The Vatican is a huge area that comprises the Basilica of Saint Peter’s, the Vatican Museums , the Sistine Chapel, the Pope’s palace and other buildings not open to the general public.
A standard tour of the Vatican Museums including the Vatican Museums highlights, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s basilica is 3,5 hrs long. (All tours are customizable.)
Please note that in during the Holy Year 2025 St Peter’s Basilica could not be accessible due to religious ceremonies.
Here is a list of the different sections in the Vatican, some can be combined together but visiting all this areas in one go it is nearly impossible since it’ll require a long day.
The Vatican Museums is a huge collection that spans from antiquities to contemporary art. Paintings, sculptures, mosaics and tapestries. Admission fee
The Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel belong to the Museums complex. The Raphael’s rooms were Pope Julius’ II apartments and were painted by Raffaello Sanzio and his assistants. The Sistine Chapel was built to be the chapel of the Pope’s Palace and houses superb paintings by some of the Renaissance masters such as Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Perugino and the world famous masterpieces by Michelangelo: the ceiling and the Last Judgement.
St Peter’s Basilica, this immense church built on the tomb of the apostle Peter in more than a century is the centre of the Catholic world. Open everyday to visitors. Free admission.
The Vatican Grottoes are below Saint Peter’s and contain the tombs of the Popes. Entrance is through the Basilica. Free admission
Saint Peter’s Treasury: inside the Basilica, a collection which contains mainly church ornaments, statues, papal mitres and other precious objects and curiosities. Admission fee.
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