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VATICAN Museums & SISTINE Chapel Tour in depth

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VATICAN Museums & SISTINE Chapel in depth

Skip the line to the Vatican Museums and discover the highlights: Sistine Chapel, the Raphael rooms Picture Gallery and more. 5 hours private tour with an enthusiastic and expert guide.

Things to know

The Tour includes:

Skip the line to the Vatican Museums
Sistine Chapel
Pinacoteca (Paintings Gallery)
Pinecone Courtyard
Galleries of the Candelabra, Tapestries and Maps
Pius-Clementine Museums
Raphael Rooms
Saint Peter’s Square* (please check description)

NOTE:
Not suitable for young children.

The VATICAN MUSEUMS are one of those places you can never get enough of: every time you step in the galleries you discover new things to love! This 5 hour SKIP THE LINE VATICAN CITY WALKING TOUR covers, in depth, all the most significant parts that this small state has to offer … all the great and important beauty!

You will not just visit the main halls and galleries but you will also step off the beaten track to admire some of the Vatican’s smaller, hidden treasures such as the Pinacoteca: the astonishing Paintings Gallery!
Every moment in these Museums will give you the opportunity to see amazing artworks and artifacts, and this is just the first part: the enchanting SISTINE CHAPEL, painted by MICHELANGELO, is waiting for you!

What’s “extra” in this tour compared with the Extended Vatican Museums Tour? First of all the stunning PINACOTECA (Paintings Gallery)!

Thanks to the extra time available in the Vatican Museums In-depth Tour you will visit the collection of paintings of the Popes! There you will admire CARAVAGGIO masterpieces and the only painting by LEONARDO DA VINCI in this collection; you will discover RAPHAEL as “tapestry designer”, GIOTTO and much more.

Second of all: THE BRACCIO NUOVO STRIKES BACK!

After seven yeas of careful restoration the BRACCIO NUOVO GALLERY was reopened in December 2016. You will get to see them as part of the Vatican In-depth Tour!

This imposing gallery hosts magnificent and monumental Roman and Greek statues returned from France after being seized by Napoleon. Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) entrusted the Roman architect Raffaele Sternto to realize the so-called New Wing (BRACCIO NUOVO) of the Chiaramonti Museum.

Inaugurated in February 1822, the building consists of a gallery 68 meters long, covered by a coffered vault with skylights.
In the twenty-eight niches along the walls, it is now possible to admire again masterpieces of antiquity such as the statue of the emperor Augustus from Prima Porta and the gorgeous statue symbolizing the River Nile.
Take some extra time by choosing Vatican Museums In-depth Tour and visit this spectacular gallery where the staging was supervised by the Commission of Fine Arts, chaired by Antonio Canova, Filippo Aurelio Visconti and Antonio D’Este.
This nineteenth-century “factory”, is considered one of the most important examples of Neoclassical architecture in Rome and now masterworks from antiquity are again shining from the past in this spectacular frame … and we won’t miss a thing!

On the Vatican Museums In-depth Tour you will be entranced by this magnificent collection, a symbol of the admiration and passion the Popes have had for ancient art.
If you love art and paintings and want to learn more about these outstanding collections, this unique state and the most beautiful church in the world…this is your tour!

Spend 5 hours in Vatican Museums In-depth Tour moving from the Galleries to the Raphael Rooms until you reach the icing on the cake…The wonderful Sistine Chapel!

Will you skip the line for St. Peter’s Basilica in this Tour?

Due to crowd-control measures and operational restrictions, the internal passage between the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica may or may not be accessible on the day of your visit. For this reason, the tour does not include entry into St. Peter’s Basilica.

When the passage is open, the tour will conclude in St. Peter’s Square. When the passage is closed, the tour will end inside the Sistine Chapel.

In both cases, your guide will accompany you throughout the Vatican Museums and provide full explanations before the conclusion of the tour. If the tour ends in the Sistine Chapel, the guide will leave you there and you will be free to remain inside the Vatican Museums until closing time, exploring at your own pace.

This does not mean that you will miss the opportunity to visit St. Peter’s Basilica during your stay in Rome. St. Peter’s Basilica is a church, admission is free, and you can easily visit it independently by entering directly from St. Peter’s Square. During your visit, you can admire highlights such as Bernini’s Baldachin, Michelangelo’s Pietà, the Papal tombs, and the magnificent dome.

Where does the Vatican In depth Tour end?

The Vatican Classic Tour ends either inside the Sistine Chapel or in St. Peter’s Square, depending on whether the internal passage is accessible on the day of the tour. In both situations, you are free to continue exploring independently and enjoy the area at your own pace.

IMPORTANT: Please remember that both Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s are religious sites. It is required to be dressed appropriately. We will give you instructions during the booking process.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Only available as a PRIVATE TOUR
Your guide is LICENSED, LOCAL and specialized in ROME and VATICAN HISTORY.
Dress code: no shorts – no uncovered knees and shoulders, no backpacks.
IMPORTANT: Tickets and headphones (compulsory for 5 or more people, price 2 euro each) are not included in the price.
Vatican Museums admission tickets price:
ADULTS: from 21€
CHILDREN up to 18 y.o. or students under 26 y.o.: 15€ st.peter’s fee).
After paying the deposit to secure the tour, we will send you the online booking procedure to get your admission tickets or buy tickets on your behalf upon request.

From June to October and extra fee of 15% will be added on last minute requests (3 days before the tour date).

TOURS & PRICES

We run only private tours.

We don’t run small groups.

We can accommodate time/day request according to our guides’ and entry tickets availability.

Final and detailed price will be provided after receiving your request from the contact form.

Starting price for a private tour 2,5 hrs for 2 adults: 350 euro + tickets but definitive price is provided *only* upon request.
Price can be reduced during low season or increased during holiday, peak dates or last minute request.