Vatican
- Address: Viale Vaticano, Vatican City
- Hours: Open Mon - Sat 9am - 6pm (last entry 4pm)
- Admission: €12-18
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Must-Do Experience,
Museum,
Palace
Today you can view the Vatican's incredible collection while touring the so-called 'Vatican Museums', a huge complex of galleries and museums showcasing painting, sculpture, frescoes, tapestries and classical antiquities including Roman, Greek and Egyptian. There are, of course, also collections of religious art, papal portraits and, less obviously, carriages and automobiles.
Any visit to the Vatican should also include the famous Sistine Chapel and Raphael's Rooms. Leave plenty of time for winding your way through the museums and the narrow connecting corridors and staircases.
Latest Reviews
Review by kara b, February 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
I have booked this tour about 4 years ago when i visited Rome, with my family. However this time i visited with my boyfriend who had always wanted to visit Rome. The tour is very informative, walking the museums on your own could get very overwhelming so i find it much easier to have a guide who can walk you through the history behind the vatican. Having done the tour before i thoroughly enjoyed this one also, our guide was Laura there were just 6 people in our group and lucky it was fairly quiet on the day we visited so you dont feel like you are being bustled along. I would reccommend the tour to first time visitors as you can miss so much not knowing what you should be looking out for. We also ventured upto the Dome of the bascilica, which was worth the excercise ( note not for the faint hearted), 520 steps ( an extra 2 euros to miss out the first 200) still leaving 320 to climb and in a small space spiralling upwards. The views from the top are spectacular and the weather was gorgeous the day we visited, it was a perfect end to the mornings tour.
Review by Diane, February 2013
I would like you to know that your employee, Fracisco Silvestra, made our trip to Rome so very special. After a wonderful visit to the Vatican, the Pantheon we were on our way to the Colosseum when my legs gave out and I could not do that tour. Mr Silvestra was so kind to me and we communicated as best we could while we waited for our group. He is not only an excellent driver but was caring and very thoughtful. What a wonderful example of Italian hospitality.
Please give Mr. Silvestra my fondest regards.
Diane DallaMura
Review by Stewart E, October 2012
We had catherine as our tour guide and she was fantastic. She told the stories and history with such passion that made the tour truly fascinating! Well done to Catherine!
Practical Info
Metro line A stops Ottaviano-S.Pietro-Musei Vaticano or Cipro. Tramway 19 to Piazza del Risorgimento, or various buses. You can also walk from the centre of Rome across Ponte Sant'Angelo and through the Piazza San Pietro for the most breathtaking approach, then head right towards Via Vaticano.
Please note: The entry lines into the Vatican can be painfully long - lines two and three hours long wind around the block, especially in summer. We highly recommend pre-purchasing a 'skip the line' ticket to the Vatican; see the Tours & Tickets tab for various options.
