Skip-the-Line Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour with Private Guide
See the best of the Vatican City, with an expert guide. You benefit from the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Saint Peter's Basilica, and more. Throughout the tour your guide will talk about the history of these iconic locations and tell you about some of the artistic gems in the Vatican's collections.
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Skip-the-Line Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour with Private Guide
What's included in Skip-the-Line Vatican and Sistine Chapel Tour with Private Guide
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Vatican Museums
You will get the tour right away; visiting the Belvedere Courtyard, the Pio-Clementino Museum and the large collection of Ancient Roman and Greek statues. You'll move next through the Gallery of Tapestries and then the Gallery of Maps; one of the most valuable collections of Renaissance maps in the world. In the Sobiesky Room you will see one of the Vatican's largest paintings, which is home to some beautiful frescoes. One of the most enchanting stops on the tour is Raphael's Rooms. These rooms were decorated for Pope Julius II, and some of Raphael's greatest works, the Parnassus and the School of Athens.
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel and its beautiful works of art, Michelangelo, Botticelli and others on the walls and ceiling. Your guide to the chapel, which is still in use today - as the setting for the papal election - Conclave.
St. Peter's Basilica
The next stop will be Saint Peter's Basilica where you see Michelangelo's Pietà and Bernini's Canopy The tour will end in Saint Peter's Square where you can see the exterior of the papal palace as well as the glimpse of the colorful Swiss Guards.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Skip the line tickets
- Private transportation
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- At the stairs outside the Vatican museums (under the white monumental door).
