Roma Trip Overview
You deserve some flexibility in your schedule while on vacation. That’s why we’ve created a Vatican tour with multiple start times throughout the day. Pick which time works best for you and see the best Vatican highlights.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Roma, Lazio, Italy
You deserve some flexibility in your schedule while on vacation. That’s why we’ve created a Vatican tour with multiple start times throughout the day. Pick which time works best for you and see the best Vatican highlights.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Explore the Gallery of the Tapestries, the Gallery of the Candelabra, and our personal favorite, the Gallery of the Maps. Based on painted topographical maps of Italy by Ignazio Danti, a Dominican Italian friar, the Gallery of Maps is both beautiful and informative. The painted frescoes reveal the Renaissance Italian view of the geography of the land during the time period. Predating a unified Italy by almost 300 years, the Gallery of Maps shows the length and breadth of the Italian peninsula around 1580. Try to spot the sea monster in one of the maps.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Once you are inside, it is clear why the Sistine Chapel is one of the most celebrated works of art in Western civilization. Michelangelo painted over 600 figures in all, making the sheer magnitude of this endeavor mindblowing. Since the Sistine Chapel is a place of worship, visitors are not permitted to speak inside. As your guide cannot explain the frescoes once inside – we will provide you with a map/handout for reference before entering.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The last stop on this Vatican tour is St. Peter’s Basilica. This massive church is the size of two American football fields and is filled with works created by some of history’s most celebrated artists. You will enter through a special door, skipping the lines to visit the most opulent church in the world. Once inside, you’ll admire masterpieces such as the Baldacchino, La Pieta, the statue of St. Peter and more. Even if you’re not familiar with art history, the interior of this church will make you stand in awe.
Duration: 45 minutes
