Skip the Line: Vatican at Night & Sistine Chapel Tour

Activity Information

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  • time-forward_15911935 Duration

    2.5 hours
  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

    English

Your experience

Highlights

  • Unraveling the treasures of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel on a night visit. Discover the galleries of the Museums at an unhurried pace without people asking questions because everything is shown by your amusing, erudite tour guide.

Full description

Start your Vatican Museums tour at 6 PM that lasts 2 hours, with the Holy See as its patron since this collection of art is housed in papal palaces. A Vatican guide, well-versed in Church history, will tell you stories and show you amazing halls and galleries. Due to the limited size of our groups — we never take more than fifteen persons — you’ll have a lot of opportunities to ask any questions during your visit. The museum’s collection presents exquisite works of art ranging from the famous Raphael’s School of Athens to classical statues including Laocoön, among others that mirror different historical epochs.Afterward, you will finally get a chance to see the legendary Sistine Chapel. There, a professional guide will unveil some lesser-known history about how it came into being and later take you through Michelangelo’s frescoes painted on its ceiling and walls. This evening tour is an opportunity to experience the atmosphere that was familiar to the popes in ancient times and also acts as a respite from the bustling crowd during peak tourist hours.

Includes

  • Guests, although not interested in bypassing the lines and reservations altogether at the Vatican Museums, should take an extra step and buy advanced tickets.
  • Headsets
  • It is usual for the trainer to have great proficiency in English and to be knowledgeable about the domain.

Not includes

  • In addition, your question has been set aside and cannot be addressed since the hour when the basilica of St. Peter’s would close is not open for people to go through the lift gate.
  • Gratuities

What to bring

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Not allowed

  • Shirts sleeveless, skirts short, bags large, and luggage or baby strollers shorts.

Know before you go

  • One often sees the closing off of certain sections of the Vatican Museums due to the fact that these exhibits may have been removed for restoration purposes or are on loan elsewhere. Should it happen that the guide informs you that a particular gallery is closed off, he will then take you to some other part of the museum.
  • You will find that only small handbags are allowed, and large backpacks and all other items must be checked in at the cloakroom; don’t forget to retrieve them later when you leave. Also, the group tours do not go directly to this zone by using elevators – they halt in particular zones of the Museums. For guests who might have some mobility problems or move about with strollers or wheelchairs, such a trip may not be suggested.