Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Priority Entrence Ticket Optional Audio Guide
Overview
Staying in Rome and skipping the Vatican is like missing pizza or gelato in Italy. The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are must-see destinations in Vatican City.
✔ Enjoy skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and explore art and religious history at your own pace, without the wait.
✔ Walk through the Greek Cross Gallery to view carved sarcophagi, possibly containing the remains of famous kings and queens.
✔ Discover the Cabinet of Masks and Sala degli Animali, home to mythical creatures, then explore the Upper Galleries and the Gallery of Maps to see how ancient cartographers depicted the world.
✔ Admire Renaissance masterpieces in the Raphael Rooms, relax in the Borgia Apartments, and marvel at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, one of the world’s greatest art treasures.
What's Included
- Skip the line ticket to Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums.
- Audio guide (if selected)
- Ticket to St.Peter's Basilica (free of charge, but access may vary due to crowd control)
- Access to St. Peter's Basilica's dome
- Guided tour
Meeting Location
00120
Vatican City
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Vatican City
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Sistine Chapel
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Show your smartphone ticket to the security guards at the entrance, then swap it for a paper ticket at the box office CASSA ONLINE E GRUPPI after the security check
- Please be on time, as Vatican personnel may not let in late comers
- Anyone between the ages of 6 and 18 (inclusive) who has a legitimate ID card is eligible for a youth ticket.
- Due to the Papal Audience, St. Peter's Basilica and the Square might be blocked in the morning.
- The opening hours are subject to change due to special events at the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's Basilica
- With a disability document presented at the Special Permits and/or Reception desks in the museum's hallway, people with disabilities and their caregivers or companions are admitted free of charge.
- The minibus tour is not available for children 6 years old or younger
- The Vatican can get very crowded all year round. June, July and August are particularly busy as they are high-season months
- Open Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (final entry 4:00 PM)
- Shorts, short skirts and sleeveless shirts are not allowed
- Caput Mundi Mall Via Urbano VIII, 16 right on the side of St.Peter's Basilica
- Need to bring Passport or ID card for children
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Activity code: C-242498P33
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