Rome: Vatican & St Peter's Basilica: Unlock the Wonders

Discover the awesome Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St.

Peter's Basilica with this guided tour by a pro! Get in fast with tickets already set up for you – skip those long lines and enjoy a perfectly planned visit led by a smart local guide.

Begin your visit in the elegant Belvedere Courtyard, known as the Pinecone Courtyard because it houses a magnificent bronze sculpture dating from the 1st or 2nd century A.D.

See the famous statue of Laocoon and His Sons.

This has always been considered by many to be the epitome of classical artistry.

Walk through the Gallery of Maps, the largest geographical museum in existence, with beautiful cartographic frescoes.

After this go to the Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo’s world-renowned frescoes—The Creation of Adam on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall—welcome you as you look around to find complex systems of frescoes depicting the lives of Moses and Christ on side walls.

It ends inside the great St.

Peter's Basilica.

While walking, your guide will tell you interesting stories about the Vatican State, explain how popes are chosen during the conclave, and share what the title of the head of the Catholic Church means.