Family-Friendly Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Skip the Line Tour

Make your family trip to the Vatican City a fabulously fun adventure with the family-friendly Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel skip the line tour! This day tour of discovery is designed with children in mind, guaranteeing a guided tour that gives little ones, as well as their parents, a great understanding of this incredible city!

Meet your friendly guide outside the Vatican Museum and receive an interesting overview of the spectacular history of the Vatican City. Your skip the line tickets for the museum ensure that there’s no boring hanging around in queues for your young ones!

The Vatican Museum, one of the largest and most visited museums in the world, is filled with monumental masterpieces collected through time, accessed via the spectacular spiral staircase that stands as an icon of the museum.

Your guide will give detailed commentary in the Greek and Roman sculpture areas where you’ll gaze in wonder over a collection of the world’s finest classical art masterpieces, including the sculpture of Laocoön and His Sons. Understand the rivalry between Renaissance artists and delve into the history of the Catholic Church as you make your way through the Maps Gallery where you’ll find a fantastic array of maps portraying Italy as it was seen by cartographers in 1581.

Glide onwards through the Gallery of Tapestries, decorated with the finest tapestries in the world owing to Raphael and his disciples. Then, continue on through the Gallery of the Candelabra, so-named for the astonishing chandelier that decorates this section. Heading outside, soak up the spectacular view of the verdant Vatican Gardens.

Entering the Sistine Chapel, you may well be lost for words! This extraordinary building is a treasure trove of iconic wonders, including The Last Judgment by Michelangelo, and works by Leonardo, Perugino, Beato Angelico, and many more.

Finally, your phenomenal guided tour will finish up in the four rooms of the Pontifical Palace known as the Stanze di Raffaelo, decorated by the artist Raphael and his disciples between 1508 and 1524. The four rooms - the Hall of Constantine, Room of Heliodorus, Room of the Segnatura, and Room of the Fire in the Borgo - provide a fabulous finale for your extraordinary sightseeing extravaganza!

Highlights

• Vatican Museum (skip the line)
• Stanza di Raffaelo
• Sistine Chapel (skip the line)

What’s Included

• English-speaking professional guide
• Admission to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
• Private Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour for kids designed for families
• Guaranteed to skip the long lines in the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
• Pick-up service only at city centered hotel (only if option chosen)

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