What You Will Do
Effortless and swift, our Skip-the-Line tours and tickets provide timed-entry access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Simply meet us near the entrance to redeem your tickets and receive expert advice. Alternatively, join your guide for a once-in-a-lifetime journey through some of the world’s finest art. For a more intimate experience, upgrade to our small group tour (max 10 guests) or indulge in First Access to be among the day's first visitors. Just here for the Sistine Chapel? Choose our 1.5-hour First Access Express tour to beat the crowds! Want direct access to St. Peter’s Basilica? Select a tour option that includes the Basilica and skip the outside security lines before exploring inside at your leisure.
Important: St. Peter's Basilica is not included in all tour options. If you wish to visit the Basilica as part of your experience, please ensure you select an option where it is explicitly listed as included.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Plan on arriving to our meeting point at least 15 minutes in advance of your selected
departure time. Meet our representative on the steps at Via Tunisi, located at the corner with Via Sebastiano Veniero. They will be holding a sign with the green EcoArt logo.
1
Vatican Museums
10 minutes
Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
2
Cortile della Pigna
15 minutes
Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.
3
Sphere within a Sphere
Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
4
Museo Pio Clementino
45 minutes
The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere -- or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.
5
Gallery Of The Maps
20 minutes
One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic...
6
Stanze di Raffaello
5 minutes
Admire Raphael's Rooms -- painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel -- and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.
7
Sistine Chapel
30 minutes
Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
8
St. Peter's Basilica
10 minutes
Only for tours where the option to access St. Peter's Basilica is selected in the booking process, access directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica, skipping the outside security lines, will be provided. Your tour will end at the entrance to the Basilica and, after an introduction, you will be free to explore on your own inside.
9
St. Peter's Square
An introduction to the Square of St. Peter's will be provided for tours where access to St. Peter's Basilica is included.
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