Skip-the-Line: Vatican Museums & Papal Basilicas Day Tour

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Duration: 8h 30m
Location: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, Rome, 00165, Italy | Rome, Italy


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Skip-the-Line entry to the Vatican Museums via a VIP door
4 of the most culturally significant basilicas in Rome
Holy Stairs, ascended by Christ during the Passion
Traditional seat of the Pope at St. John of Lateran Basilica
Stress-free transportation via air-conditioned bus

Inclusions:
Guided tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and 4 basilicas, including St. Peter's
Admission fees
Skip-the-Line entrance to the Vatican Museums
Roundtrip transportation via air-conditioned bus
Commentary in English
Headset for tour commentary

Description:

Spend a full day exploring the 4 major basilicas of Rome, including the most famous of them all—St. Peter's Basilica. With an informative tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, this is a comprehensive day that gives you a complete understanding of Rome’s importance as the center of Catholicism.

You spend the first half of your day at the world-famous Vatican Museums, ensuring you waste no time in line by using the reserved VIP access door. Explore countless masterpieces as you wander along vast corridors and see famous sites, including Raphael’s Rooms and the Gallery of Tapestries.

After an ample break for lunch, re-join the group to explore the other major basilicas in Rome—St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St. Paul, and St. John of Lateran. Known as the world’s central Catholic Church, it houses the traditional seat of the Pope, and is home to the Holy Stairs, widely accepted as the stairs that Christ climbed during the Passion.