Skip the Line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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Skip the Line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

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€125
Duration
2 h 15 min
Group size
Up to 10 travellers
Guide languages
English

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Overview

Enter a world of Renaissance art and intrigue on a 2 hour tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Using a skip-the-line ticket, you’ll avoid the long general entrance line to discover the art and architecture straight away. See works by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci; admire the artwork of the Sistine Chapel

What's included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional guide
Local taxes

Not included

Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions

What you will do

Sistine Chapel
Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance.
After meeting your guide, 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 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that 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 Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.
Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,.
Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.
30 min
Vatican Museums
Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance.
After meeting your guide, 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 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that 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 Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.
Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,.
Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.
3 h
Giudizio Universale. Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Choose from one of several start times, then head tour our office on Via Santamaura 21 close the Vatican Museums entrance.
After meeting your guide, 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 16th-century days of Pope Giulio II. Subsequent popes added to the museums’ collection an impressive portfolio of art that 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 Laocoön and His Sons, and the Transfiguration, Raphael’s last painting. Wonder among the works of Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Perugino, and Fra Angelico.
Along your way, you’ll hear little-known tales about the Catholic church,.
Finish your tour of the Vatican Museums with a visit to the Sistine Chapel, home of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, then step inside St. Peter’s Basilica to gaze at La Pietà among baroque and Renaissance architecture. Before you leave, you can also visit the papal crypt, where Pope John Paul II and others were laid to rest.
30 min
Stanze di Raffaello
Seeing the frescoes and painting of Raphael is as amazing as the Sistine Chapel
20 min

Meeting point

Closest metrostop CIPRO

End point: After the tour you can head torwards St. Peters Basilica and wonder around

Important information

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
Strict dress code at the Vatican is applicable . Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women.
Children discount is applied from 13 up to 18 years old with a valid ID card to be shown on site
Infants up to 5 years old are free.
Not wheelchair accessible due to some difficulties in Sistine Chapel (if you need an accessible tour please ask for our private tour.
Group size 12 people excluding free children.
You need to arrive to meetingpoint at least 15 minutes before tourstart
Access to Basilica is not included