Rome: Skip-the-Line Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Highlights

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With the use of this fantastic skip-the-line service, you will avoid those long queues and have the possibility to witness the wonders of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel. Your small-group tour of fewer than 30 people will begin right from the entrance where you will meet your guide. Through a labyrinth of passages and galleries, you will wander in the company of other individuals, allowing for a more intimate and personalized experience. During your visit, make sure to admire stunning centuries-old maps by cartographers in the Gallery of Maps, located in the Cortile del Belvedere (Belvedere Courtyard). Also, don't forget to drop by the Tapestries Gallery where some tapestries made by Raphael's students can be found.An exceptional opportunity to admire Michelangelo’s masterwork, the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is provided by our being in this very place. Just remember that it will never be as good as something humans can make. Another point of interest in Rome you should not miss is Bernini’s colonnades on St. Peter’s Square; they are really magnificent works of art.

Includes

• Portuguese-speaking visitors will have an opportunity to join the Vatican Museums skip-the-line small-group tour, where a guide will provide all the explanations in the chosen language. The tour is accompanied by admission to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica; headphones are supplied while visiting the Vatican Museums as well.

Not includes

• Tips
• Transfers

What to bring

• Placing confidence or trust in our shoes is something each of us must do on a regular basis.

Not allowed

• Sleeveless shirts, short skirts, shorts, luggage, or large bags.

Know before you go

• Comfortable shoes are needed because there is a lot of walking, and the group tour isn’t suitable for people with mobility issues; they should try a private tour.
• All guests are required to go through the security check, where there can be up to a 30-minute wait in high season.
• It would not be feasible to have access to the sites on this tour if you brought a big backpack with you. So, could you kindly have a small bag with you?