Fast-Access Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel tour by Tommaso

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Rome, Italy

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

Enjoy an exclusive 3-hour Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums skip the line private tour. Explore the wonderful complex of rooms, artwork and history with Tom, a local licensed guide, who will bring the ancient collections to life. Use the fast access to explore the Gallery of the Maps and Raphael’s Rooms; admire breath-taking Sistine Chapel with ‘The Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo’; end your tour in the St Peter’s square.

What's Included

Local guide
Private tour
Professional art historian guide
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Gratuities
Private transportation
St Peter's Basilica

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Caffè Vaticano

Vatican Museums entrance, on the stairs under the big white gates with statues. Address: viale vaticano

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Vatican Museums

    Use the fast access passageway, and ready to explore the wonderful collections of the Vatican Museums. Stroll through the Gallery of the Maps and Gallery of Tapestries as you tune in to stories of Vatican interest. Look at curios, for example, timeworn yet captivating Italian maps, the figures and candelabras of the Gallery of Candelabras. Stop for photographs before the Pigna statue in the Pinecone Courtyard, composed by Donato Bramante. Raphael's Rooms are a progression of displays that feature the ability of the commended Renaissance craftsman himself.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Sistine Chapel

    Go through the rooms, and after that progression inside the Sistine Chapel — the pope's close to home place of love and a feature of any Vatican trip. Remain underneath Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, which shrouds the roof, and respect The Last Judgment, his vivid painting that embellishes a divider.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    St. Peter's Square

    Look at the Baldacchino by Bernini, and after that say farewell to your guide in St Peter's Square, where you can see the Pope’s Palace and the colorful Swiss Guards.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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
  • READ CAREFULLY: Because of the growing popularity of the current pope Francis and his intense activity in organising mass events in the Vatican some areas might get closed last minute without previous notice. This has already happened this year and can happen again during you Vatican tour. In case of such events our tour guide will provide you with a valuable alternative focusing the tour inside the Vatican museums.
  • Please note that due to Jubilee restrictions, access to the Basilica is not accessible
Supplied by Rome Tours by Tommaso

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Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
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Architecture Tours
Art Tours
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