When you visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica with us, you will have your very own local art historian and expert Vatican guide to make sure you don’t miss a thing. In this Vatican City tour you will have access to skip the line tickets to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, an expert guide who speaks fluent English and headsets that enable you to explore your surroundings without missing a thing. If you are someone who loves culture, art and history and wants to make the most of every moment spent abroad while watching your budget, then our small group tours are for you. Let us take all the time-consuming research and stress out of your holiday activities by planning them for you. When you join us for a tour of the Vatican museums, you can rest assured that you're getting the very best in local art and history knowledge. The last thing you want is to travel all the way to Rome, only to miss an important masterpiece! Your guide will talk you through the masterpieces of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art as well as the important sculptures of ancient Rome. Helping you to make sense of the sheer volume of paintings, mosaics, statues and artefacts in these expansive rooms, your tour guide will explain each item’s place in the rich tapestry of Vatican City history. Not only are they beautiful to look at, each masterpiece has its own story to tell – your expert Vatican tour guide will tell you the story behind the paintings, the meanings behind them and why they’re so renowned across the globe. The Sistine Chapel is a vision of beauty and history. One of the many highlights of your Vatican tour will be its gorgeous architecture and mind-blowing decorations. Your expert tour guide will tell you all about the paintings of Michelangelo (yes, he spent 8 years of his life painting here!) and his predecessors, who covered every inch of these walls and ceilings. You’ll hear about the history of the period, including the difficulties encountered between the patron, Pope Julius II and Michelangelo. It is this attention to detail that makes Rome Group Tours stand out from the pack. Last, but certainly not least in your Vatican city small group tour are The Raphael Rooms. These four rooms were part of the Papal palace, painted by Michelangelo’s contemporary and greatest rival, Raphael Sanzio. Art lovers cannot afford to miss this short detour from the museums to stand in front of entire walls frescoed by the hands of this Renaissance genius! You can almost feel the rivalry and competition seeping from the walls themselves. Our goal is that you leave the Vatican City with a new perspective on its history, and an appreciation of the artwork that will stay with you forever. Above all else, we pride ourselves on attention to detail and making sure that every individual feels seen, heard and has the time of their life.