Itinerary
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Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Sphere within a Sphere, Pine Cone Courtyard Vatican Museums, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
Stop At: Museo Pio Clementino, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
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.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Gallery of the Maps, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
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...
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Museos Vaticanos, 00101 Rome Italy
Stay inside as long as you like during official opening hours.
Pass By: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
Discover the heart of Vatican City: the Vatican Museums.
Pass By: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Admire the beauty of St. Peter's Basilica.
Pass By: St. Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Enjoy a beautiful walk around St. Peter's Square.