 30-meters-high canopy and discover its connection with the Pantheon. Get emotional in front of the “Pietà” of Michelangelo and appreciate its expressive power and delicate beauty.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cupola di San Pietro, Piazza san Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Or opt to climb your way up to the top of the dome of the Basilica. Enjoy a bird’s-eye view over the basilica’s floor and get the chance to take an exclusively close look at the mosaics of the dome. Go even higher to find yourself at the top balcony and be amazed by the spectacular panorama over Rome and beyond it.

Duration: 1 hour



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