Small-Group Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Latium And Rome  :  Rome  :  Skip-the-Line Tours

This 3.5-hour tour combines the main attractions of the Vatican Museums including Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Basilica. It offers a great opportunity to admire the masterpieces of the collection and experience the historically-rich atmosphere of the imposing Basilica. Enjoy this breathtaking journey through painting and sculpture with your small-group of no more than 8/10.Begin your tour by exchanging introductions with your guide and group at the meeting point on Viale Vaticano. Then, head to the Vatican, where your skip the line tickets will get you immediate entry. Follow your professional guide as they lead you through one of the most incredible architectural structures in Rome. See the upper galleries as well as the Papal apartment as you walk through the rooms of the museum. See the Sistine Chapel and observe the impressive ceiling, painted years ago by the great Michelangelo.

Admire ancient sculptures and masterpieces such as Apollus, Laocoon, and Belvedere Torso. The tour will be an evolving journey through art and history, ending with the imposing architecture of the Basilica and the amazing artworks by Gian Lorenzo Bernini , the supreme expression of the art of the Barocco Romano. Enjoy seeing the frescoes and tapestries of the Upper Galleries. In the Basilica, you will see mosaics, statues, and ancient memorials. Once your tour of St. Peter's Basilica comes to an end, bid farewell to your group and spend your day as you wish.