Skip-the-line Vatican and Sistine Chapel Private Tour including St.Peter's

The Vatican Museums houses an extensive collection of artworks, gathered by the Popes over the centuries, including the masterpieces by legendary authors such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio and many more. Skip the long lines with your fast access tickets and head straight inside to explore the most remarkable pieces of art. You will see the gallery of statues, the gallery of geographic maps, the Raphael's Rooms, the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Last Judgment, the Pietà, the Basilica of St. Peter and other significant art treasures.

With your top-rated guide you will discover small curiosities, learn more about important artworks and enjoy entertaining commentary with lots of facts and anecdotes only an expert insider knows.

During this tour you will discover all the most important masterpieces of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and the St. Peter's Basilica.

First, your guide will take you through the gallery of statues. You will discover the most famous and important artworks from Greek and Roman art, including the Apollo of the Belvedere, the Laocoon, the Torso, the busts of Hadrian and his lover Antinous. Here you will also see the sarcophagi of Helen and Constance, the mother and the daughter of Emperor.

Next, you will visit the Gallery of Candelabra with the exotic statue of Ephesian Artemis,  the Gallery of Tapestries, the Sobieski Hall, and the famous Rooms of Raphael, where the painter and his disciples decorated the apartments of Pope Julius II.

After that, you will reach the Sistine Chapel, the most visited attraction of the Vatican City. Decorated by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, this magnificent Renaissance masterpiece comprises a series of frescoes of great artistic importance. You will see the Last Judgment, the Stories of Moses and Jesus, the Creation of Adam and many more.

After visiting the museums you will discover the Saint Peter’s Basilica, the largest Catholic Church in the world and a true architectural wonder. Here you will  see another one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces, La Pietà.

Your Vatican tour will end a tthe beautiful Saint Peter’s Square, the great work of architect Bernini with plenty of symbols, saints and more than 200 columns.