Rome in one day with Colosseum and Vatican tour

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Skip The Line
Full Day
E-Ticket
About this activity

Enjoy the skip-the-line access to the Colosseum and uncover the history and the archaeological wonders of Rome. After this intensive tour, you will be transferred to the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica.

Access the Colosseum with no line and be ready to enter into the legendry relic itself. Learn about the architecture and history of this massive amphitheater which hosted ancient Romans, senators, emperors and gladiators as well as animals from all over the world.

Have lunch in a Roman restaurant, after which you will be well prepared for a visit to the Vatican. No trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Vatican Museums. Home to 54 different galleries including four statue museums: Museo Pio-Clementino, Museo Chiaramonti, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco and the Museo Gregoriano Egiziano. These museums are home to some of the most famous works of art in the world, with artists including: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Carvaggio, Raphael and Giotto, to name a few. An experience that is sure to inspire the art lover in anyone.

The 54th gallery of the Vatican Museums is the famed Sistine Chapel. Completed around 1483, the Sistine Chapel is arguably the most famous chapel in the world due to the artwork located within. View many of the most famous frescoes in the world, including the famous ceiling and The Last Judgement painted by Michelangelo. Not only does the Sistine Chapel hold some of the world's most precious works of art, it is still used for religious purposes such as the Papal conclave - the process through which a new Pope is chosen. A popular pilgrimage site, St. Peter's Basilica is also one of the largest in the world and a shining example of Renaissance architecture.

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Tourism
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