Skip-the-Line Private Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

Highlights

• Guaranteed Skip-the-Line Access
• Private Expert Guide
• Vatican Masterpieces

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   2h

   The tour begins from the entrance of the Vatican Museums, where, after skipping the long line,  from Momo's spiral staircase you will walk to the Belvedere courtyard where the huge bronze pinecone is located. The visit continues to the Gallery of Ancient Roman Sculptures, the Room of Muses, the Room of Animals and the Rotunda. Next, the guide will take you to the gallery of Geographic Maps, the Gallery of Tapistries, and the Sobiesky Hall.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   15min

   After this comes the most famous part of the Museums, the popular rooms painted by Raphael for Pope Julius II and the Sistine Chapel including Michelangelo's masterpieces: the Creation of Adam and the Last Judgment.

3. 3

   St. Peter's Basilica

   30min

   It is then time for a tour of St. Peter’s Basilica where you will explore the numerous side chapels with their hidden crypts. You will see Michelangelo’s Pietà and your guide will explain why this is the only work that he signed. You will gain an appreciation of the mastery that went into the creation of Bernini’s altarpiece and learn how Michelangelo triumphed over his contemporaries for the honour to paint St. Peter’s magnificent dome.

4. 4

   St. Peter's Square

   15min

   The tour will end in the magnificent St. Peter's Square

Before you go

Location