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After Hour Vatican Tour small Group
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
The Cortile della Pigna is the first step of this tour. Here you can admire a sculpture of 4 meters; then, you will continue in the Octagonal Courtyard, where you can see the very famous Laocoon marble group.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After the Octagonal Courtyard, you will visit the Room of the Animals, with beautiful statues recreating a marble zoo, and the Room of the Muses, with the statue of Apollo playing a Lira and the Torso in the center.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The tour continues with the Round Hall, which was created by Michelangelo Simonetti in 1779. Many important sculptures encircle the hall and, at the center of the room, you can admire a big red porphyry basin, which is also called "Nero's Bathtub" because it came from Nero's Domus Aurea ("Golden House").
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Then, you will visit the Upper Galleries of the Vatican Museums, which include one of the Maps, Tapestries, and Candelabra. The galleries are connecting the north section of the Vatican Palace with the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter’s.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Then, you will enter the Raphael Rooms, which were part of the apartment of Pope Julius II. Here Raphael painted "The School of Athens" while Michelangelo was painting the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After visiting the Raphael Rooms, you will admire the Borgia Rooms.
The Spanish Pope Alexander VI Borgia commissioned the work and Pinturicchio painted the apartment. These rooms are inside the oldest section of the Apostolic Palace. You will see its main rooms and the collection of modern and contemporary art.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Finally, you will admire Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel with the Frescoes painted in the 1500s for the Pope Julius II and Paul III. Michelangelo first painted the Ceiling where he represented "The Creation of the World", from the Genesis book, and stories of Noah’s life. When he was 61 years old Michelangelo came back to paint "The Last Judgement", in only five years, on the wall behind the altar.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Real Barcelona Tours, Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
The Cortile della Pigna is the first step of this tour. Here you can admire a sculpture of 4 meters; then, you will continue in the Octagonal Courtyard, where you can see the very famous Laocoon marble group.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After the Octagonal Courtyard, you will visit the Room of the Animals, with beautiful statues recreating a marble zoo, and the Room of the Muses, with the statue of Apollo playing a Lira and the Torso in the center.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The tour continues with the Round Hall, which was created by Michelangelo Simonetti in 1779. Many important sculptures encircle the hall and, at the center of the room, you can admire a big red porphyry basin, which is also called "Nero's Bathtub" because it came from Nero's Domus Aurea ("Golden House").
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Then, you will visit the Upper Galleries of the Vatican Museums, which include one of the Maps, Tapestries, and Candelabra. The galleries are connecting the north section of the Vatican Palace with the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter’s.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Then, you will enter the Raphael Rooms, which were part of the apartment of Pope Julius II. Here Raphael painted "The School of Athens" while Michelangelo was painting the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
After visiting the Raphael Rooms, you will admire the Borgia Rooms.
The Spanish Pope Alexander VI Borgia commissioned the work and Pinturicchio painted the apartment. These rooms are inside the oldest section of the Apostolic Palace. You will see its main rooms and the collection of modern and contemporary art.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Finally, you will admire Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel with the Frescoes painted in the 1500s for the Pope Julius II and Paul III. Michelangelo first painted the Ceiling where he represented "The Creation of the World", from the Genesis book, and stories of Noah’s life. When he was 61 years old Michelangelo came back to paint "The Last Judgement", in only five years, on the wall behind the altar.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Real Barcelona Tours, Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
Enjoy our wonderful tour, TripAdvisor listing company.
Included
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
- Local guide
- Professional guide for 2.5 hours
- Skip-the-line tickets
- Entry/Admission - Cortile della Pigna
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
- Entry/Admission - Stanze di Raffaello
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- If your booking includes kids, please bring with you a copy of their ID to prove their age in case needed.
- If you arrive late you might lose the entrance
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cultural
60%
Original
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