Skip the Line Vatican & Sistine Chapel Family Tour

Highlights

• Guaranteed Skip-the-Line
• Private & Interactive Tour
• Vatican Masterpieces

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   1h 20min

   Meet your private guide near Vatican City. With your guide, you'll get to bypass the long queues at the entrance of the Vatican Museums. You may secure your luggage and umbrellas in the Vatican cloakroom. Once out of the cloakroom, you will begin your visit of the collections. Kids will play games and win prizes while exploring Vatican artwork. You will see brilliant Greek and Roman sculptures and the sarcophagi of Empress Helena and Constantina, the mother and daughter of Constantine the Great. Your tour continues to the Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of the Tapestries, Sobieski Hall, and the colorful Raphael's Rooms.

2. 2

   Sphere within a Sphere

   5min

   When you will stop in the Pine Cone Courtyard you will see and learn about the "Sphere within a sphere" statue. Designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro, with a 13 meters diameter, it is one of the masterpieces of the contemporary art collection of the Vatican Museums.

3. 3

   Museo Pio Clementino

   15min

   The Pio-Clementino Museum in the Vatican houses a stunning collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, including the iconic Laocoön and Apollo Belvedere, showcasing classical art at its finest.

4. 4

   Stanze di Raffaello

   20min

   The Raphael Rooms in the Vatican consist of four rooms decorated with exquisite frescoes by Raphael, illustrating biblical, historical, and classical themes, embodying the pinnacle of Renaissance artistic achievement.

5. 5

   Sistine Chapel

   30min

   You will then reach the Sistine Chapel, the venue for papal elections and one of Italy’s most visited sites. You will view Michelangelo's The Last Judgment and listen to stories from the Bible, including the creation of Adam.

Before you go

Location