Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Private Tour: No waiting in line, priority entrance with private dedicated guide that will show you Vatican wonders and tell you the hidden stories of the artworks!
Vatican and Sistine Chapel Private Tour is classic, one of our best sellers tour! You will have 3 hours private guide at disposal, she will lead you through classical Vatican itinerary that covers Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Vatican museums are a must see place, a location full of wonders for miles and miles. Your private guide will be able to show you in just 3 hours the most beautiful Galleries without missing any of the most relevant art pieces, such as Gallery of Tapestry, a collection of tapestry belonging to different periods, and Gallery of Maps. This is a place that every person who loves geography should see! Here you will find a great collection of Maps of Italy’s most relevant cities and their harbours. You will continue to the apartment of the Pope Julius II and learn all about Borgia Apartments.
Then, you will proceed to the Sistine Chapel, which is a holy place where you would need to cover your knees and shoulders in order to gain access. It is a truly unique place where you will be surrounded by breathtaking frescoes. You will see the paintings along the side walls representing the “Old and the New Testament” painted by a group of Tuscan and Umbrian artists called by the Pope Sistos IV della Rovere. Next, your attention will be captured by Michelangelo’s masterpieces of Last Judgement and the Ceiling representing stories from the Genesis book. Michelangelo spent a total of 9 years on the frescoes and he painted the sistine Chapel in two different moments of his life. You will be really overwhelmed by the beauty of those frescoes and wondering how a man was able to do such an incredible artwork in the 1500s.
