Vatican Museums & Basilica of St. Peter

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Itinerary

1. Half day tour to the Vatican Museums, one of the world's largest museum complexes, approximately 2,000 rooms that stretch for nearly 9 miles (15 km) inside the Vatican City, Skip the line with your small group of no more than 12 people. Stroll through the corridors to view the world' largest private art collection, once intended exclusively for the Pope. Through the Raphael's Rooms, four interconnecting chambers adorned with paintings realized by Raphael and his pupils, you will reach the beautiful breathtaking Sistine Chapel, the holy chapel where the Pope is elected and where the conclave is organized, a very special occasion to walk through this sacred Vatican site to admire Michelangelo's astounding frescoes.

   3 hAdmission included

2. Then the visit continue inside the marvelous St Peter's Basilica, the largest church with a capacity up to 60,000 people, 25.000 square meters, 800 columns, 400 statues, 136 mosaics, 11 domes, 44 altars, full of masterpieces, wonderful architectures and sculptures, including the famous "Pietà", realized by Michelangelo when he was only a teenager. If St. Peter's Basilica is being used for a religious ceremony or function and entrance is prohibited, the tour will continue outside). The entrance to the Basilica and Vatican Museums requires appropriale clothing: shorts, miniskirt and uncovered shoulders are not allowed.

   2 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Rome

• Its from-price is 37% below the median of the 984 day trips we list in Rome.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 372 of 984.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Rome

Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.

Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.

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