Private tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

A private tour at the Vatican Museums is highly recommended due to the crowd that everyday visits the old galleries and collections. With a private tour of 3 hours we will skip the long lines and you will able to move to areas that are less beaten by big groups and also visit the highlights such as the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilca. The tour can start early in the morning but also in the afternoon when the pressure of tourists is fading.

After meeting your guide, in less than 5 minutes you will be right on the terrace of the Museums enjoying the view of Saint Peter's Basilica and an interesting introduction to the history of the Vatican. You will pass the main court and start your tour in the Gallery of the ancient Roman portraits, the Braccio Nuovo and the Belvedere court. Tapestries, sarcophagus, mosaics, inscriptions and statues dominate the walls and the floors of the halls, galleries and corridors of the oldest sections: here you can take pictures and listen to stories of the Church and popes that have made this place a global treasure. Colorful and precious marble, stripped from the ancient palace and temples, decorate and cover every inches of this musuem. You will walk in the Geographical maps gallery until the entrance of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo during the Renaissance and your guide will be generous of details and stories about this incredible masterwork. After admiring such beauty, thanks to our privileged passage, we will descend into Saint Peter's Basilica skipping the long lines and visiting the church and the square.