Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket

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About the activity

See priceless works of art from the Papal collections in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Marvel at masterpieces from antiquity to Michelangelo’s legendary frescoes.

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This activity is non-refundable.
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Skip the line

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Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (depends on selected option)
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1 day
Includes
- Skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums
- Audio guide for the Vatican Museums (if option selected)
- Guided tour
- Ticket to St.Peter's Basilica (free of charge, but access is not guaranteed. It may vary due to crowd control)
- Access to St. Peter's Basilica's dome

Highlights & Description

Highlights

Explore one of the world's busiest museums by yourself at your preferred time
Marvel at Michelangelo's fresco "The Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel
Enter the Vatican Museums through the GetYourGuide dedicated entrance
Pickup your audioguide at the dedicated GetYourGuide desk inside the Museums

Description

Take a stirring journey through art and religious history with skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Avoid the long ticket lines and then enjoy your visit at your own pace.

Wander through the Greek Cross Gallery to see elaborately-carved sarcophagi that might just contain the earthly remains of some of antiquity's famous kings and queens.
Peek at the Cabinet of the Masks, or tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages.
See masterpieces by Renaissance masters in the Raphael Rooms, and rest for a while in the Borgia Apartments. Then, it’s time to marvel at Michelangelo’s exquisite Sistine Chapel, the crown jewel of the Vatican, and perhaps even of all the world’s art treasures.

Good to know before you go

Tickets are valid for the date and time slot chosen. Please do not arrive outside your assigned time slot
All visitors must pass through airport-style security. During high season the wait at security may be up to 30 minutes
Youth tickets are available for those between the ages of 7-18 (inclusive) with a valid ID card
St Peter’s Basilica and the Square may be closed in the morning due to Papal Audience
The opening hours are subject to change due to special events at the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's Basilica
Children under 7 years old go free of charge with a valid ID
Those with a disability and their carer or companion go free of charge with a certificate of disability, which you must present at the Special Permits and/or the Reception desk in the hall of the museum
June, July and August are particularly busy as they are high-season months

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