Before Opening Hours: Sistine Chapel Exclusive Entrance & Vatican Museums

Ever dreamed of gazing at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the peace and quiet of early morning? These exclusive Vatican Partner tour allow you to be one of the select few to enter 30 minutes ahead of tour groups and a full hour and 30 minutes before the general public, giving you plenty of time to marvel at the beauty of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums before the crowds arrive. Take your time to independently discover the Vatican artworks for as long as you want

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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

After your once-in-a-lifetime Sistine Chapel experience, you have the option to visit the Vatican Museums without having to leave and enter again. Besides full-day tickets, we also provide a map of the 9-mile-long museum and an introduction to its highlights - everything you need to design your own itinerary, enjoying the world-renowned art collections at your own pace.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Your experience begins just outside the Vatican Museums in the early morning, where you’ll receive your tickets and be accompanied to the Sistine Chapel. There, you’ll have the time and the space to contemplate its beauty. This is a far cry from the crowded afternoons when there's barely room to move around in, let alone appreciate, this incredible space.

To this day, critics say that no artist’s work has ever approached the scale, technical skill and sense composition of Michelangelo’s frescoes. People the world over have been awestruck by the powerful imagery of the “Creation of Adam,” painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, while others have marvelled at “The Last Judgment,” which adorns the altar wall. You’ll have the luxury to see these 15th century masterpieces for yourself, up close and personal.


Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy

Pass by the Pine Cone Courtyard to admire Vatican Museums from a different angle