Skip the Line: Small Group Vatican Museums & Sistine + St. Peter

Meeting point

Where

Arrive at least 15 minutes early. Meet us on the steps at Via Tunisi, located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. We will be holding a sign with the green EcoArt logo. · Open in Google Maps

Departure

9 start times between 08:00 and 15:30 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Pickup

No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

Operator

EcoArt Travel; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Vatican Museums

   A typical itinerary inside the Vatican Museums includes the Pavilion of the Carriages, home to everything from centuries old horse-drawn carriages to vintage and modern cars really used by Popes past and present. You'll visit the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of the Maps (the "Oval Office" of the Pope centuries ago), the Gallery of the Tapestries, the Pinacoteca, Belvedere Courtyard, Room of the Muses, the Round Room and Candelabra Gallery.

   10 min · Admission included
2. 2
   Cortile della Pigna

   This courtyard gets its name from the enormous bronze Pinecone sculpture that dominates it.

   15 min · Admission included
3. Sphere within a Sphere

   The Vatican Museums contains some modern art as well, including this famous sculpture: Sphere within a Sphere. Variations of this sculpture can be found in many settings around the world.

   Pass by, no stop
4. 4
   Museo Pio Clementino

   The most famous wing of the Vatican Museums, the Pio Clementino museum contains much of the Museum's most important highlights. Your guide will take you through the Room of the Animals, where you can spot the life-like statues of fauna from around the world. Head to the Octagonal Courtyard where a small fountain trickles in the background of famous statues like the Laocoonte and Apollo Belvedere. Don't forget to look at the Candelabra Gallery -- master painters decorated these ceilings to create the illusion of a 3D effect centuries ago!

   45 min · Admission included
5. 5
   Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche

   Head with your guide to the Gallery of the Maps -- and get a perspective of the world how it was five centuries ago. These exquisitely detailed, hand-painted giant maps are a favorite of the Vatican Museums. See if you can find the Italian cities you have visited, or spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas.

   10 min · Admission included
6. 6
   Stanze di Raffaello

   Raphael painted these rooms with incredible frescoes, originally meant for the private rooms of Pope Julius II.

   15 min · Admission included
7. 7
   Sistine Chapel

   No guides are able to speak inside the Sistine Chapel. However, your guide will prepare you in advance for your free time inside so you'll know what to look for.

   30 min · Admission included
8. Vatican City

   Visit to Vatican Museums - Vatican City

   Pass by, no stop
9. 9
   St. Peter's Basilica

   Only for bookings where access to St. Peter's Basilica is selected, tour will include Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica directly from the Vatican Museums.

   10 min
10. St. Peter's Square

    Tours that do not end in St. Peter's Basilica will end in St. Peter's Square when available.

    Pass by, no stop

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