Rome: Half-Day Vatican Museums Skip-The-Line Private Tour｜Italy

Explore one of the world’s most incredible art collections with an expert guide on a 4-hour tour of the Vatican Museums, and see Michelangelo’s breathtaking fresoces and ceiling at the Sistine Chapel, as well as St. Peter’s Basilica.

Divided into 7 main collections, the 1,200 rooms of the Vatican Museums includes stunning works of art collected by the popes over centuries and now on public display in the Painting Gallery, Gallery of Maps and more. See masterpieces by Giotto, Leonardo, Melozzo da Forlì and Raphael. Discover precious vases, statues, gold bracelets, and earrings in the Etruscan Museum, as well as statues of Roman Gods and Emperors.

In the Sistine Chapel, you will admire Michelangelo’s ceiling and "Last Judgement," and learn about the team of Sistine Chapel painters, including Botticelli and Ghirlandaio, who assisted him. At the end, you will have access to St. Peter's Basilica, the most important monument in the Catholic faith, and yet another treasure chest of art and antiquity.