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On that same note, you may also find yourself on tour with less than six people! Your expert guide will take you to see the Gallery of Tapestries; housing handcrafted tapestries by Pieter van Aelst’s School which were created from drawings by Raphael’s pupils! It is now on to the Raphael Rooms, which have been recently restored and are sure to steal your breath! You will be able to effortlessly spin through the afternoon crowds and appreciate the size of your semi private group. Admire one of Raphael’s masterworks – The School of Athens and learn about all the historic greats and even some contemporaries he carefully placed within this masterful painting.

Enjoy an authentic culinary experience while you savor some of the country’s best Italian wines. A private guide is the smartest and most efficient way to visit the Sistine chapel, Vatican museum, and St Peter’s Bascillica. Friends told us about their tour with Bruno of the Vatican. He was on time, extremely knowledgeable about the Vatican, the Popes and the art. He went out of the way to explain and illustrate what he said. Our top-rated local guides will take you to Pompeii, the largest excavation of an Ancient Roman city in the World.

The crowds are normally plentiful here, but now is the ideal time to book your Vatican tour as you will be one of few people admitted to the museums at any one time. Around City Time Tours offers a 2.5-hour guided tour of the Vatican Museums complex with a special focus upon the Sistine Chapel. Discover Michaelangelo’s luminous frescoes, The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Ceiling and The Last Judgement. Explore the Borgia Apartments, the Gallery of Maps, the Raphael Rooms, the Sala Rotonda and see many more treasures with a dedicated guide. The Vatican Museums are a series of 54 galleries located inside Vatican City in Rome. The galleries showcase works from the vast collection of Popes’ masterpieces collected over the centuries.

A standard Vatican ticket may not include a guided tour. However, you can choose to have a professional guide as part of your ticket. A Vatican tour will take you beyond the priority entrance to the various landmarks of Vatican City and provide interesting trivia and facts. You can also opt for an audio guide that you can take along with you while you tour Vatican.

Vatican tours with skip the line access are highly sought-after. This experience includes admission through a special entry, so there are no lines. Follow your guide inside the vast collection private artwork of the Vatican Museums. As you listen to stories of Vatican intrigue, walk through the Gallery of the Maps as well as the Gallery of Tapestries.

• You can see the priceless artwork in relative solitude as you pay a premium to enter without the crowds.
• Not all Vatican tickets include entry to St. Peter’s Basilica.
• Want to visit the Vatican Museums without all the frustrating lines and crowds?
• Travel back in time to see the epic wonders on a semi-private guided tour of the colosseum dungeons and Roman forum.

Nearly 20,000 works are on display in 54 galleries at the Vatican Museums. You can explore these galleries with ease by taking a guided tour. This will allow you to better understand the historical-cultural contexts that produced them. Our youngest was with us and he was very interactive. We enjoyed how well the tour guides communicate the history behind each item and how fun he kept it and not boring for my kids. See the world-famous collection of Vatican masterpieces, including the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica in a private tour of Rome’s most important attractions. Get a traditional taste of Rome with a guided food tour, complete with the opportunity to learn how to make the city’s most mouthwatering dishes yourself.

You can cancel or amend your reservation by contacting us at least 24 hours before your departure time. The tour itself lasts about 2.5 hours so make sure you have enough water. The Sistine Chapel is at the very end and bit crowded for my liking and neck was already creaking from all other ceiling paintings seen earlier. You can find a spot to sit down and take in the significance of all the ceiling and wall paintings. Live with an expert guide and experience the magic of Vatican Museums.