Vatican Museum + St. Peter’s Basilica

We will help you turn the 1,200 room maze of the Vatican Museum into a captivating experience.  What could be overwhelming and stressful as you try to navigate on your own, is turned into a seamless and enlightening journey as we expertly guide you through the collections.  During the tour, not only will you understand why the Sistine Chapel has become so famous, but you will also learn about the life and times of Michelangelo and see the ancient works of art that inspired him.  After we finish with the museum, we will then enter St. Peter’s Basilica via a special guide only entrance that will grant us immediate access to the church without having to wait in any lines.  There is no better way to end a Vatican Museum tour then by visiting this awe-inspiring church that contains some of the great masterpieces by Bernini as well as Michelangelo’s famous Pietá.

Highlights: Belvedere Courtyard, Octagon Courtyard, Apollo Belvedere, Laocoon, Belvedere Torso, Round Room, Greek Cross Room, Gallery of the Candelabra, Gallery of the Tapestries, Gallery of the Maps, Raphael Rooms, Room of Constantine, Room of the Signature, Raphael’s School of Athens, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Pietá, Bernini’s Baldachino, Bernini’s Monument to Pope Alexander VII, and Arnolfo di Cambrio’s statue of St. Peter.

DRESS CODE:
Women: covered knees and shoulders
Men: long pants, covered shoulders and no hats

MEETING POINT:
We meet at green coffee kiosk in Piazza Risorgimento
between bus and tram stop.

On the Map: Tour # 2

Risorgimento

Vatican Museum Tour Meeting Point