Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour + Basilica

Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.

Peter's Dome and the Vatican Gardens. It's the perfect spot to pause and take in the beauty of the Vatican from above.

Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.

Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.

The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoön and His Sons, and the Apollo Belvedere - or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.

ly carved marble candelabra lining its length. Alongside these ancient Roman sculptures, visitors can admire a rich collection of classical statues and vibrant frescoed ceilings, offering a glimpse into antiquity before continuing toward the Gallery of Tapestries and Maps.

n Museums, showcasing a stunning collection of monumental tapestries woven from designs by Raphael's school in the 16th century. Depicting scenes from the life of Christ, the intricate details and vivid craftsmanship make this gallery a must-see stop on any Vatican Museums tour.

One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic...

Admire Raphael's Rooms, painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel, and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.

Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.

Only for tours where the option to access St. Peter's Basilica is selected in the booking process, access directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica, skipping the outside security lines, will be provided. Your tour will end at the entrance to the Basilica and, after an introduction, you will be free to explore on your own inside.

An introduction to the Square of St. Peter's will be provided for tours where access to St. Peter's Basilica is included.

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