Private Vatican Tour with Hidden Gems
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Enjoy this exclusively designed private tour of the stunning Vatican museums and its hidden gems - the second largest and the fifth most visited art museum in the world, home to the famous Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms. Skip the line and enter directly with your personal guide to enjoy some of world's most renowned masterpieces produced by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, and visit some hidden off-the-beaten-track rooms. Explore the fascinating architecture and a vast collection of classical sculptures. Continue the visit by entering into St. Peter's Basilica directly from the museums, without queuing up from the main square, and finish your tour in the charming St. Peter's Square.
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Enjoy this exclusively designed private tour of the stunning Vatican museums and its hidden gems - the second largest and the fifth most visited art museum in the world, home to the famous Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms. Skip the line and enter directly with your personal guide to enjoy some of world's most renowned masterpieces produced by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, and visit some hidden off-the-beaten-track rooms. Explore the fascinating architecture and a vast collection of classical sculptures. Continue the visit by entering into St. Peter's Basilica directly from the museums, without queuing up from the main square, and finish your tour in the charming St. Peter's Square. Treat yourself with a customized private tour of the Vatican museums and St. Peter's basilica. Exclusively visit some hidden gems of the museums and explore rooms closed to the general public at all times. Not only will you get a fascinating tour, but also enjoy an interactive service with a passionate tour guide who will animate the history of the magnificent artwork and cater your tour experience to your personal interests. Your personal story-teller will uncover the legends and mysteries behind the works and enlighten you on the genius of the Renaissance masters in their world-renowned masterpieces.
Meet your guide at Caffe Vaticano, located right in front of the entrance to the Vatican Museums. The guide will hold a sign with your name. Skip the line for fast-track entry to the world famous Vatican museum complex, made up of galleries with an impressive number of artwork and masterpieces from antiquity to present day.
During your visit you will have a chance to see one of the world’s finest collections of sculptures, carvings, frescoes and paintings. Your expert tour guide will focus your attention on the most important masterpieces and on making this experience easy and unforgettable. Enjoy the impressive Belvedere Courtyard and then stroll through the most interesting rooms and galleries of the museum complex. Marvel at the famous Lacoon and the Belvedere Torso at the sculpture museum, deeply revered by Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists. Explore the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps. Be stunned by Michelangelo’s masterpieces inside the Sistine Chapel.
During your tour, leave the crowd behind and with your guide pass the gatekeeper to privately enter the Room of the Animals. Marvel at the stunning statues of the Vatican "Stone Zoo". Stroll through the ever-closed Gallery of Statues to explore a fantastic collection of sculptures and the ceiling partly painted by Pinturicchio. Enter the real hidden gem of the Vatican - the Cabinet of the Masks - a little room with a fantastic view of the city containing precious sculptures and mosaics.
Enter the beautiful St. Peter’s Church, where the famous Baldachin by Bernini is located, and end your tour in the charming St. Peter’s Square, home to the famous Egyptian obelisk that was witness to the martyrdom of St. Peter and central to Bernini’s design. The view will fill you with wonder and awe and bring to completion the life-changing experience of visiting the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica.
Meet your guide at Caffe Vaticano, located right in front of the entrance to the Vatican Museums. The guide will hold a sign with your name. Skip the line for fast-track entry to the world famous Vatican museum complex, made up of galleries with an impressive number of artwork and masterpieces from antiquity to present day.
During your visit you will have a chance to see one of the world’s finest collections of sculptures, carvings, frescoes and paintings. Your expert tour guide will focus your attention on the most important masterpieces and on making this experience easy and unforgettable. Enjoy the impressive Belvedere Courtyard and then stroll through the most interesting rooms and galleries of the museum complex. Marvel at the famous Lacoon and the Belvedere Torso at the sculpture museum, deeply revered by Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists. Explore the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of the Maps. Be stunned by Michelangelo’s masterpieces inside the Sistine Chapel.
During your tour, leave the crowd behind and with your guide pass the gatekeeper to privately enter the Room of the Animals. Marvel at the stunning statues of the Vatican "Stone Zoo". Stroll through the ever-closed Gallery of Statues to explore a fantastic collection of sculptures and the ceiling partly painted by Pinturicchio. Enter the real hidden gem of the Vatican - the Cabinet of the Masks - a little room with a fantastic view of the city containing precious sculptures and mosaics.
Enter the beautiful St. Peter’s Church, where the famous Baldachin by Bernini is located, and end your tour in the charming St. Peter’s Square, home to the famous Egyptian obelisk that was witness to the martyrdom of St. Peter and central to Bernini’s design. The view will fill you with wonder and awe and bring to completion the life-changing experience of visiting the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica.
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