Enjoy skip-the-ticket-line entry to see the awe-inspiring art and design of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Uncover the important religious history of these buildings with your guide.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 2 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, Italian
Experience
Highlights
- Experience the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with the assistance of an enthusiastic guide
- Get speedy access inside the museums with a skip-the-ticket-line ticket
- Explore the astonishing interiors and artworks inside Rome's most iconic buildings
- Marvel at Michaelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”
- Enjoy the official guided tour of Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Full description
Skip the ticket line and gain fast access to both the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Once inside, meet your guide who will conduct your tour and reveal the intriguing story behind the seminal design.
Enter the Pio Clementino Museum and get up close to the astonishing classical Roman and Greek sculptures, before walking through to the Gallery of the Candelabras which is populated with majestic marble structures throughout.
Continue on to see the 40 maps frescoed on the walls of the Gallery of the Geographical Maps, see the hanging renaissance artworks at Gallery of the Tapestries, and move on to the four Raphael Rooms. Last but by no means least, marvel at Michelangelo's fresco "The Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel.
Includes
- Skip-the-ticket-line entrance
- Official guided tour
- Ticket to St.Peter's Basilica. Entry is free however it is not guaranteed due to crowd control
- Access to St. Peter's Basilica's dome
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Participants
Date
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
At the entrance to the Vatican Museum on Viale Vaticano, 00192 Rome. Change your ticket at GUIDED TOUR DESK after the security check
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What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Passport or ID card for children
Not allowed
- Shorts
Know before you go
- You must cover your shoulders and knees to visit the Vatican and may be refused entry if you do not adhere to the dress code
- St Peter’s Basilica and the Square may be closed on Wednesday mornings due to Papal Audience
- Children under 6 years old go free of charge
- Late arrivals will not be accommodated
- All visitors must pass through airport-style security. During high season the wait at security may be up to 30 minutes.
