Vatican Museums - Tours

Night Openings: Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with exclusive guide + Happy Hour

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:05:35 +0100

On the occasion of the Night Openings, the Vatican Museums will launch a new proposal dedicated to the individual visitor interested in both an individual guided tour and a collective tour with an exclusive guide (groups of maximum 15 participants...

Guided tour “Hidden Museums” – Vatican Museums and Bramante Staircase

Mon, 20 May 2019 10:05:01 +0200

The highlight of this special guided tour is the magnificent helical staircase designed by Bramante for Pope Julius II in 1505. This architectural gem, inaccessible until now, will be the special focus of a visit that will also explore the princip...

Night Openings: Guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Happy Hour – individuals

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:03:32 +0100

On the occasions of the Night Openings, the Pope’s Museums propose a new type of collective guided tour with early evening preferential entry at 05.30 p.m. – before the usual public night opening hour – followed by a buffet aperitif in t...

Night Openings: Open tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Happy Hour

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:02:53 +0100

In the soft light of sundown, the Courtyard of the Pine Cone, during the Night Openings, offers the ideal setting for the indispensable rite of the aperitif. Combined with evening entry and independent tour, the Vatican Museums offer an exclusive ...

A special Sunday at the Museums: Guided tour – individuals

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:33:11 +0100

A new museum proposal enriches the by-now historic extraordinary free-of-charge opening on the last Sunday of the month: individual visitors will have, if they wish, the chance to take part in a guided collective tour – at an advantageous rate wit...

“Out of hours” guided tour Good Morning Vatican Museums – Private

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:31:12 +0200

The special proposal of exclusive entry at 6 a.m. to perform with the “clavigero” or key keeper of the Museums the solemn rite of opening the doors and switching on the lights. The ancient iron keys will solemnly open, one after the other, the cou...

Vatican Full Day Plus by train – Family

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:06:15 +0100

A visit option also intended for families, who can further enhance the already rich Vatican Full Day with tour - including multilingual audioguide - of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo. The Family Tariff is reserved fo...

Vatican Full Day Vip by train – groups

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:24:17 +0200

A special full day by train, from Vatican City State to the Pontifical Villas, guided by an educational guide authorised by Vatican City State. The proposal is intended for pre-formed groups who want a guided tour through the beauties of the ...

Vatican Full Day Plus by train

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:10:54 +0100

A type of visit that, including the already rich option of the Vatican Full Day, offers in addition a tour of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo with a multilingual guide. “Vatican Full Day Plus by train” is also intended for ...

Vatican Museums by night

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:07:38 +0200

Extraordinary evening opening on Fridays in the summer and autumn

"Out of hours" guided tour – Private

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:35:53 +0200

Behind closed doors, after the usual opening hours, the Vatican Museums live a second life, revealing their unique qualities to those who choose a tour experience far from the daytime rhythms and crowds. The absence of the public and the evocative...

"Out of hours" guided tour – Semi-private

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:33:44 +0200

The privilege of being able to admire not only the museum sectors open to the public but also those not usually accessible, and to experience an exclusive visit to the Sistine Chapel. A special proposal intended for pre-formed groups of a maximum ...

Guided tour of the Vatican Gardens and Museums for pilgrim groups

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:07:35 +0100

A tour starting from the "green heart" of the Vatican and its unique botanical and architectural treasures, leading the pilgrim to discover the papal collections. A proposal dedicated to religious institutions and parishes on a pilgrimag...

Vatican Full Day by train – Family

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:10:41 +0100

The exceptional opening to the public in 2014 of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo (situated 24 kilometres from Rome) has enabled the extension of the cultural proposals offered not only to individual visitors but also to families who wish ...

Vatican Full Day by train

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:01:00 +0100

The exceptional opening to the public in 2014 of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo (situated 24 kilometres from Rome) has enabled the extension of the cultural proposals offered to individual visitors who wish to discover and get to know be...

Guided tour “Hidden Museums” – Vatican Museums, Niccoline Chapel and Cabinet of the Masks

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:32:42 +0100

A special guided tour that leads the visitor to discover the “hidden” masterpieces usually inaccessible to the public: the Niccoline Chapel and the Cabinet of the Masks. The tour is conducted by an educational guide authorised by Vatican City Stat...

Guided tour “Hidden Museums” – Vatican Museums and Niccoline Chapel

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:32:33 +0100

A tour of the papal collections, already precious and unique, is further enriched by the extraordinary opening of a jewel of architecture and painting normally closed to the public: the Niccoline Chapel. The tour is conducted by an educational gui...

Guided tour “Hidden Museums” – Vatican Museums, Niccoline Chapel and Bramante Staircase

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:32:37 +0100

The Niccoline Chapel and the Bramante Staircase are specially opened for the participants in this exclusive guided tour of the main museum collections. The tour is conducted by an educational guide authorised by Vatican City State. Itinerary of G...

"Out of hours" guided tour of the Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis and the the Carriage Pavilion

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:42:01 +0200

An opportunity to discover, in an "out of hours" tour while the Museums are closed, two of the sectors least familiar to the public at large: the Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis and the Carriage Pavilion. A proposal intended exclusivel...

Tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with exclusive guide

Mon, 31 Dec 2018 00:05:45 +0100

A proposal intended for the individual visitor interested in both an individual guided tour of the Museums and a collective tour with a guide, in groups of a maximum of 15 participants. The tour is conducted by an educational guide authorised...