Rome: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter Tour

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Rome: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter Tour

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Explore the Vatican in Rome on a guided walking tour. Skip-the-lines at the popular Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica and uncover the treasures of the Catholic Church, like the Sistine Chapel.

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Highlights

Skip the long lines to the Vatican Museums with an exclusive early access tour
Visit the Vatican museums with a professional art history guide
Discover Michelangelo's masterpieces in the world-renowned Sistine Chapel
Learn information about the city and it's history from an insider perspective
Enjoy having a personalized small group tour

Description

Be led behind the doors of Catholicism in the holy Vatican City on an early entry walking tour. Avoid crowds and lines and experience the Vatican with the comfort of a very small group. Go on a journey made of mesmerizing history, breathtaking masterpieces, and mysticism led by an expert in art and religion. Enjoy your skip-the-line entrance and follow a tour guide on a visit to the Vatican Museum, a chest of countless masterpieces including the astonishing gallery of statues, the interesting gallery of maps, the gallery of tapestries, and the Raphaels rooms. Learn about the great artists who helped to intricately embellish one of the most fascinating sovereign states in the world. Enter the Sistine Chapel and lift your head up to one of the most admired ceilings in the world. Immerse yourself in The Last Judgment, the seemingly never-ending fresco magnificently adorned by Michelangelo’s life-like, potent figures of Adam, God, and many saints. Try to spot the artist’s self-portrait on the torso of Saint Peter. Explore the inside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Marvel at the incredible mosaics, Michelangelo’s Pietà, and Bernini’s Baldachin in all their glory.

Includes

Vatican Museums entry ticket Skip-the-line access Guide Headsets to hear the guide clearly Tour of the Vatican Museums Tour of St. Peter's Basilica

Important Information

This activity will take place rain or shine A dress code is required to enter places of worship, the Vatican Museums, and other museums. Entry will be refused if you don't follow the dress requirements The itinerary inside the Vatican Museums may vary slightly depending on restrictions decided by the museum board Due to exceptional religious events, St. Peter's Basilica might be closed without notice