Vatican Museum - Statue Collections - Candelabra Gallery - Tapestry Gallery - Geographical Maps Gallery - Raphael Stanzas - Sistine Chapel - St. Peter Basilica
	It took centuries to the Popes and to the greatest artists of the past to put together all the art and the beauty that you'll be able to  admire in one day visit to the Vatican

Visiting the Vatican with your private touristic guide will make your Sistine chapel tour unique.

The Vatican Palaces are an immense complex of buildings, irregular in plan, whose construction dates back to different periods. Following the return of the popes from Avignon in 1377, the Vatican became the permanent papal residence. In 1473, Pope Sixtus IV erected the Sistine Chapel as his private papal church.

We begin our visit with the famous statues collection of ancient roman art, busts, sarcophagi, and bas-reliefs; the famous Laocoon; the Apollo del Belvedere. We'll proceed trough the Candelabra, tapestry and Geographical Maps Galleries and the Raphael stanzas, where Pope Julius II commissioned Raphael to decorate the walls of his living quarters.

Next, we enter the Sistine Chapel, the supreme masterpiece by Michelangelo who spent four years painting the Sistine chapel ceiling with scenes from the "Creation" and the altar wall with the "Last Judgment".

Following our tour of the Vatican Museums, we step into the immense St. Peter square and St. Peter Basilica. St. Peter's is one of the wonders of the world, and perhaps the most impressive of them all. The best renaissance artists were involved in the realization of this great church. Visiting the basilica is a way to enjoy the art history of the Renaissance and Baroque period . Michelangelo’s architecture and Gian Lorenzo Bernini baroque art, makes the visit of this basilica a real must.

 Photo gallery

 Reservation

Reservation is required in order to skip the line.

 Entrance Fee

Yes.

 Transportation

Not required.

 Walking difficulty

No walking difficulities, whhelchair accessible.

 Duration

The Vatican collections is extremely extended and covers a period of 4000 years. The extension of the exhibits is 3.8 miles divided into 11 museums. The minimum lenght is 4 hours, but the visit can continue up to 8 hours.