Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Priority Tickets

4.5

(16142 Reviews )

Duration

3 hours

Overview

Maximize your time with the skip-the-ticket-line access to the Vatican Museums. Marvel at Michelangelo's masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel. Explore the Vatican art collections at your own pace.

At the beginning of the tour, a brief orientation will be given along with a route map that will provide suggested itineraries to help you organize your day. Find out the wealth of art in the Vatican Museums with your skip-the-ticket-line admission ticket. Stand beneath Michelangelo's masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel. Be amazed at masterpieces by Raphael, in frescoes preserved across the 4 Raphael Rooms in the public section of the Papal Apartments. The masterpieces continue in the Gallery of the Maps, where you'll find a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar Ignazio Danti and Apollo del Belvedere.

One traveler said that they chose to take advantage of the priority access tickets without the guided tour. Despite the hoards of people queuing they easily gained access with minimal disruption. They enjoyed self-guiding around the museums, spending time in areas of interest and picking the right moment to enter the Sistine Chapel. Recommended for tourist who prefers to create their own itinerary.