Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: Guided Tour

Rome 2 hours 30 minutes

Take a journey through Vatican City's highlights on this three-hour guided tour. Explore the Vatican Museums and see the spectacular Sistine Chapel. Begin this excursion into the Vatican's art and architecture at the Vatican Museums, which house the world's most important ancient art collection. From the Egyptian Museum to the Etruscan Museum, the Greek-Roman section to the Collections of Renaissance Art, there's something for everyone. Follow your guide to the greatest galleries and see frescoes, statues, tapestries, and historical maps. Find the Borgia Apartment with rooms painted by Raphael, the Vatican Pinacoteca, the Gallery of Maps, the Courtyard of the Pine Cone, and more. Continue to the Sistine Chapel to admire masterpieces by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Pinturicchio, and Perugino. And, of course, you'll have the chance to see Michelangelo's most famous work, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This is an experience you'll remember for the rest of your life.

Meeting point, Touristation, Viale Vaticano 95, Rome, Italy


Skip-the-line entrance ticket to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

Guided tour of the Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel granting access to all open rooms and galleries

Audio headsets so you can always hear your guide

Tour operated by professional & licensed Vatican guide

Exclusions

Guided Tour of St. Peter's Basilica

Additional Information

  • Comfortable shoes are recommended
  • Shoulders & knees must be covered
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users
  • Your voucher is not the ticket: redeem your voucher at the TOURISTATION OFFICE before visiting the attraction
  • Big bags and suitcases are not allowed in the sites
  • The Vatican Museums are most easily reached by public transport and a short walk from the nearest metro, tram, or bus station. If you come by car, there is paid parking nearby on Viale Vaticano
  • Please don't bring large bags, tripods, umbrellas, backpacks, etc.
  • Itinerary is subject to last-minute change (in case of Vatican events in certain spaces or galleries)
  • The Vatican Museums reserve free admission to all disabled visitors with a certified disability of more than 74%. In case of not self-sufficient, the free ticket is also extended to a companion
  • Go to the Touristation office at Viale Vaticano 95
  • Show your smartphone ticket to the representative, who will then take you to the Vatican Museums and help you get inside
  • Make sure to bring a valid ID for reduced tickets. Without valid ID, you will be asked to pay for a full price ticket in order to enter and the discounted ticket will not be refunded
102 Viale Vaticano, Roma, Lazio, 00192 Get directions

A full refund will apply if you cancel more than a day before the activity start time.

No refund is possible if you cancel less than a day before the activity start time.

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