WALKING TOUR OF THE VATICAN, ROME - RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL ENTRANCE & RESERVATION FEES SO THAT YOU ENTER THE VATICAN & ST. PETERS WITHOUT HAVING TO STAND-IN-LINE INCLUDES HEAD-PHONES SO THAT YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR YOUR GUIDE IN THE CROWDED CHURCH & MUSEUM Tour Features: St. Peter's Basilica, Michelangelo's Pieta, Vatican Museums including Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms, and stunning works by Bernini. Enjoy a guided tour of one of the largest art collections of the world, spanning from Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities to contemporary art. Learn about the famous Popes of Rome, their love for art, their election known as conclave, their glamorous lives in one of the most enlightened periods in Italian history, the Renaissance. 
We'll discuss the lives of great artists who worked at the Vatican, such as Raphael & Michelangelo, and interpret together their masterpieces. At the Sistine chapel we will allow as much time as possible to fully appreciate Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes. After focusing on the highlights of the Vatican Museums, we emerge in the vast openness of St. Peter's Basilica and Square: an immense area that houses many other precious works including the breathtaking Pieta' by Michelangelo, and Bernini's papal canopy. You'll will hear the story of the life of Saint Peter: how this simple fisherman became Jesus' apostle and first Pope of the Christianity and here he was martyred and buried: his tomb is the focal point of the basilica. The tour will finish in St. Peter's Square where some of the most important papal ceremonies take place. | 
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION VATICAN RULES : THE VATICAN ALLOWS AGENCIES TO MAKE RESERVATIONS BETWEEN 8AM AND 10 AM . THEREFORE THIS TOUR IS BEST TO BE TAKEN BETWEEN 8.00AM AND 9.00AM AT THE LATEST. WE CAN GUARANTEE RESERVATIONS FOR BOOKINGS MADE OVER A MONTH PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT, FOR BOOKINGS MADE WITHIN A MONTH OF YOUR VISIT, WE SUGGEST YOU TO ADD IN THE NOTE SECTION WHEN MAKING THE BOOKING, OPTIONAL DAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN TAKE THE TOUR IN CASE THE VATICAN IS FULL ON THE DAY OF YOUR SELECTION. BOOK THIS TOUR AS A PRIVATE TOUR. Take your family or group on a Private version of our Vatican & Sistine Chapel Walking tour to enjoy a thorough and in-depth tour of the Vatican with one of our expert local guides. For further information .... Travel warning! Anyone can be a tour guide at the Vatican, and so there are many "pseudo guides" who advertise tours of the Vatican, but lack the knowledge and information of a fully-licensed guide. They also don't inform their clients that they will have to stand-in-line to get into the museum. If you see tours advertised at times later than 9.30am, then you should expect to be waiting in line for a long time! |
