Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

Highlights

• Private Expert Guide
• Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
• St. Peter's Basilica

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   1h 45min

   They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries: Vatican museums has more than 20,000 artifacts in display, from the glories of ancient Greece and Egypt to Middle ages Renaissance works. Admire pine cone courtyard, Egypt and Etruscan collections, glorious tapestries, Gallery of Maps, painted ceilings and large scale frescoes by Raphael.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   15min

   The most visited chapel in the world, seat of the conclave and a fascinating place to admire Michelangelo's frescoes

3. 3

   St. Peter's Basilica

   1h

   The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City. Catholic tradition holds that the basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome (Pope). Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the high altar of the basilica, also known as the Altar of the Confession. For this reason, many popes, cardinals and bishops have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period.

Before you go

Location