Vatican Museums Guided Tour

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Duration: 3 hours
English
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Experience Highlights

Explore the treasures of the Vatican on a skip-the-line guided tour in English with official guides. This tour takes you through the famous Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, accompanied by experts who live and work in Rome. A tour carefully designed to offer you a rich, educational and up-close experience.

For three hours, you will tour some of the most emblematic rooms of the Vatican Museums, from the Gallery of Maps to the Raphael Rooms (subject to capacity), culminating with the stunning Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo's famous Last Judgement.

  • Learn with an expert about the Vatican's works of art.
  • Admire masterpieces such as Laocoön and the School of Athens.
  • Enter the Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo's frescoes.

What’s included

  • Guided tour of the Vatican Museums
  • Reserved entrance to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
  • Entrance to the Dome
  • Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica

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Step by Step

Immerse yourself in one of the world's most famous museum complexes with this guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. During this English-language tour, you'll gain skip-the-line access to the main rooms of the museum, accompanied by an expert guide who will share with you the stories behind the most iconic works of Western art.

The tour begins with an introduction in the Pineapple Courtyard, which overlooks the imposing St. Peter's Dome. Then, you will enter the Pio-Clementine and Chiaramonti Museum, home to sculptures such as the Apollo of Belvedere and the Laocoön. You will also visit the Gallery of the Candelabra, the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps, with its fascinating 16th-century topographical frescoes.

If capacity permits, you will also visit the Raphael Rooms and the Borgia Rooms, where you can see the famous painting The School of Athens. The highlight of the tour is the Sistine Chapel, with its impressive ceiling painted by Michelangelo and the Last Judgement.

Reviews

4.8
· 1654 Reviews
  • Y
    Y. U.
    5
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    The guided tour of the Vatican Museums was amazing, but it would be better if the groups were smaller for a more personalised experience.
  • H
    H. H.
    5
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    The guided tour was amazing, it really immerses you in the history and art of the Vatican in a unique way.
  • W
    W. X.
    5
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    I loved this tour, I felt like I was discovering ancient secrets. It was an unforgettable experience to see so much history and art together.
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    N. G.
    4
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    The tour was great, we saw everything beautifully and the guide was very knowledgeable, recommended to everyone!
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