Private In-Depth Vatican Tour: 5 Hours with Skip-the-Line Access

Overview

Highlights

• Skip-the-Line Access
• In-Depth Private Tour
• Iconic Locations

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   2h 20min

   The Vatican Museums are the largest collection in the world so it is important to leave ample time to explore them We first enter into the Picture Gallery which holds great works of Raffaele, Caravaggio, Bernini and many more. We then begin to go through the many galleries and courtyards visiting impressive statues such as the Belvedere Torso and Laocoon. We pass through the Gallery of the Maps, Tapestries, Candelabra, multiple Rooms of Raffaele. We will also visit the Old Papal Apartments and Borgia Apartments.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   20min

   In the Sistine Chapel we will examine Michelangelo's frescoes with his alter wall; The Last Judgment. From top to bottom we will cover all areas in depth. We will also look at the ceiling which holds one of the most import works of art in the western world, the Creation of Man, also done by Michelagelo's masterful hand.

3. 3

   St. Peter's Basilica

   2h

   We will also cover St. Peter's Basilica in depth visiting the many alters throughout the church, Michelangelo's Pieta and Bernini's Baldacchino. Your guide will also bring you below the church to see many tombs of past Popes including a gimps of the tomb of St. Peter.

Before you go

Location