Small Group Guided Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with Skip-the-Line Access

Highlights

• Skip-the-Line Access
• Small Group Tour
• Headsets Provided

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   30min

   Enjoy with your tour guide one of the most important museums of the world. Admire some masterpieces like the Laocoön. Enter into the smallest country in the world. Begin your journey through one of the most important museums in the world. Admire renowned masterpieces like the Laocoön and get your first taste of the Vatican’s rich artistic heritage.

2. 2

   Cortile della Pigna

   35min

   Wander through one of the Vatican’s stunning outdoor spaces. This courtyard features the iconic bronze pinecone sculpture, an ancient Roman piece that lends the area its name.

3. 3

   Museo Pio Clementino

   45min

   Explore one of the Vatican Museums’ most celebrated sections: Octagonal Courtyard – Home to Laocoön and Apollo Belvedere Round Room – Featuring a giant marble bathtub and the bronze Heracles Room of the Animals – With detailed sculptures of various creatures Gallery of the Candelabra – Admire its painted 3D-style vaulted ceilings

4. 4

   Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche

   30min

   One of the most visited galleries in the Museums, this stop invites you to find the Italian cities you've visited or perhaps your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, created in the late 1500s, are also worth admiring for their remarkable detail and intricate decorations.

5. 5

   Sistine Chapel

   20min

   We are pleased to inform you that the Sistine Chapel has officially reopened to the public following the Vatican’s mourning period for the late Pope Francis. With the recent and historic election of His Holiness Pope, the Vatican has now resumed full visitor access, and the Sistine Chapel is once again included in your Vatican Museums visit. Step into the breathtaking Sistine Chapel, the final stop of your Vatican Museums experience, and witness one of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance. Marvel at Michelangelo's iconic frescoes, including the awe-inspiring ceiling and The Last Judgment behind the altar—works that have inspired visitors for centuries. The Sistine Chapel is not only a work of art but also a sacred space of immense historical significance—it's where the Papal Conclave was recently held to elect the new Pope. Visiting now offers a rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary site just after a key moment in Church history.

Before you go

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