Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica Tour
Description
Enjoy the guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and get skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Come across a striking variety of world-famous artworks on a guided tour of the Vatican. Take in the mesmerizing frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Enjoy skip-the-line access to Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Admire the beautiful Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and discover one of the most beautiful sites in the world on this fantastic 3-hour tour of the Vatican with a reserved entrance. Let your guide bring the works of art to life at the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, and the Gallery of Candelabra. Discover one of the largest churches in the world, St. Peter's Basilica, a sanctuary of faith and beauty that inspired several generations of pilgrims and art enthusiasts alike.
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They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries: Vatican museums has more than 20,000 artifacts in display, from the glories of ancient Greece and Egypt to Middle ages Renaissance works. Admire pine cone courtyard, Egypt and Etruscan collections, glorious tapestries, Gallery of Maps, painted ceilings and large scale frescoes by Raphael.
The most visited chapel in the world, seat of the conclave and a fascinating place to admire Michelangelo's frescoes.
Catholic tradition holds that the basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome (Pope). Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the high altar of the basilica, also known as the Altar of the Confession. For this reason, many popes, cardinals, and bishops have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period. St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions. The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year both within the basilica or the adjoining St. Peter's Square. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as the greatest building of its age. St. Peter's is one of the four churches in the world that hold the rank of major Papal basilica, all four of which are in Rome, and is also one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The Vatican Museums reserve the right to close any section, including the Sistine Chapel, due to unforeseen circumstances. The closure of any museum section does not entitle visitors to any refund.
- Meet your guide and exchange your voucher at the Touristation Vaticano office Viale Vaticano 95, located 50 meters opposite the entrance of the Vatican Museums. Please arrive 15 minutes before the selected time.
Reviews(137)
The Vatican can be overwhelming and super crowded with long lines. This tour gave us skip the line access which was invaluable! Our guide was very sweet and knowledgeable, however, her accent was a bit strong and difficult to understand and the mics were a bit fuzzy. Overall, I would recommend this tour because it made the Vatican more manageable and saved us a lot of time not waiting in massive lines and trying to find our way around.
Very nice tour and Paola is a very interesting and very friendly guide. Thank you for the tour
Very beautiful tour of the Vatican and a big thank you to our guide Francesca, who spoke French very well! It was very interesting!
Francesca is a passionate and fascinating guide
Thank you Jaime for conveying the history from a spiritual perspective as well. We only missed your company on the tour of the Popes' tombs. See you soon!!
Great tour despite the crowd Very experienced guide
Barbara is passionate, a great tour
A great guide. I recommend the guided tour.
Incredible! Laura is a really good guide!
Fantastic tour by Laura with all the hidden stories and history! Gave us enough time for pictures and rest.
