Skip the Line Guided Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

Highlights

• Skip-the-Line Access
• Expert Licensed Guide
• Direct Access to St. Peter's Basilica

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Sistine Chapel

   30min

   The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1473 and 1481.

2. 2

   Vatican Museums

   2h

   The Vatican Historical Museum was founded in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI and was initially hosted in environments under the Square Garden. In 1987, it moved to the main floor of the Apostolic Palace of the Lateran where it opened in March 1991. Here you will see the Vatican Museum, Pine Cone Courtyard, Pio Clementino Museum, Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of the Tapestries, Gallery of the Geographical Maps, Sistine Chapel, and Privilege entrance of St. Peter's Basilica.

Before you go

Location