Entire Vatican and Vatacombs: Heritage of Rome Tour
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 3 hours
This is the original and best entire Vatican tour in Rome! It includes St. Peter's Basilica and runs for a little over 3 hours. Entire Vatican and Vatacombs: Heritage of Rome Tour runs throughout the year. We start daily at 11am between November 11th - March 31st excluding Sundays and public / religious holidays. Tour runs at 9am, 11am, and 1pm between April 1st - November 10th excluding Sundays and public / religious holidays. Reviewed hundreds of times on TripAdvisor and elsewhere online, this is your first port of call when in Rome and the Vatican City!
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This is the original and best entire Vatican tour in Rome! It includes St. Peter's Basilica and runs for a little over 3 hours. Entire Vatican and Vatacombs: Heritage of Rome Tour runs throughout the year. We start daily at 11am between November 11th - March 31st excluding Sundays and public / religious holidays. Tour runs at 9am, 11am, and 1pm between April 1st - November 10th excluding Sundays and public / religious holidays. Reviewed hundreds of times on TripAdvisor and elsewhere online, this is your first port of call when in Rome and the Vatican City!Skip all Vatican lines with priority access before experiencing all the major highlights of the famous Vatican City! This entire Vatican tour covers the Musei Vaticani, Sistine Chapel, "Vatacombs" (we have special access to the underground tombs of former Popes), and St. Peter's Church in c. three hours.
The tour covers all major highlights of what is surely the most important art collection in the world. Such highlights include the Rooms of Raphael, the Sistine Chapel, and Ancient Roman and Greek pieces in the Belvedere Courtyard. As the Sistine Chapel is located at the far end of over 1,200 rooms, we will get you there quickly and without hassles or unnecessary waiting (while still covering the most important masterpieces along the way). Our guides provide a comprehensive background on the Sistine Chapel from before it was commissioned to the finishing touches, distinguishing between truth and popular legend as promulgated by Hollywood and popular books.
After leaving the Sistine Chapel you will be proffered direct access to St. Peter's Basilica, a privilege made available to When In Rome Tours and official guided tours only. All other visitors on other tours are forced to exit the Vatican and take the long route back into St. Peters, which involves long lines and lost time. You will be granted direct access into the Basilica straight after seeing the Sistine Chapel.
Our guide will lead you through the underground level we refer to as "The Vatacombs", a rarely seen area of the Vatican where tombs of the former popes are located. We then head up into St. Peter's Basilica, the largest basilica in the world built over what are believed to be the bones of St. Peter. Included in this visit are The Pieta', and famous Dome designed by Michelangelo, the massive Baldacchino sculpted in bronze by Bernini, the Transfiguration by Raphael and other monuments of artistic importance. Outside the magnificent Basilica we discuss the history of the Vatican State, it's Swiss Guard, and how St. Peter's Square was designed.
The tour covers all major highlights of what is surely the most important art collection in the world. Such highlights include the Rooms of Raphael, the Sistine Chapel, and Ancient Roman and Greek pieces in the Belvedere Courtyard. As the Sistine Chapel is located at the far end of over 1,200 rooms, we will get you there quickly and without hassles or unnecessary waiting (while still covering the most important masterpieces along the way). Our guides provide a comprehensive background on the Sistine Chapel from before it was commissioned to the finishing touches, distinguishing between truth and popular legend as promulgated by Hollywood and popular books.
After leaving the Sistine Chapel you will be proffered direct access to St. Peter's Basilica, a privilege made available to When In Rome Tours and official guided tours only. All other visitors on other tours are forced to exit the Vatican and take the long route back into St. Peters, which involves long lines and lost time. You will be granted direct access into the Basilica straight after seeing the Sistine Chapel.
Our guide will lead you through the underground level we refer to as "The Vatacombs", a rarely seen area of the Vatican where tombs of the former popes are located. We then head up into St. Peter's Basilica, the largest basilica in the world built over what are believed to be the bones of St. Peter. Included in this visit are The Pieta', and famous Dome designed by Michelangelo, the massive Baldacchino sculpted in bronze by Bernini, the Transfiguration by Raphael and other monuments of artistic importance. Outside the magnificent Basilica we discuss the history of the Vatican State, it's Swiss Guard, and how St. Peter's Square was designed.
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