Rome: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, Semi-Private Tour

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 3 more

Half day tour to the Vatican Museums one of the world’s largest museum complexes, containing some 2,000 rooms that stretch for nearly 9 miles (15 km) inside Vatican City. Skip the line with your Small Group max 10 people, stroll through the corridors to view the world’s largest private art collection. Then the visit continues inside the marvelous St Peter’s Basilica, the largest church with a capacity up to 60,000 people, 25.000 square meters, 800 columns, 400 statues, 136 mosaics, 11 domes, 44 altars, full of masterpieces, architectures and sculptures, including the famous “Pietà”, realized by Michelangelo. 

(If St. Peter’s Basilica is being used for a religious ceremony or function and entrance is prohibited, the tour will continue outside).

*The entrance to the basilica and Vatican Museums requires appropriate clothing: shorts, miniskirts and uncovered shoulders are not allowed.

What's Included

Skip-the-line access at the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica
Headsets (from 9 people)
Small Group maximum 12 people
3 hours Professional Guide
Tips

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Cantina del Duca

Cross street of via Candia, near the triumphal market. Prati area, Close to the Vatican museums

End point
Saint Peter's Square

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Cantina del Duca

    meeting point with the guide

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Vatican Museums

    The Vatican Museums host the most important and largest collections in the world which include masterpieces of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece to Rome, from early Christian and medieval art to the Renaissance, from the 17th century to contemporary art. Frescoes, paintings, mosaics, sculptures and statues of inestimable beauty created by great artists and collected by popes over the centuries are preserved and exhibited in the various rooms of the Vatican Museums and represent the largest art collection in the world. This immense heritage was made possible through the progressive enrichment with masterpieces from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The Vatican museum complex, with 54 museums in total and 70,000 works, of which only 20,000 on display, is spread over 1400 rooms, chapels and galleries, and is the custodian of an extraordinary legacy of masterpieces, beauty and history as well as a symbolic place of dialogue between cultures and religions.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Sistine Chapel

    The breathtakingly beautiful Sistine Chapel, which is considered the pope’s home chapel. Walk through this sacred Vatican site to see Michelangelo’s astounding frescoes, The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
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Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Art Tours
Walking Tours
Religious Tours
Small Group

Cancellation Policy

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