Kids Tour of the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: 3 Hours of Fun and History

Highlights

• Kid-Friendly Local Guide
• Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
• 3-Hour Duration

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   1h 20min

   You meet with your guide at the entrance to the Vatican museums and with skip-the-line access head straight inside to begin the tour with a visit to the Belvedere Courtyard, the Pio-Clementino Museum and the magnificent collection of Ancient Roman and Greek Statues. You continue your tour with a visit to the Gallery of Tapestries followed by the Gallery of Maps, which houses one of the most significant displays of Renaissance Maps in the world. In the Sobiesky Room you will see on of the largest painting in the Vatican and in the room of the Immaculate Conception gaze upon its wonderful frescoes.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   1h 20min

   Before entering the Sistine Chapel (no talking allowed inside) your guide will tell you about the wonderful frescoes by Michelangelo, Botticelli and other famous artists that you will see once inside. You will also hear interesting facts and anecdotes about this unique chapel that is still in use today as the setting for the conclave to elect new Popes.

3. 3

   St. Peter's Square

   20min

   The tour will end in Saint Peter’s Square where you can see the Pope’s Palace and catch a glimpse of the colorful Swiss Guards.

Before you go

Location