Vatican Tour With Skip The Line Tickets

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Explore the Vatican without queuing! Discover the top sights in the Vatican on this guided tour & avoid the queues at both the Vatican & 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 & St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica Guided tour of the Vatican Museums Visit the Sistine Chapel & 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 & explore the 9 miles of priceless sculpture, portraits, drawings, manuscripts & 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 & more. Your friendly, knowledgeable guide will bring to life the priceless works by Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini & many others with the stories & 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 & paintings before you enter. Whilst inside, youandrsquo;ll see the things discussed beforeh&, 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 & 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 & enter St. Peterandrsquo;s Basilica by a special door from the Sistine Chapel. Inside, amongst other marvels, youandrsquo;ll see the impressive Basilica altar & 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 & 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!