Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel: The greatest art collection around the world

The Vatican is the smallest state in the world but also one of the richest. The Vatican museums gather the largest collection of art in the world, statues of ancient Greece, Roman statues, mosaics, paintings by the greatest artists in Italian history and beyond, are some of the masterpieces collected by the popes over the centuries. Your guide will help you optimize your time in this huge place of art and history, where you could walk for years without having seen everything inside.

Your private tour is divided into 3 different steps.

1. The first part of the tour is dedicated to the discovery of the Vatican museums, you can admire the famous courtyard of the pine cone, the art gallery with some of the most famous paintings in history including Raphael’s masterpieces, the map gallery, the tapestry room , the collection of Roman and Greek marbles, the Egyptian museum and many other masterpieces also based on your requests and preferences.

2. Discovering the Sistine Chapel, certainly one of the most famous places in the world, which takes its name from the commissioning Pope, Sisto, houses perhaps Michelangelo’s greatest masterpieces such as the frescoes on the ceiling and the Last Judgment.

3. Visit of St. Peter’s Basilica, world center of Christianity. Built on the ruins of the previous Basilcia built at the time of Emperor Constantine, today the Basilica of San Pietro hosts thousands and thousands of faithful and tourists, impressing them with its majesty, its grandeur and its wealth of works of art The tour will end inside St. Peter’s Square 

Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour

• Vatican Museums
• Sistine Chapel
• St.Peter’s Basilica
• St.Peter’s Square

FAQ’s

• Is the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel a private tour?

Yes, we provide only private tour, so just your party and your guide in the tour.

• Do I have private transportation to the Vatican included in the tour?

No you don’t, being a walking tour there is no private transfer included in the tour, however it can be requested at the price of 50 euro.

• Where do I meet my guide?

We meet our clients at the Caffè Vaticano in Viale Vaticano 100, this cafe’ is right in fron of the entrance of the Vatican Museums.

• How do I get my entrance tickets?

We will take care of this, we will ask you for a payment of  the total amount of the tickets price as tickets are not refundable.

• Do tickets include skip the line?

Yes you will get directly to the entrance. Note that sometimes also skip the line tickets holders can line up few minutes due to the big amount of people visiting the sites.

• Is there a dressing code?

Yes, you can not enter the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica with shorts. Also shoulders must be coverd.