Vatican by Night Group Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Vatican by Night Group Tour

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Italy, Lazio, Rome
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  • 2 hours
  • Rome
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Vatican Tour under the stars! Enjoy the intimate atmosphere, explore the Vatican Galleries with no rush in the evening when the daily crowd, you will access with priority tickets with a friendly knowledgeable guide.
You'll cover the highlights of the Vatican Museums and access to the Pinecone courtyard, see the marble artworks of the Apollo of Belvedere, the Laocoon and the Torso. Your guide will share with you stories and little secrets hidden in the artworks. Many of those marble statues inspired artist such as Michelangelo and Raphael. You will be guided into the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel to see Michelangelo's most important work of art, the Ceiling and the Last Judgement. In the 1500s Raphael and Michelangelo were both working for the Pope Julius II and your guide will reveal many real stories on the personality and rivalry between the two artists.
Your sharing tour will end in the Sistine Chapel & you'll have free time on your own to enjoy the overwhelming frescoes.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Raphael Rooms are part of Pope Julius II's apartments, while the young Raphael was painting the Room of the “Signatura” Michelangelo was painting the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel . The two artists were rivals but Raphael recognized Michelangelo's talent in the “School of Athens”, you will see also the Parnassus and the Dispute over the Sacrament

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Modern art and contemporary galleries were created thanks to several donations in honor of Pope Paul VI, who during a special Speech inside the Sistine Chapel called back to the Church the modern and contemporary artists recreating the link between art and church. Many donations arrived from the United States and other countries. You will see Matisse, Chagall, Dalì, Bacon

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pio-Clementine Museum, VA, Cdad. del Vaticano, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Pius and Clementine's Museum

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

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. The Renaissance “Genius” when he was 61 years old came back to paint in five years the Last Judgement on the wall behind the altar

Duration: 10 minutes

Inclusions
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide for 2.5 hours
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Pio-Clementine Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
  • Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • 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
  • For booking with kids please remember to bring with you an ID copy in order to prove the age of the kids.
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Please note that due regulations, this tour is not available for kids under the age of 6.
  • Please note that, for disabled visitors with certified invalidity of more than 74%, the Vatican Museums offers free entry that is extended to a companion for visitors who are not self-sufficient. To benefit from this, make sure you mention it at the time of booking so that our staff may handle your request.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Via Vespasiano, 28, 00192 Roma RM, Italy


Departure Time

06:45 PM


Return Details

Sistine Chapel, 00120, Vatican City

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

Michael_F

24 Jul, 2023

The tour was great! Our guide, Benjamin, was an art history major who had a passion for the museums! He was a wealth of knowledge and explained enough to educate but did not overwhelm...it museums that can be very overwhelming!! Also note that the staff at check-in did a great job as well. Other tourists had an issue and were pretty upset. The staff moved the tour along as to not encumber the others but apparently resolved their issue. Very professional.

dorried812

23 Jan, 2023

Despite the rain, it was a lovely tour, loads of history. Would use this company again, really enjoyed it

G1511DJdarrent

27 Aug, 2022

First it was advertised as 14 ppl max and there were nearly 30 in the group. Secondly while the guide was nice and pleasant and tried hard he was scattered and jumped around so much it was really hard to follow. We stopped and he talked in places where there was nothing and ran through places where there were interesting things to look at. The HEAT was the biggest topic, at 6;30 7:30 8:30 and even 9:30 it was hot hot hot and very humid inside in all but the remaining couple of rooms. This was the most surprising part, thousands upon thousands of pieces of priceless art and tapestries and no climate control, surely they can afford it. What a shame. Then to cap it off they trap you in a never ending maze to leave, you spend another hour just following the maze to get out through gift shop after gift shop trying to pull your last bit of money out. Skip the tour, skip the guide, go early morning, Take your time and split it up into 2 days. The cabbies will gouge you when you get out, walk a few blocks away to get a ride home. All said I’ll give it a 2 out of 10. False advertising on size of group and how crowded and no mention of the heat. Go get your own ticket it’s 1/2 the price, walk right in and buy it.

Jeannete_R

04 Jul, 2022

it was a very interesting visit and Renata is a great guide. My issue was with the earpiece, because was very hard to listen. Also the tour is very long, so you need to rest before go in it

Melika54

04 Jun, 2022

WOW WOW WOW!!! Before I came to Italy someone told me that it would be worth every penny to do a private tour here, and that was some of the BEST advice I could've gotten. I can't even imagine trying to see and understand all of this on my own. The museums are just so massive and elaborate and I was so glad to have our wonderful guide there to lead us through it all. Our guide, Rene, walked us in, got our tickets and handled everything. She was so incredibly knowledgeable and I felt like I came away with so many insights that I never would have gotten on my own. Our guide was so kind and helpful. She answered all our questions and was really an expert! I am so glad that we decided to do this do and not try to go it on our own. We would've missed SO much! I had my husband, and our young adult kids with us as well as my 14 year old son. Each one of us has said that this tour was one of our favorite things we did on our entire trip. One of my favorite parts was when she sat us down and gave us a print of the Sistine Chapel frescos to look at and discuss. They were numbered and she pointed out lots of things to look for. Little details that were interesting. Then, when we got inside the chapel we could each look up and have a better understanding of what we were seeing and the history and magnitude of it all. It was incredible! Our guide really taught us so much and it gave us all such an appreciation for what we were seeing. If you're on the fence at all about a private tour, I'd say book this today! SO SO worth the money!

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