" VATICAN CITY AND SISTINE CHAPEL TOUR"

PRIVILEGED ENTRANCES

BOOKING THIS TOUR ON WEDNESDAY YOU WILL JOIN THE PAPAL AUDIENCE FOR FREE

A highlight-tour through the Vatican City's famous museums, containing one of the largest and most spectacular art display in the World, including the ancient Roman and Greek statuary collection of the Renaissance popes, Belvedere cortyard,  Muse's rooms, Circular room with Hercules, Greek cross room with Constantine's sarcofagus,  the  Gallery of Maps  overlooking the Vatican Gardens, Raffael's rooms and finally  Michelangelo's breathtaking  Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. You will journey through the history and the secret enveloping the Catholic Church and hear the stories of rivalries of the Renaissance artists. Continuing on through the Basilica of St. Peter you'll marvel at the masterpieces of the Baroque genius Bernini (his Canopy is the largest bronze object in the world) and at the awe-inspiring Pietà .

As you walk below the Basilica, through dimly-lit tunnels towards, our guides will indicate you  the Vatican Grottes the resting place of many popes,  and you will also, individually, have the chance to stop by the tomb of Pope John Paul II.

Your guide will be delighted to pass-on good suggestions on restaurants, wine-bars  and other  useful information.

* No shorts. Shoulders and knees must be covered for San Peter's Basilica

 

* The Wednesday Vatican Tour is enriched by the Audience with the Holy Father. We will venture through the walls of the smallest sovereign state in the world and we'll enter S. Peter's Square (in the winter period the Audience is in the Nervi' s Hall). The passes for the Audience will be included in the tour to all participants at no extra charge.

back to Rome Tours