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Enjoy the Vatican Museums before the opening to the public. Choose one of the below options for your early morning access, including breakfast and an exclusive tour of the Vatican’s many iconic attractions.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
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Enjoy the Vatican Museums before the opening to the public. Choose one of the below options for your early morning access, including breakfast and an exclusive tour of the Vatican’s many iconic attractions.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Start your experience at the Vatican Museums meeting the greatest art in the world from classical antiquity, through the Renaissance, to present day. Learn about masterpieces by Raphael and astonishing statuary like Laocoön and His Sons.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
Composed of a large bronze pine cone almost four meters high which once spouted water from the top, the Pigna originally stood near the Pantheon next to the Temple of Isis. It was moved to the courtyard of the Old St. Peter’s Basilica during the Middle Ages and then moved again, in 1608, to its present location.
The courtyard where it stands was originally part of the Cortile del Belvedere, designed by Donato Bramante to connect the palace of Pope Innocent VIII with the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel Savona, Piazza del Duomo Via Ambrogio Aonzo di fronte al Vico del Marmo, 17100 Savona Italy
The most famous Michelangelo’s work, the Sistine Chapel!
You’ll be surrounded by those amazing frescoes.
These astonishing and unforgettable frescoes depict Old Testament scenes come alive.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The biggest Catholic Church.
The combined efforts of 4 genius architect/artists – Bernini, Bramante, Raphael and Michelangelo – synthesize for a breathtaking effect
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: La Pieta, Chapel of the Pieta Basilica Di San Pietro, Vatican City Italy
The most famous Michelangelo’s sculture, La Pietà.
Mary with the body of Jesus, in the serene environment of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The tour will end at St. Peter’s Square
Duration: 20 minutes
