Vatican Small Group Tour

Rome, Italy

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This small group tour is ideal for those who want a more personal experience of the Vatican Museums.

With no more than 20 people per tour group it is easy to interact with your local guide.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the Vatican when it is near-empty: a limited number of people are able to visit each day, which means you can feel secure in your visit.

Enjoy the Vatican art collection and its best masterpieces you’ve waited a lifetime to see, including paintings, statues and frescoes.

Walk through the Raphael Rooms and admire the astonishing Sistine Chapel.

All of this with all the benefits of a relaxed small group tour and an expert guide.

The Sistine Chapel with its ceiling decorated by Michelangelo and the “Stanze di Raffaello” decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums.

Find out more with our expert guide, who is ready to share with you facts and stories about these places and answer all your questions.

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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The Vatican museums host some of the finest and largest art collections in the world.

The museums were established by Pope Julius II at the beginning of the 1500'. Since then, thousands of artworks were gathered a in different art collections.

Here you can find some of the best statues and artworks from the Classical times all the way up to the Renaissance era.

Frescoes, paintings, mosaics, sculptures and statues were collected over the centuries, making the greatest art collection in the world.

Some of the finest artists worked here over the centuries, including Giotto, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Caravaggio.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

The Sistine Chapel is the greatest artwork here at the Vatican. The chapel is part of the Apostolic Palace. Its name is due to Pope Sixtus IV, who commissioned its construction.

The project begun at the end of the 1400, with the frescoes of some of the finest artists of the time.

The Chapel though, is worldwide famous for the frescoes of Michelangelo Buonarroti, who worked at the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512, representing famous scenes from the Old and New Testament.

The most famous section is probably the notorious "Creation of Adam", from the book of Genesis.

Michelangelo then worked again at the Sistine Chapel under Pope Clement VII, who commissioned the artist to paint the Universal Judgment.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions

Vatican Museums Tickets & Fees
Licensed Tour Guide
Radio Headsets
Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Exclusions

Food & Drink
Gratuities

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts. Please bring a valid ID with you.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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