Skip-the-Line Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Tour – Semi-Private Max 8

Overview

Highlights

• Semi-private group
• Skip-the-line access
• Professional guide

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Vatican Museums

   2h

   After exploring the 54 galleries of the Vatican Museum which display works from the immense collection gathered by popes throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world, you will then make your way to the Sistine Chapel.

2. 2

   Sistine Chapel

   30min

   The next stop of your tour will be the Sistine Chapel, a papal chapel in the Vatican Palace that was built between 1473-81 for Pope Sixtus IV. Here you will see Michelangelo’s famous Renaissance frescoes on the ceiling of the chapel, a work of art that is considered to have changed the course of Western art. Commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508, their incredible complexity continue to attract a multitude of visitors and art critics and are considered one of the top works of the history of painting.

3. 3

   St. Peter's Basilica

   1h

   Our final stop of the tour will be St Peter’s Basilica, one of the world’s holiest catholic shrines. Built upon the tomb of St Peter, the Basilica is visited by thousands of pilgrims and tourists every month and is a magnificent must-see for anyone visiting Rome.

Before you go

Location