Vatican Tour with Skip the Line Tickets

Explore the Vatican without queuing! Discover the top sights in the Vatican on this guided tour and avoid the queues at both the Vatican and St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica with exclusive Vatican Skip the Line Tickets! This is one of Romeandrsquo;s most popular tourist spots, so these special entry tickets can be invaluable as the queues get extremely long, especially in the summer. Vatican Tour Highlights Exclusive skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums and St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica Guided tour of the Vatican Museums Visit the Sistine Chapel and see Michelangeloandrsquo;s world-famous frescoes Guided tour of St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica, home to the La Pietandagrave; sculpture See the balcony from which the Pope addresses the crowds in St. Peterandrsquo;s Square Vatican Museums Tour Get past the long queues at the Vatican Museums and explore the 9 miles of priceless sculpture, portraits, drawings, manuscripts and ancient artefacts within! Although impossible to see everything in one day, during the Vatican Museum tour youandrsquo;ll see all the major highlights, including the Hall of Maps, Pinecone Courtyard, Gallery of Candelabra, the Raphael Rooms and more. Your friendly, knowledgeable guide will bring to life the priceless works by Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini and many others with the stories and legends that surround them. Sistine Chapel Visit One of the highlights of your Vatican tour is a visit to the Sistine Chapel. Guided tours are not permitted in the chapel, but youandrsquo;ll be briefed by your guide with the help of photos and paintings before you enter. Whilst inside, youandrsquo;ll see the things discussed beforehand, including the boneless self-portrait of Michelangelo in which he forcefully delivers the message that heandrsquo;d rather be skinned alive than have to paint the Sistine Chapel again! One look up at the incredible Sistine Chapel fresco and youandrsquo;ll immediately understand what made the artist say that andhellip; St Peterandrsquo;s Basilica Tour Make the most of your skip-the-line tickets again and enter St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica by a special door from the Sistine Chapel. Inside, amongst other marvels, youandrsquo;ll see the impressive Basilica altar and have the opportunity to admire another of Michelangeloandrsquo;s works, the beautiful La Pietandagrave; sculpture. On morning tours (except for Wednesday mornings when it is usually closed for the Papal audience), youandrsquo;ll take a guided tour of St Peterandrsquo;s Basilica. On afternoon tours, youandrsquo;ll learn about the treasures inside from St. Peterandrsquo;s Square before entering the Basilica to explore at your leisure. Visit St Peterandrsquo;s Square Your tour ends in St Peterandrsquo;s Square from where you can admire Berniniandrsquo;s masterful optical illusion and see the famous balcony from which the Pope delivers his public addresses. So you know, this is also the perfect spot to take excellent photos of the faandccedil;ade of St Peterandrsquo;s Basilica!