The Guided Tour of the Vatican Museums

Visiting the Vatican Museums with a guided tour allows you to better enjoy all the different historical, technical and cultural aspects gathered. The Guided Tour of the Vatican Museums lasts about 3 hours, but by including the St. Peter’s Basilica tour, the visit can last up to 4 hours. Being a fixed departure Guided Tour it is organized on fixed days and times.

The tour consists of a pre-established group of up to 20 people that you meet with the guide at a predefined location easily recognizable and accessible by the instructions on the voucher (document that is sent after booking the tour, which contains all the information relating to the service purchased). To be recognized, the guide will have a distinctive object or garment such as a T-shirt, an umbrella, a scarf or a particular color, as happens in most cases, a sign with the name of the tour operator organizing the visit.

To access to the Vatican Museums you need to collect your entrance tickets, the guide will take care of this presenting the voucher at the special customer counter customer and, thanks to the reservation, the group can enter the museum without having to queue at the ticket offices.

Earphones are usually supplied, which must be returned at the end of tour, which amplify the voice of the guide and allow you to better understand the explanations. Access to the Museums is permitted only to visitors with proper attire (sleeveless shirts, shorts, skirts, hatsare prohibited).

Main stops of the visit:
Cortile della Pigna
Cortile Belvedere
Sala delle Muse
Sala Rotonda
Sala a Croce Greca
Candelabra Gallery
Tapestry Gallery Maps Gallery
Sobieski Room
Immacolata Concezione Room
Raffaello’s Room
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter’s Basilica (only included in the 4 hour Tour)