Skip The Line Vatican Gardens And Vatican Museums Tour - Rome
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- Duration: 5 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
8:30 AM
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Departure Details :
Viale Vaticano, 100, 00192 Roma RM, Italy
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Return Details :
Vatican Museums, 00120, Vatican City
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Cancellation Policy : For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Enjoy a tour of the serene Vatican Gardens followed by a Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St peters basilica tour; its an exciting combination of Vatican sightseeing experiences! This half-day Vatican tour includes 1.5 hours inside the elegant gardens, seeing highlights like Our Lady of Lourdes grotto. After admiring the grounds, head inside the Vatican museums and prepare to be wowed by the likes of the Gallery of Maps and Sistine Chapel home to Michelangelos The Last Judgement fresco.
Numbers are limited to 16 people on this unique Vatican tour, to ensure better personal service and the opportunity to see the very best of the Vatican.
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Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Vatican city, Lazio
The Sistine Chapel is one of the most important treasures of the Vatican, of Rome and of the whole world. It is renowned both for its frescoes and for the fact that the Popes are elected here.
The construction of the building took place between 1473 and 1481. What most attracts attention in the Sistine Chapel is not, however, its architecture, but the frescoes that completely decorate its walls and ceiling. Renowned artists such as Botticelli, Perugino and Michelangelo contributed to the wide decoration of the Chapel.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Vatican city, Lazio
The Vatican Museums are located in Viale Vaticano in Rome, within The vatican city State. Founded by Pope Julius II in the 16th century [1], they occupy a large part of the vast Belvedere courtyard and are one of the largest art collections in the world, as they exhibit the enormous collection of works of art accumulated over the centuries by Papi: the Sistine Chapel and the papal apartments frescoed by Michelangelo and Raphael are part of the works that visitors can admire in their journey.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vatican Gardens, Vatican city, Lazio
The Vatican Gardens date back to the Middle Ages, when orchards and vineyards extended north of the Papal Apostolic Palace.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Donato Bramante divided into three new courtyards: the Cortile del belvedere, The library and the Cortile della Pigna following the Renaissance landscape design style. In the Renaissance style a rectangular labyrinth was also created, made with shrubs and small evergreen trees, framed by pines and cedars of Lebanon. Today's Vatican Gardens have numerous fountains, sculptures and artificial caves, generally dedicated to the Virgin Mary and other saints.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican city, Lazio
The grandeur of the seventeenth-century faade of Carlo Maderno makes the idea of the gigantic dimensions of St. Peter's Basilica, still today one of the largest churches in the world.
The dome designed by Michelangelo surprises in its size and harmony, characteristics that are appreciated in the challenging but rewarding climb that allows you to admire both the inside and the outside.
Among the many masterpieces, not to be missed is the Piet by Michelangelo, the work that has been surprising for centuries in terms of technique and emotion.
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
Professional guide
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
Entry/Admission - Vatican Gardens
Exclusions
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Pre-booking this tour enables you to skip the long lines, which can take up to two hours, to enter the Vatican Museums. All visitors must pass through metal detectors at the security check point; expect to wait 20-30 minutes to clear security
This tour involves a fair amount of walking, comfortable shoes are recommended
Backpacks, tripods and big umbrellas must be left inside a cloakroom on entering the Vatican Museums. To reduce any disruption for your group, we recommend that backpacks are not taken on this tour
It is forbidden to pick the flowers or plants inside the gardens
In case of unexpected closing of the gardens by Vatican security, the tour will just visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica
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This was an excellent option to skip the lines and see much of the Vatican City. The gardens (which we hadn’t initially considered) were a highlight, and a great way to start the tour. The Vatican was EXTREMELY busy the day we went (Monday), which is apparently because a lot of other museums in Rome are closed on Mondays. Only issue was that they only run this tour on Monday and Friday at the moment
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This tour was great. A bit difficult to find the meeting point, but no other issues. The addition of the gardens part was awesome and definitely worth it. Would have liked to spend a bit more time in the museum, but overall very satisfied. Group was not too big and the tour guide was knowledgable and kind/fun. Would recommend.
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The tour started about an hour late. The guide was arguing with another guide at the ticket stand for a good half hour and then she was more interested in talking to other guides than she was interested in starting the tour. To make matters worse, the guide was hard to understand as her English was not very good. Obviously, with the late start, the tour was then very rushed. Are guide also kept wanting to take breaks so she could text somebody on her phone. Meanwhile, nobody on the tour needed a break.
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Erik was an outstanding tour guide! Very knowledgeable and easy to understand!!! Highly recommend him! Very difficult to find the meeting location and the blue line tours folks were not helpful in helping us locate the exact position for the meeting point. Almost missed the tour!
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Tour was really good.Our guide Daniela was really professional in her work.Everything was well organized.Skip the line was practical :)
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The tour through gardens was interesting, but our guide stopped at only a few spots and stayed for a long time talking while briskly walking through parts and didn’t even allow a moment to take in sites or take pictures. There was virtually no overview or background or “must see” discussion as we were literally herded through the Sistine Chapel and museum rooms. Guide spent almost no time with group in St. Peter’s. We talked to others we met in Italy that toured the Vatican and their experience and clearly our guide was not good.
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This tour was amazing! We enjoyed starting in the gardens, especially getting away from the crowds. Our guide was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and tireless in getting us through the crowds. Several times, she got the guards to open up special access for us, including the Bramante staircase which leads up to a marvelous view of Rome. The crowds started to build up as we moved toward the incredibly beautiful Map Room. Way too crowded... The paths leading to the Sistine Chapel were extremely crowded. The Chapel was surreal. We were able to admire it in several spots over the course of 10 to 15 minutes. Then we went to St. Peter’s Basilica and were able to see the Pieta and other works of art. We said goodbye to our guide and walked downstairs to the tombs of some of the popes. This tour is worth 5 stars however, many of us were very disappointed by the lack of detail in the instructions for meeting the tour. If you are still reading this review, I’ll try to simplify it: 100 Viale Vaticano is the number on a coffee shop across the street from the Museo Vaticano, there are steps next door to the coffee shop. Look for a person in a pink jacket that says, I “heart” Rome. As a group, they will take you across the street and through security, get you antenna sets, and place you with your guide. It’s rather unorganized, but it works.
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The tour was great !! Indeed we did not have to wait in any of the lines. The visit to the gardens was charming, so were the other parts. Although the Vatican was packed with tourists, our guide found the way to let us have a comfortable and calm visit. She had a lot of knowledge, and gave us good previews prior to entering the various sites. This lovely tour is highly recommended !!
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This was an amazing tour and I highly recommend anyone visiting the Vatican to do this. Keep in mind, it is early and 5 hours long but so worth it. Our guide was amazing. Very knowledgeable and if I wasn't so jetlagged, I would remember her name : It was nice to see things other tours did not show in the Vatican and just the gardens were amazing to see. Highly recommend!
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Wow - beautiful gardens - a must see
