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Explore one of the world’s most incredible art collections with an expert, English-speaking guide. Having your own, dedicated guide means you’ll set the agenda for your tour, choosing which areas of the Vatican Museums you see and how long you spend in the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. Traveling with only your group, your guide will have the time to attend your every need and answer every question, ensuring that you get the most from your Vatican visit.
Your private tour starts with Skip the Line Access at the Vatican Museums, where you bypass general access lines that often stretch to several hours long. With less time wasted in line, you’ll have more time inside to explore rooms like the Pinecone Courtyard, the Hall of Maps, the Gallery of the Tapestries, the Gallery ofthe Candelabra and the incredible Raphael Rooms. Listen as your guide brings these works of art to life for you, pointing out things you never would have noticed on your own and teaching you about the characters behind the masterpieces. Of course every visitor will want to visit the Sistine Chapel. Having a guide here means you’ll get more from your experience, picking out little details like Michelangelo’s boneless self-portrait, in which he expresses to the world that he would rather be skinned alive than paint the Sistine Chapel again. As incredible as his work is, it must have been back-breaking – a fact you’ll understand all the better after you learn what it takes to create a fresco.
After getting your fill of the Sistine Chapel, you’ll once again have the convenience of Skip the Line Access, entering St. Peter’s Basilica through a special door (and past another long general access line). See the incredible altar and marvel at Michelangelo’s beautiful sculpture, La Pietà, before heading outside for a tour of St. Peter’s Square. Your tour finishes here, where you can admire Bernini’s clever optical illusion, spot the balcony from which the Pope delivers his public addresses and snap photos of the imposing exterior of the basilica.
With this Skip the Line Private Vatican Tour, you’ll have the time and flexibility to experience the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in a way and at a pace that suits you. Dictate your own tour route and take full advantage of your expert, English-speaking guide on one of our most special tours. It promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
