This exclusive tour experience will let you into the world’s most important landmark of religious and cultural history! The Vatican, the smallest state in the world is home to the Vatican Museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the most extensive collection of art ever seen! Skip the lines and walk through the museums, ask questions and get valuable insights from your own private art historian guide. With Michelangelo, Bramante, Botticelli, Raphael, and Bernini at every turn, this museum boasts masterpieces by the most renowned Renaissance and Baroque artists. Discover the mystery behind Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, the most famous fresco cycle in the history of arts. Be wowed by the Borgia Apartments, Egyptian museums, and ancient Roman tombs and mosaics. Walk down the galleries and enter the Pinacoteca, a museum that houses impressive paintings, including Raphael’s Madonna di Foligno, Giotto’s Stefaneschi Triptych and Caravaggio’s Entombment. End the day with St. Peter’s Basilica, the biggest church in the world, home of the most magnificent examples of architecture and sculpture work including the 1499 Michelangelo’s Pietà, the most elegant depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
THE IN-DEPTH VATICAN TOUR
Skip the generic run-through and experience an in-depth tour of the Vatican Museums with a private guide who will answer all your questions. Embark on a whirlwind journey through the masterpieces of the Vatican Museums’ picture gallery, discovering Raphael’s last masterpiece and the only work by Leonardo in Rome.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 5-hour in depth Vatican Museums and St Peter’s Basilica tour, skipping all entrance lines with privileged access passes
- Have all your questions and curiosities answered with a private English-speaking art historian guide
- Explore the Vatican Museums’ Pinacoteca, one of the best collections of Renaissance and Baroque painting in the world
- Marvel at the ornate detail and design of St Peter’s Basilica, and see the famous La Pieta sculpture
| Additional Information | Activity Level: The Vatican Museums are very large and contain numerous steps and stairways. Wear comfortable shoes and bring plenty of water Before entering the exhibition spaces, visitors are required to leave in the cloakroom all luggage, rucksacks and containers not considered suitable by staff on account of their size or nature Before entering the exhibition spaces, visitors are required to leave in the cloakroom medium and large umbrellas (or standard non-telescopic umbrellas), sticks (apart from those used for walking), tripods and stands for photography, video cameras, banners and signs of any type must all be left in the cloakroom Please note that security measures may cause delay in the admission process (notwithstanding the skip-the-line-tickets) |
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