Rome in 1 Day:Vatican Museums & Secret Underground Catacombs – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Discover the masterpieces of Rome on this tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. You won’t have to worry about waiting in long lines on this tour!

The Vatican Museums
No trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Vatican Museums. Home to 54 different galleries including four statue museums: Museo Pio-Clementino, Museo Chiaramonti, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco and the Museo Gregoriano Egiziano. These museums are home to some of the most famous works of art in the world, with artists including: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Raphael and Giotto, to name a few. An experience that will surely inspire the art lover in anyone.

The Sistine Chapel
The 54th gallery of the Vatican Museums is the famed Sistine Chapel. The Sistine Chapel is arguably the most famous chapel in the world due to the artworks located within. View many of the most famous frescoes in the world, including the famous ceiling and “The Last Judgement” painted by Michelangelo. Not only does the Sistine Chapel hold some of the world’s most precious works of art, it is still used for religious purposes such as the “Conclave”: the election of a new Pope.

St. Peter’s Basilica
The most important pilgrimage site for Catholics, St. Peter’s is also the biggest Basilica in the world. A unique example of eclectic architecture, reaching the peak of its beauty in the Baroque era, in the 1600’s.

Complete the tour with a journey through the major Christian Basilicas, Catacombs and ancient streets of Rome. See the Holy Staircase and visit inside the Basilica of St.John in Lateran – the Cathedral of Rome – and St. Mary Major; then proceed along the ancient Appian Way, passing the Chapel of Domine Quo Vadis before arriving at the Catacombs, the ancient underground cemeteries and hiding places of the Christians.

Tour ends at one of “I Love Rome” bus stops at your choice: Stazione Termini, S.Maria Maggiore, Piazza Barberini, Via Ludovisi, L.go Santa Susanna.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Get faster than Skip-the-Line tickets to the Vatican Museums
Visit the Sistine Chapel
Lunch in a typical Italian Restaurant
Go to the secret underground Catacombs on Via Appia Antica
Children under 2 years of age are free.

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