Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour: Small Group Experience

Highlights

• Guaranteed Skip-the-Line Access
• Expert Art Historian Guide
• Small Group Setting

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican City

   20min

   Introduction on the Vatican City and Vatican History while entering into the Museum.

2. 2

   Vatican Museums

   1h 50min

   Let's get into the history and secrets of the Catholic Church and hear about the rivalry between the Renaissance artists.  Discover the treasures hosted by one of the largest and most-visited museums of the world enriched by a huge number of masterpieces collected through time. Admire the best of the ancient world visiting the Greek and Roman sculpture section. A collection of classical art masterpieces where admire the beauty of several sculpture groups, as for example the statue of Laocoön and His Sons that is one of the most famous ancient sculptures.

3. 3

   The Vatican Gardens

   Pass by

   Enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the Vatican Garden and much more ...

4. 4

   Stop 4

   10min

   Pass along the Chandelier Gallery, named by the several marble chandelier decorating this section.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   15min

   Be astonished by the elegant Tapestry gallery, wallpapered by the finest tapestry worldwide, realized by Raphael's disciples.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   15min

   Visit the Maps Gallery, a complete exhibition of maps representing Italy as it was seen by cartographer in 1581.

7. 7

   Sistine Chapel

   30min

   Admire the major representatives of Italian art such as Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more Towards the end of this tour you will visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece: The Last Judgement.

Before you go

Location