Private Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: Exclusive 3-Hour Tour

Overview

Highlights

• Priority Access
• Expert Multilingual Guides
• Family-Friendly

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   2h

   You will meet your guide, holding a sign with your name, in front of the Vatican Museums. You will enter the Vatican Museums overflowing with masterpieces by many of Italy’s most important Italian artists, sitting alongside important works from Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. You will walk through famous galleries such as the tapestries and maps ones and elegant and precious courtyards with sculptures of pricless value.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   30min

   You will learn the secrets of The Sistine Chapel, with its enormous Michelangelo’s frescoes. Here you will have time to observe the details of his sublime “Last Judgment”that your guides explained before entering. Inside the Chapel only contemplation is allowed, not talking

3. 3

   St. Peter's Basilica

   30min

   NOT INCLUDED IN THE EVENING TOUR! In the 16th century, the original church, constructed by Emperor Constantine on the burial site of Saint Peter, was replaced by the current St. Peter's Basilica. Your guide will bring you directly from the Sistine Chapel into St. Peter's Basilica's courtyard. Your guide will optimize your time by explaining all the features outside. You can take pictures (without a flash) in a peaceful atmosphere while the guide waits outside for you. It is the world's largest Church to admire Michelangelo's "Pietà" and other highlights. St. Peter's Square envelops visitors with the grand colonnades designed by Bernini and offers a stunning view of the Pope's Balcony. Remember to cover your knees and shoulders before entering the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter.

Before you go

Location