Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Small Group Tour

Highlights

• Small Group Experience
• Early Start
• Audio Guide Option

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   1h

   Begin your journey through one of the world’s most important art collections — the Vatican Museums. With your expert guide, explore its magnificent galleries filled with classical sculptures, Renaissance masterpieces, and centuries of artistic heritage. Discover the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, and the Raphael Rooms, where the genius of Raphael comes alive through vivid frescoes and fascinating stories.

2. 2

   Stanze di Raffaello

   15min

   Admire the extraordinary frescoes of Raphael, true masterpieces of the High Renaissance. Know the deeper meanings behind works such as The School of Athens, which represents the harmony between philosophy, science, and faith — an artistic dialogue that defined an era.

3. 3

   Sistine Chapel

   15min

   Enter the world-renowned Sistine Chapel, the artistic and spiritual heart of the Vatican. Be amazed by Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes, including The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment. Before entering, your guide will provide context so you can fully appreciate every detail and symbol in respectful silence once inside this sacred space.

4. 4

   St. Peter's Square

   30min

   Located in front of Saint Peter's Basilica, this square marks the border between the Vatican state and the Italian state, the meeting place for thousands of faithful Catholics from all over the world, and the end point of our tour.

Before you go

Location