Skip the Line: Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica Tour
Rome, Italy
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Trip Type: Basilica Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Skip the long lines to buy your tickets for the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and St. Peter's Basilica on a 3-hour guided tour of the Vatican City. See masterpieces of art by Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and more.
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Skip the long lines to buy your tickets for the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and St. Peter's Basilica on a 3-hour guided tour of the Vatican City. See masterpieces of art by Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and more.Discover one of the greatest art collections in the world on a 3-hour tour of the Vatican. With this handy skip-the-line ticket, you will jump straight to the front of the notoriously long queues to purchase your entrance tickets before setting off on a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Built on the site where St. Peter was martyred and buried, the Vatican later became the official residence of the popes.
Your tour starts in the Vatican Museum with the Pine Courtyard, named after a bronze pine cone from an ancient fountain. Marvel at the Belvedere Courtyard and Octagonal, where the ancient statue of Laocoön and His Sons is located. See the massive marble candelabra and marble columns of the Gallery of the Candelabra, and admire the classical statues of the Pio Clementine Museum.
Look at stunning Flemish tapestries in the Tapestries Gallery. Next, go to Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel and admire the frescoes of The Last Judgment, as well as scenes from Genesis.
End your tour inside St. Peter's Basilica, home to more than 100 artworks, some of which were salvaged from the original 4th century basilica built by Constantine. Highlights of the cathedral include Bernini’s baldacchino beneath Michelangelo’s towering dome, and Michelangelo’s Pieta depicting the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the crucifixion.
Your tour starts in the Vatican Museum with the Pine Courtyard, named after a bronze pine cone from an ancient fountain. Marvel at the Belvedere Courtyard and Octagonal, where the ancient statue of Laocoön and His Sons is located. See the massive marble candelabra and marble columns of the Gallery of the Candelabra, and admire the classical statues of the Pio Clementine Museum.
Look at stunning Flemish tapestries in the Tapestries Gallery. Next, go to Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel and admire the frescoes of The Last Judgment, as well as scenes from Genesis.
End your tour inside St. Peter's Basilica, home to more than 100 artworks, some of which were salvaged from the original 4th century basilica built by Constantine. Highlights of the cathedral include Bernini’s baldacchino beneath Michelangelo’s towering dome, and Michelangelo’s Pieta depicting the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the crucifixion.
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