Tuesday, 15 April 2014

4-Hour Vatican Museums, Raphael Rooms & Sistine Chapel Tour


4-Hour Vatican Museums, Raphael Rooms & Sistine Chapel Tour
Duration:4 hours
Languages:
  •  Spanish,
  •  English,
  •  French,
  •  German,
  •  Portuguese
Discover one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world with skip-the-line access to St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums, and Sistine Chapel. Explore the papal treasures and magnificent art of the Vatican Museums on a 4-hour guided tour.

Highlights:

Skip the long lines to view the Papal treasures of the Vatican Museums
Marvel at the Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo's renowned ceiling
Go inside St. Peter's Basilica, one of the world's greatest and most important churches
Tour the Raphael Rooms, part of the papal apartments
See masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo, Caravaggio and more
Visit the world's most important site for Catholicism and see Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square
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  • Afternoon Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
    Afternoon tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, with skip-the-line entrance, and transport service from selected centrally located hotels
    Live guide: Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese
    Duration: 4 hours, Skip the Line / Fast Track Entry
    Pick-up at hotel ( More details )
    from US$ 81.63
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  • Morning Tour: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica
    Live guide: Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese
    Duration: 4 hours, Skip the Line / Fast Track Entry
    Pick-up at hotel ( More details )
    from US$ 88.67
    (per person)
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Skip the long lines to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City on 4-hour guided tour of the main highlights.

Your guide will fast-track you into the museums, where you’ll see one of the most important art collections in the world. Look at renowned sculptures and masterpieces of Renaissance art. Feel the weight of history, and get a sense of the sacred, as you spy paintings by Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo, including his masterwork in the Sistine Chapel.

Admire the beautiful spiral stairway, gallery of tapestries, and geographical maps The tour includes the Raphael Rooms, but you will have access to all areas of the museums.

Note, tours are conducted in the morning and afternoon, but the morning tour is the only time you can admire Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square and go inside the Basilica, the most important place for Catholicism in the world. Built over the centuries by famous architects including Michelangelo, its iconic dome is one of the glittering symbols of Rome.

The afternoon guided tour does not cover St. Peters's Basilica, but you are free to explore on your own and your guide will point you in the direction of the best things to see.

What's Included:

• Entrance tickets (skip the line)
• Guided tour
• Headsets to better hear your guide
• Transfers from selected centrally located hotels

What's Not Included:

• Tips and personal expenses
• Transfers from hotels not included on the pick-up list

Good to Know:

• Access to the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Gardens, and St. Peter's Basilica is permitted only to visitors dressed appropriately (no sleeveless blouses, no miniskirts, no shorts, no hats)
• The cloakroom staff will accept bags and personal belongings, irrespective of the material or dimension, with the exception of clothing items, hats, and portable umbrellas. It is obligatory to deposit suitcases, backpacks, and containers larger than 40 x 35 x 15 cms, bags and backpacks that are cumbersome (except those carried on the shoulder and less than 15 cm from the body at its highest point), spike-tipped and medium and large umberellas, walking sticks (except those required by disabled visitors), tripods for cameras, and video cameras
• You are not allowed to film or take photos in the Sistine Chapel
• Please note that the Vatican Gardens visit has been suspended until further notice
• Pick-up not available from B&B, private apartments and hotels without concierge
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