The Vatican Museums inside the Vatican City are the most famous and greatest museums in the world. These museums display excellent art works from the immense collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church over the past many centuries.
Meeting (morning or afternoon) with a Private Driver at your Hotel and transfer to the Vatican Museums. Once there, meet your English-speaking Licensed Guide and enter the Vatican and its breathtaking Museums, enjoying a skip-the-line ticket!
This tour (4 hours) focuses on the famous masterpieces of the Vatican and of course the Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. The ceiling of the large Sistine Chapel was built within the Vatican. These paintings feature Biblical stories about the Creation, Downfall and Salvation of Humankind.
The focus of the Guided Tour is on the most important masterpieces of the Vatican Museums' collection and of course the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
- Round-trip transfer from centrally located Hotel to the Vatican and return;
- 3 hours of Private Guided tour at the Vatican Museums;
- Admission with skip-the-line
- Gratuities
5 hours including transfers
Please remember to dress appropriately. The Sistine Chapel is a holy place and attire must be appropriate for the visit, so shoulders and knees need to be covered before entering.
The Vatican Museums are closed on Sundays and religious holidays (as Jan. 1st, Easter Monday, August 15th, Dec. 25th etc.)