Skip-the-line Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica

This brilliant half-day tour of the Vatican, including the collection of Ancient Roman and Greek statues, Raphael's Rooms, the Galleries of Tapestries and Maps, the Sistine Chapel, Saint Peter's Basilica and Square and much more! You will be able to avoid the lengthy queues and begin exploring the artistic and architectural wonders of the Vatican.

This Vatican tour includes the most famous and admired masterpieces of art and architecture that make this such an amazing place. You can skip the queues, ready to start the tour. There is an opportunity to leave your belongings in the cloakroom and take a comfort break before the tour begins.

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

The tour begins with the collection of ancient Roman and Greek sculptures unearthed from excavations across Rome - when Central Italy was under the control of the Vatican. The Apollo Belvedere, the Torso, the busts of Claudius and Hadrian and the sarcophagi of Helen and Constance, the mother and daughter of Emperor Constantine.

The tour will then go to the Room of Animals and the Gallery of Candelabra where you can see (and walk on) rare

Next, you will see the Gallery of Tapestries, the Sobieski Hall and Raphael's Rooms. Formerly the private apartments of Pope Julius II, Raphael's Rooms were decorated by Raphael and his apprenticeships, and house of his most famous masterpieces, the Parnassus and the School of Athens.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

Sistine Chapel, the Italy's most popular attraction. You hear from your guide about Michelangelo´s frescoes - The Last Judgment, the Creation of Adam and the Genesis - as well as information on the Stories of Moses and Jesus The chapel is still used today for papal elections - known as Conclave.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The tour ends with a visit to the world's most important Catholic Church - Saint Peter's Basilica. Here you have the chance to admire Michelangelo's masterpiece, La Pietà, as well as the tombs of John XXIII and John Paul II.

Finally, you will enter the enormous Saint Peter's Square from which you can see the chimney where the white smoke appears, to announce the election of new pope, as well as Bernini's famous statues. After a final visit or a short tour, you will explore this vast square at your leisure. A perfect way to tour the Vatican!


Duration: 1 hour