Half day private tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter Basilica, one of the world’s largest museum complexes, skip the long line and enjoy your experience. Learn about the pieces in the world's largest private art collection, once intended exclusively for the pope, some of which is now on display in some 2,000 rooms that stretch for nearly 9 miles (15 km) inside Vatican City.
Through the Raphael’s Rooms, four interconnecting chambers adorned with paintings realized by Raphael and his pupils, you will reach the beautiful breathtaking Sistine Chapel, admire Michelangelo's astounding frescoes.
*The entrance to the basilica and Vatican Museums requires appropriate clothing: shorts, miniskirts and uncovered shoulders are not allowed.
Private Tour Vatican Museum: Private tour exclusive Viator to the Vatican Museums and Basilica. Skip the long line, stroll through the corridors to view the world’s largest art collection, once intended exclusively for the pope.
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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.
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.
You will make your own way to the meeting points
• 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 Head Office (from 10am to 7pm on Monday to Friday) +39 0687772364 / +39 0687760030 Toll-free (from Italy) 800960188 Emergency +39 3890055460 or +39 3208216235 Hotel pickups commence prior to this time