Private Tour of the Vatican with Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter's Basilica

✓ Blue Badge guide
✓ Local guide
✓ Private tour
✓ Professional art historian guide
✓ Guaranteed to skip the long lines

✗ Gratuities
✗ Food and drinks
✗ Hotel pickup and drop-off - Possibility to meet the guide to your hotel and book a private transfer, but only for reservations made at leastt one week before

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Your itinerary will include the highlights of the Vatican museums, the Pinacoteca gallery that contains paintings and tapestries dating back from the 11th to the 19th century, the Pio-Clementine museum which is the first court yard to be filled with ancient statues such as the colossal marble statue of “Laocoon”. Wander down the vast galleries to see sculptures, paintings and historical artefacts accumulated by the popes over many centuries, like in the Gallery of Candelabra where you could see reach Roman mosaics and magnificent statues of Greek tradition. The visit proceeds inside the Rooms of Raphael, the apartments of Pope Julius II stunningly decorated by Raphael, who took inspiration by the scientists and intellectuals of his time for the subject of his fresco the “School of Athens”. Then you will get to the Sistine Chapel, once of the most visited highlights in Rome. Your guide will unrevel details about Michelangelo’s frescoes the Last Judgment, the Creation of Adam and the Genesis. The Chapel is the place where the conclave is held for the election of the new Pope. The last stop but not least is Saint Peter's Basilica. Admire the immortal beauty of the “Pietà” of Michelangelo, who was only 23 years old when he sculpted it. Your tour guide will enlighten you with the history of the most important catholic church in the world starting from the story of the apostle Peter the first pope, to the present.
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Continuing the tour started at the museums, your guide will accompany inside the Basilica and will show the highlights including Michelangelo's Pietà, the famous sculpture represing Virgin Mary holding Jesus in her arms, and frescoes, mosaics, symbols and meanings of the masterpieces that will make this place alive

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
• Food and drinks are not allowed inside the museums except for bottled water
• Because of growing popularity of the current Pope Francis and his intense activity of mass events in the Vatican, some areas might get closed last minute without previous notice. The Sistine Chapel and/or Saint Peter's Basilica might not be accessible. In case of such events our tour guide will provide you a valuable alternative focusing the tour inside the Vatican museums.

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Adventure

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