Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica tour with Last Judgement show
This no wait tour of the Vatican Museums allows you access straight into the Vatican Museums, so you can enjoy every moment admiring the world’s most incredible art collection. From the Sistine Chapel to lesser-known, though certainly not to be underestimated, gems of the collection and a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica crowned by an immersive show, telling the story of Michelangelo and his frescoed masterpiece.
The Vatican Museums hold some of the world’s most important works of art. Listen as your guide brings these works of art to life for you – pointing out things you would never have noticed on your own and teaching you about the immense figures behind these great works.
You’ll start with a visit to the Sistine Chapel. Commentaries are not permitted within the chapel, so your tour guide will have already filled you in on the details with the aid of photographs of the frescoes inside. Enjoy each moment admiring this world-famous chapel, noticing the details such as Michelangelo’s self-portrait in which he immortalizes just how hard it must have been for him to produce these amazing works of art. As you leave the Sistine Chapel in awe, you’ll continue the tour using your skip-the-line access again, exiting by a special door which leads us straight down to St. Peter’s Basilica and past another long line.
Enter the most important church in the Christian world and uncover it’s incredible pieces of art. See the Papal Altar under Bernini’s Baldachin, and marvel at Michelangelo’s other timeless masterpiece: La Pietà. Once outside again, you can admire Bernini’s clever optical illusion in St. Peter’s Square, spot the balcony from which the Pope delivers his public addresses and snap photos of the Basilica’s heavenly façade.
Complete your experience by joining the new extraordinary theatre show about the Sistine Chapel, combining art, live performances and the most sophisticated technology, for a 270° immersive experience. From Marco Balich, the creator of 20 Olympic Ceremonies, and with music from Sting, this unprecedented show features the history of the most fascinating artwork ever created, unveiling all its secrets.
To really ensure you have an experience you won’t want to forget we have reserved only central seats for you where you can enjoy the show at its best.