Roma Trip Overview
This experience will be tailored to your interests and with just your group on this private tour, your guide will focus specifically on what fascinates you the most as you discover what you want to see.
The Vatican houses paintings by artists such as Da Vinci and Titian in the Pinacoteca Gallery and Picasso and Chagall in the Collection of Modern Religious Art. You will see antique statues, Roman sarcophagi, mosaics, tapestries and many a fresco, including Raphael’s famous School of Athens.
You will discover the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment. In St Peter’s Basilica you will find another of Michelangelo’s works, La Pietà.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
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This experience will be tailored to your interests and with just your group on this private tour, your guide will focus specifically on what fascinates you the most as you discover what you want to see.
The Vatican houses paintings by artists such as Da Vinci and Titian in the Pinacoteca Gallery and Picasso and Chagall in the Collection of Modern Religious Art. You will see antique statues, Roman sarcophagi, mosaics, tapestries and many a fresco, including Raphael’s famous School of Athens.
You will discover the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment. In St Peter’s Basilica you will find another of Michelangelo’s works, La Pietà.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
1. Begin your private tour at the Vatican Museums, home to some of the most incredible works of art ever made. Discover the famous Pio-Clementino Museum and its vast collection of Ancient statues, whilst your guide explains the 2000 years of history spanned by the papal collection. Explore the Gallery of Maps and the Gallery of the Tapestries to taste the range of masterpieces in this stunning museum.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
2. Move on to the Sistine Chapel, the most famous part of the Museums and one of the most famous painted interiors in the world. Whilst still acting as the room for papal elections, the Chapel is renowned for Michelangelo’s spectacular frescoes that cover the ceiling in colourful, intricate depictions of Bible stories. Admire such works as ‘The Creation of Adam’ and ‘The Last Judgment’ whilst your guide explains the significance of what Michelangelo accomplished here.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
3. Then, discover St. Peter’s Basilica to complete your classic Vatican itinerary. Using a fast-track entrance for guided tours, enter one of the most revered places in the Christian world, believed to be built above the remains of St. Peter himself. Marvel at the incredible beauty of this breath-taking church, which is truly as impressive inside as its outside façade suggests.
Duration: 30 minutes
