Vatican City: Papal Audience, Sistine Chapel, & Vatican Tour

Vatican City: Papal Audience, Sistine Chapel, & Vatican Tour

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Join a Papal audience on a trip through the Vatican. See St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museum’s art collection, and the Sistine Chapel.

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Highlights

Listen to Pope Francis speech
Skip the line at the Vatican museum entrance
Marvel at the incredible work of arts in the Vatican Museums
Admire the frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel

Description

Experience the Papal Audience, Sistine Chapel, and Vatican Museums on a skip-the-line tour with entry tickets included. Step back in time to the Renaissance while exploring historic paintings and frescoes. Get the most out of your trip with a licensed guide leading the way. After meeting your guide, start your tour by participating in Pope Francis' audience, an event that takes place every Wednesday, either in St. Peter's Square or at Nervi Hall inside the Vatican State. Then, venture through the walls of the smallest sovereign state in the world, Vatican City. Learn the history of St. Peter's Square and discover the reason why it's so important for catholic people all over the world. With your skip-the-line tickets, quickly enter the Vatican Museum, a place enriched by rare and unique treasures. See the masterpieces of famous Renaissance artists such as Raphael, Leonardo, Botticelli, and Michelangelo. The marvelous Renaissance paintings and frescoes are not the only works you'll see. Your guide will lead you to Pigna's gardens and the octagonal courtyards, where you can see the ancient Roman sculpture of the Laocoon. Before the end of the tour, visit the Sistine Chapel. You can then choose either to spend more time in the Museums or to exit along with your guide. PLEASE NOTE: There are rare cases where the Vatican staff will decide to cancel the papal audience last minute. In that case the Vatican museums tour will still take place and you will get a 10% refund PLEASE NOTE: Papal Audience must be in the line to go in 15...20 minits . PLEASE NOTE: Papal Audience must be done at 10.00-30 am and entry to vatican museums you will receive from the desk around 12.00 pm (basilica san pietro will open to the public agan at 12.30 pm ) until the vatican tour cannot start .

Includes

Tickets for the Papal Audience Headsets to hear the tour guide (if more than 4 people) Skip-the-line Vatican Museums Entrance Tickets Licensed Tour Guide with badge