Discover one of the largest art collections in the world with over 65,000 masterpieces, spanning from Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities to contemporary art on this morning tour of the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel. Lose yourself in the history of the famous Popes of Rome, their love for art, and their glamorous lives in one of the most enlightened periods in Italian history, the Renaissance.
To start your morning tour of the Vatican Museums, you'll take a coach tour across Rome. Your city tour includes a live commentary and offers a brief introduction to Rome as you travel by bus to the Vatican City. Highlights en route include Piazza della Repubblica, following the ancient Aurelian Walls, the famous Villa Borghese gardens and the northern gate of Rome leading into Piazza del Popolo. Upon arrival, your guide will lead you into the museums. You'll see the beautiful spiral stairway and continue through the Gallery of Tapestries and Gallery of Geographical Maps, before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel with its magnificent fresco of the Last Judgment by Michelangelo.
Admire the works of important renaissance masters at the St. Peter's Basilica* and Square and see the magnificent frescoed ceiling of the Sistine chapel. The Sistine Chapel is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. The chapel is renowned for its architecture, and the frescos by the greatest Renaissance artists, such as Michelangelo. Marvel at the legendary ceiling, a masterpiece by Michelangelo.
See many famous sights such as:
- The Candelabra Gallery with frescos and statues
- The Tapestry Gallery dating back to the XVI and XVII century
- The Historical Maps, work of Ignazio Danti
- The Sistine Chapel built in XV century by Pope Sixtus and adorned by Michelangelo, Botticelli, Perugino and Ghirlandaio
- The Bernini Starcaise of the XVI century
- St. Peter’s Basilica is the largest Church all over the world.
- Here stands the most important Statue of Michelangelo, “The Pietà” a work made when he was only 24 years hold
* Because of Papal Audience, visit of St.Peter’s Basilica is not possible on Wednesday, consequently more time will be dedicated to the visit of the Museums.