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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peters Basilica Tour
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Skip the hours-long Vatican queues and head straight into one of the world's greatest art collections. Your expert guide leads you through the Gallery of Maps, the Raphael Rooms, and into the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's legendary ceiling up close. After the chapel, take a special shortcut directly into St Peter's Basilica to admire Bernini's baldachin and Michelangelo's Pieta.
What makes this tour
See Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling
Walk through the Raphael Rooms and Gallery of Maps
Special shortcut into St Peter's Basilica
Skip-the-line priority access
Small group with expert art historian guide
Admire Michelangelo's Pieta sculpture
What's included
- Skip-the-line Vatican Museums entry
- Sistine Chapel access
- St Peter's Basilica entry via shortcut
- Professional art historian guide
- Wireless headset
Best for
Art loversFirst-time visitorsCulture seekers
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