Sistine Chapel and Vatican Tour
Skip the Line!!! The Vatican and Sistine Chapel tour is a guided tour through the Vatican City, during which you will admire some of the most important and iconic works of art in the world, including masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini.
The tour is guided by an expert in the history of art and culture from the Vatican, who provides a detailed explanation of the works of art and their historical and religious importance. The highlight of the tour is a visit to the Sistine Chapel, where you can admire Michelangelo's famous ceiling paintings, including the Last Judgment.
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Sistine Chapel and Vatican Tour
What's included in Sistine Chapel and Vatican Tour
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Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are the national museum of the Vatican City, in Rome. Founded by Pope Julius II in the 16th century, they occupy a large part of the vast courtyard of the Belvedere and are one of the largest art collections in the world, since they display the enormous collection of works of art accumulated over the centuries by the popes: the Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments frescoed by Michelangelo and Raphael are part of the works that visitors can admire on their journey. Although the museums are located entirely in Vatican territory, their entrance is in Italian territory, in viale Vaticano 6 in Rome.
Sistine Chapel
Visit the marvelous Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo's frescoes, famous all over the world and considered a cornerstone of Western art. The Sistine Chapel (in Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum), dedicated to Mary Assumed into Heaven, is the main chapel of the apostolic palace, as well as one of the most famous cultural and artistic treasures of the Vatican City, inserted in the itinerary of the Vatican Museums. It was built between about 1475 and 1481, at the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, from which it took its name. It is known throughout the world both for being the place where the conclave and other official ceremonies of the pope are held (in the past also some papal coronations), and for being decorated with some of the best known and most celebrated works of art in the artistic civilization worldwide, among which the famous frescoes by Michelangelo stand out.
Inclusions
- Skip-the-line priority ticket to quickly enter the Vatican Museums
- Entrance - Sistine Chapel
- Entrance - Vatican Museums
- Online support at the time of boarding the tour
- Online Consultant who will send you boarding information
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Food and beverages
- Tips
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If the chosen time is not available, you will be transferred to another time on the same day. These changes do not depend on us. Therefore, when making the reservation you are aware of this possibility, we will not accept subsequent complaints or refund requests. Example: If you choose the 9:30 am time slot and the Vatican ticket office closes at that time, you will be transferred to the first available time slot, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 2 pm or 5 pm.
- Important notice for last minute bookings (same day or overnight): in case of lack of spaces, the customer will be accommodated the day following the booked date.
- This tour is shared.
- It is advisable not to book more than one tour on the same day, with schedules close together.
- Skip the included queue, it means you will be in the fast queue, not that there will be no one in front of you.
- You will receive a confirmation at the time of booking.
- The youth rate is applicable to students and children: identification document with photo proving age is required.
- Entry to places of worship and some museums requires appropriate clothing. No shorts or sleeveless shirts are allowed, Knees and shoulders MUST be covered.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- When you will arrive, please enter in the office
