The Best of the Vatican Museums (4hrs)

Enjoy your trip inside the Vatican City in order to fully understand the profound meaning of a complex place like the city of the Popes. With the help of your local guide you will visit the richly decorated rooms and corridors where you can admire the most famous creations of the most important artists who lived in Rome from the 14th century onwards and worked on papal commissions.

An incredible journey through the history of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art through the rooms of the most fascinating museums in Europe. You will admire the works of art of famous artists who created the foundations of the art of painting and sculpture such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, Caravaggio and many others. You will see the most famous Greco-Roman statues that have flowed into the Vatican palaces over the last five hundred years. Ancient mosaics, rich tapestries and red porphyry sarcophagi will be among the important works on display in the Pinacoteca, in the Pigna Courtyard, in the Pio-Clementino Collection, in the Raphael Rooms, in the Sistine Chapel. To end in the best way, once you leave the Sistine Chapel you will enter St. Peter’s Basilica where you can see Michelangelo’s famous Pieta, Bernini’s Baldachin and the Vatican Grottoes.

A private and customizable tour only for you and your family. The four hours private tour starts at 8:00AM/ 2:00PM. You will meet your guide in front of Caffe Vaticano in Viale vaticano 100. Your guide will be holding a sign with your name on it. Our office can book a private transfer for you from your hotel to the entrance of the Vatican Museums, where you will meet your private guide.

At the end of the private tour your guide will show you where you can take a taxi or Uber back to your hotel.

• The price of the tickets is not included in the cost of the tour. Your tour guide will have your tickets. You will pay the tickets only cash directly to your guide the day of the tour.
• The price of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel skip-the-line ticket is Eur 55 cash per person, The price may change according to the date, the availability of tickets and in case of last minute bookings.
• The price of St. Peter’s Basilica skip-the-line ticket is Eur 7 cash per person. 

A dress code is required to enter the Vatican Museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.

We offer you a 10% discount only for cash payment

You can cancel up to 48 hours in advance (Rome local time) of the experience for a full refund