Rome: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Ticket & Guided Tour – Rome, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Discover the splendor of the Vatican Museums with a private English-speaking guide that has selected the very best of the Vatican’s collections. Gaze up at Michelangelo’s masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel, visit St. Peter’s Square, and uncover the artwork in St. Peter’s Basilica

Meet your guide outside the Vatican and save time with your fast-track access tickets. Head to the main sections of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. An unforgettable guided tour inside the splendid Vatican City which houses one of the largest collections of masterpieces in the world.

See important works of art from the Egyptian period to the end of the Renaissance are kept. Pass by ancient statues such as the mythological ‘Laocoön and His Sons’ and the ‘Apollo Belvedere.’ Marvel at the magnificence of the Raphael Rooms which is adorned with his frescoes.

Explore the Sistine Chapel’s incredible mix of paintings by the most glorious artists, such as Botticelli, Perugino, Ghirlandaio that adorn walls. However, they are quite literally overshadowed by the masterpiece above by Michelangelo’s frescoes.

Follow your seasoned guide as they explain the history and hidden meaning of the frescos. View the ‘Creation of Adam’ and the ‘Day of Judgment’ in a space that still serves as the Pope’s personal chapel.

Finally, go to St. Peter’s Basilica where you can see the dome designed by Michelangelo and several world-renowned artworks as Michelangelo’s ‘Pietà’ and Bernini’s huge bronze sculpture ‘Baldachin’ which is above the main altar where the presumed tomb of St. Peter is located.

End the tour outside Saint Peter’s Basilica, in the center of Saint Peter’s Square where an obelisk stands which was brought to Rome by the mad emperor Caligula. This large square is known above all for the “Urbi et Orbi” blessings pronounced by the Pope at Easter and Christmas.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Absorb more than 2,000 years of history and culture at the Vatican museums
Witness works by Renaissance masters as you see the Sistine Chapel’s frescoes
Marvel at the miraculous relics and artwork housed inside Saint Peter’s Basilica

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