Ancient Rome and Vatican Museums full-day tour

Enjoy a full-day tour that combines visits to the two most famous places in Rome! On this 8-hour tour you will explore the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum in the morning. Following a lunch you will admire the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica with a tour guide.

Beginning in the morning you will experience the Colosseum, the superior symbol of ancient Roman, Palatine Hill, the place where Rome has its origins, and the most important and beautiful archaeological area in the world at the Roman Forum.

After lunch, the tour continues with a guided visit inside the Vatican Museums, one of the most important art collection in the world.

The itinerary includes the Pio Clementino Hall, Laocoon and Apollo Belvedere, the Candelabra Gallery, the Tapestries Gallery, the Maps Gallery and the Sistine Chapel, to admire the breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo, one of the most famous art works of all time.

From the Museum you will exit directly to St Peter’s Basilica, the most important Christian Church in the world, to marvel at, among others, Michelangelo’s masterpiece La Pietà and the impressive Baldachin Altar by Bernini.

Your tour will end in St Peter’s Square, dominated by Michelangelo’s imposing Cupola and surrounded by the famous Bernini’s double Colonnade.