Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel ticket with Happy Hour

The Vatican museums rank among the most prized cultural assets of the world with an equivalent journey through ages of artistry, history, and spirituality.

Great collections acquired over a period by many pontiffs display some of the most important masterpieces in the course of history.

Works by great artists are available to view inside the Museums.

Major attractions include Michelangelo’s magnificent frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, the unparalleled works of Raphael housed within the Raphael Rooms, and the beautiful Gallery of Maps containing cartographic representations dating from the 16th century of Italy.

Other main exhibits comprise those at͏ the Pio Clementino Museum, Gregorian Egyptian and Etruscan, Chiaramonti Museum plus that at Pinacoteca which has masterpieces by Raphael among others including Leonardo da Vinci Giotto Perugino and more.

Add to your feelings with a lovely drink in the quiet Pinecone Courtyard, a large 300-square-meter open area by the paths and rooms of the museum.

This yard gets its name from the stunning bronze pinecone artwork that sits in its middle, which is placed on top of a double ramp steps made by Michelangelo.

One alcoholic beverage or mocktail, still or sparkling water, red pizzette, cheese, and cold cuts, Capressini fingers, Porchetta di Ariccia with homemade bread, rice and potato croquettes, Mediterranean couscous.

Do not miss a chance to view yet another fantastic sculpture in the courtyard: Sphere Within Sphere created by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro and gifted to the Vatican Museums in 1990.

This circular sculpture rotates slowly with the wind, demonstrating the never-ending change of the world around us.