Spanish Small Group Tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's
Join Alicia, a Spanish official tour guide to show you the wonders of the Vatican. This itinerary allows you to skip the lines and visit in a small group the Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica.
The Vatican is one of the most exciting places you’ll experience on your trip to Italy. With the Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms, and other treasures of the Vatican Museums stacked onto the immensity of St. Peter’s Basilica and square, it’s hard to imagine a more masterpiece-laden place to visit.
Our skip-the-line Vatican tours in Rome get you inside the Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica without waiting in the long regular admission lines.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: What a Life Tours, Via Santamaura, 14B, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
Our official guide will meet you at our office!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
The Vatican is the smallest state in the world yet, when it comes to collections and history, it is possibly one of the biggest and richest. Words often cannot express the exact meaning of what this means. You need to enter the Museums and see it with your own eyes.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
This tour links together several collections (Statues, Tapestries, Maps, and Raphael's Rooms) which, at its beginning, could only be toured on different days.
Now you can witness centuries of patient cataloging and collecting of. masterpieces with just one tour.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
The key element of any tour to the Vatican is the Sistine Chapel. After walking through the Museums, access to the same chapel where Popes are elected and where Michelangelo's stupendous frescoes are.
Your guide will bring back to life stories and secrets of the Sistine Chapel from its construction to its bright decorations.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Once out of the Museums, your guide will escort you to the last part of the tour: St. Peter's Basilica.
You can explore la Pieta' by Michelangelo, Bernini's Bronze Baldachin and the colossal Dome designed by Michelangelo and completed well after his death.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
At the end of the tour, you will be able to wander in the magnificent St. Peter's Square and catch a glimpse of the final closing details.
Duration: 10 minutes
Inclusions
- Skip-the-Line entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
- Skip-the-Line entrance to the Vatican Museums
- All Fees and Taxes
- Small Group of maximum 12 participants
- Spanish-speaking tour guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Exclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
- While the Vatican Museums are equipped with elevators for wheelchair access, they are not conveniently located on the group tour route and only give access to specific sections of the Museums. As a result, we cannot accommodate wheelchairs on this tour.
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Operates
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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