Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Tour, Skip the Line St. Peters Basilica
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel Tour, Skip the Line St. Peters Basilica
Rome, Italy
Tour Rating
2 hours 30 minutes (Approx.)
Offered in: English and 1 more
Overview
The Vatican Museums are some of the busiest in the world, but this accessible tour makes for a stress-free way to explore. Pick up from multiple daily tour times, meet your guide on site and-thanks to skip-the-line tickets-head right inside. Tour the Sistine Chapel , see the priceless lmasterpieces in the museums galleries and enjoy the direct access to neighboring St. Peters Basilica. Personal headsets are included, so you can hear your guide's every word as you go.
What's Included
Entry/admission, local taxes, professional guide, headset to hear your guide
Food and drinks, gratuites, pick up and drop off
Departure & Return
Departure Point
Via Santamaura, 21, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Return Details
St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City
What To Expect
Itinerary
Stop At:
Vatican Museums
After meeting yuour guide at our office, you'll bypass the main entrance line with your skip-the-line ticket.
Start exploring the collections of the Vatican Museums, hearing the history that dates back to the 16-centrury days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the Museums collectionan impressive portfolio of art weaves some 4.35 miles(7KM) around the complex.
Discover masterpieces of Greek Classical art and Renaissance wonders by the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael.
Highlights include the ancient Statue of Laocoon and His Sons and the Transfiguration. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino and Fra Angelico. Along your way, your hear little-known jtales about the Catholic church.
Last thing you will do is to step inside St. Peters Basilica to gaze at La Pieta almong baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave you can also visit the the papel crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.