Vatican City: Easy Access Vatican Tour with Sistine Chapel

Say goodbye to the trouble of long lines as you easily pass by the crowd waiting to get into the Vatican Museums, thanks to priority access.

Our expert guides, who are passionate about art and history, have deep knowledge about the Vatican and its incredible treasures will take you through the winding corridors and halls of this amazing museum ensuring that you don't miss anything in your experience at the Vatican.

We think Wednesday mornings is a great time to visit the Vatican Museums; while most tourists are in St.

Peter's Square for the Papal audience, you will have a calm atmosphere in the Museums and not so much traffic.

Entering right away without waiting in line for a long time will give you an opportunity to see some of sculptures known around the world at Pio-Clementino Museum.

For more than 500 years, significant works of ancient sculpture have appeared at the Vatican Museums — predominantly the collection of popes who, during the Renaissance, were besotted with classical art.

Here you will find remarkable collections of ancient marbles — so essential to shaping Renaissance ideals of naturalism and proportion.

The Octagonal Courtyard forms the centerpiece for this collection where Laocoon can be seen (famous for its psychological depth) alongside Apollo Belvedere and Belvedere Torso — powerful embodiments of ancient beauty that would move Michelangelo so much that he would create his work in the Sistine Chapel under their influence.

Highlights in this part of your visit are Round Room and Candelabra Gallery.

Built in 1578 by the order of Pope Gregory XIII the Hall of Maps is 120 long and has giant maps showing 16th-century Italy.

Every map is made with great care displaying Italian areas in bright colors and highlighting cities like Venice Florence and Rome.

Walking through this part of the Vatican Museums is one of the best parts of the visit because it gives a chance to follow Italy's coastlines while coming across interesting stories from the past.

Discover another dimension of early-modern art in the Tapestry Gallery.

Here, Renaissance tapestries prized for very bold materials and fine craftsmanship come to your attention.

Proceed with your visit to the Vatican into the Raphael Rooms.

Elegantly bordered in a suite of rooms that once served as private quarters for the Pope, the Sistine Chapel will be the absolute highlight of your visit to the Vatican Museums.

This is where Michelangelo's magnificent works fill not a square inch of the chapel but every inch.

Your guide cannot verbally explain anything inside the chapel because verbal explanations are prohibited; he will give a long overview before you enter and provide a handout for you to read while inside.