Rome: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, Half Day Private Tour

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Rome, Italy

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

Epic Half-Day Tour of the Vatican Museums, the world’s largest private art collection, approximately 2,000 rooms, spanning nearly 9 miles (15 km) of awe-inspiring galleries and corridors, once served exclusively for the Pope’s.
Start your adventure by Skip-the-Line Access, you’ll swiftly enter the Vatican Museums, saving precious time.
Enjoy Michelangelo’s iconic frescoes, Botticelli’s works, Ghirlandaio’s intricate details, Pinturicchio’s vibrant colors, the Perugino’s sublime compositions and the the Raphael’s Rooms.
As you approach the Sistine Chapel, prepare to be spellbound. Its celestial beauty, Michelangelo’s frescoes adorning the ceiling and the altar wall, admire the “Last Judgment”, ponder the intricate scenes from Genesis, including the iconic “Creation of Adam”. The Sistine Chapel a sanctuary where history, faith, and artistic brilliance converge. The hallowed air resonates with centuries of devotion and inspiration.

What's Included

Visit to Sistine Chapel
Headsets (from 9 people)
Skip-the-line access at the Vatican Museums
3 hours Professional Guide
Visit to St. Peter's Basilica
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
Vatican Museums

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

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Provide the correct phone number with international country code
  • 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
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
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