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

Join a Papal audience on a trip through the Vatican. Enjoy an Italian breakfast before seeing St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museum’s art collection, and the Sistine Chapel.
Once you arrive at the agency, you will start the tour right away. You will assist to Pope Francis' audience which takes place every Wednesday either in St. Peter's Square or Nervi Hall, inside the Vatican State.
After receiving the blessings from the Pope, our licensed guide will lead you to the bar where you will taste a typical italian breakfast with cappuccino (or american coffee) and cornetto (croissant).
You will then venture through the walls of the smallest sovereign State in the world, your guide will explain you the history of the magnificent St. Peter's Square and the reason why it is so important for catholic people all over the world.
With your skip-the-line tickets the guide will take you directly inside the Vatican Museums, a place enriched by rare and unique treasures. You will be able to see the masterpieces of famous Renaissance artists such as Raphael, Leonardo, Botticelli, Michelangelo. The marvelous Renaissance paintings and frescoes are not the only works you'll see, your guide will lead you to the Pigna's gardens and the octagonal courtyards, where you will admire the stunning ancient roman sculpture of the Laocoon.
At the end of the tour you will enter the well-known Sistine Chapel, hold on tight!! The extreme beauty of the celestial is something very unique and special. The pope Giulio II gave carte blanche to Michelangelo who developed an original and colossal work. A huge fresco, the result of the effort and compositional wisdom unparalleled of the artist. The vault of the Sistine Chapel earned the artist the esteem of contemporaries including Raphael and the pontiff himself.
At the very end you can choose either to spend more time in the Museums or to exit along with your guide.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.