Italy, Vatican City · Religious & Spiritual

Private tour : Secret Vatican

4 Hours Round trip from Roma Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private Vatican experience with skip-the-line access
02 Explore the Vatican Museums and papal collections
03 See the Raphael Rooms, Gallery of Maps, and Gallery of Tapestries
04 Admire Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel
05 Visit St. Peter’s Basilica
06 Access the Capella Niccolina, normally closed to the public

Discover the Vatican from a different perspective on this private 4-hour experience through some of its most remarkable and lesser-seen spaces. With skip-the-line access, explore the Vatican Museums and admire celebrated works by masters including Raphael, Giotto, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo.

Follow a route through highlights such as the Pio Clementino Museum, the Gallery of the Geographical Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Raphael Rooms, and the Sistine Chapel. The tour also includes St. Peter's Basilica and the tiny Capella Niccolina, an area normally closed to the public, offering a rare glimpse into the hidden corners of Vatican City.

Discover the Vatican from a different perspective on this private 4-hour experience through some of its most remarkable and lesser-seen spaces.

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What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Rome, Vatican City

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Private Tour:Sicret Vatican

Tour one of the holiest sites in the Christendom, with exclusive skip-the-line access. Emiehed through Mme by different Popes, Vatican gardens are telling us a story about many centuries of history and Catholic Church. Nowadays, it is like a crossroad between nature, art and religion, and located in the middle of green fields, flowers and Mediterranean plants and different exotical species, we have unique opportunity to observe the traces of everyone who participated in creation and growing of this magical place. Walk through the Vatican Museums, a splendid collection of the Popes, containing classic sculptures and masterpieces from all Mme periods. Use this unique opportunity to admire works by important rescan artists such as Raphael, Giotto and Caravaggio. Admire Michelangelo's breath taking ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and visit one of the biggest and most important churches in the World, the Saint Peter's Basilica. Learn about the history of the Vatican State, the smallest country in the World, considered also one of the most important places in the history of the human civilization.

The route