Skip-the-Line Vatican Museums small-group tour

Overview

Skip the lines to the Vatican Museums on a 3-hour small-group tour in Rome. Discover one of the world’s great art collections, including Michelangelo’s magnificent Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms and St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world.Enjoy an exclusive, small group guided tour of the Vatican Museums, with a maximum of 12 guests per guide for a more intimate experience. Skip the long lines to access the galleries, home to one of the world’s greatest collections of art and antiquities: collected by popes over many centuries, it includes stunning works by Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini, among many others. Inside the Sistine Chapel, you'll see Michelangelo’s legendary frescoes as well as the Belvedere Apollo statue in the Octagonal Courtyard.Discover Greek and Roman masterpieces in the Pio Clementino Museum. Wander through the Gallery of Tapestries to see Flemish tapestries by Raphael’s pupils. Marvel at works by ancient cartographers in the Gallery of Maps. Then, go inside St. Peter's Basilica to see more masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael and Bernini, including Michelangelo’s La Pietà, beneath the dome of the world’s largest church.

Highlights

• Skip the very long lines to the Vatican Museums
• Discover one of the world's greatest art collections
• Wander the Gallery of Tapestries to see Flemish tapestries by pupils of Raphael
• Explore St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world
• Marvel at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel
• See ancient maps in the Gallery of Maps
• Go to the Raphael Rooms in the Papal chambers

What's included

Meeting point

Meet your guide opposite the Hosteria dei Musei on Via Sebastiano Veniero (corner with Via Leone IV)

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