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Vatican Gardens and Vatican Museums
Experience the best Vatican Museums tour and private visit to the Vatican Gardens with an expert Vatican lecturer from Italy’s Best Rome.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Tour the top attractions of Vatican City with an expert English-speaking guide, skipping all entrance lines with privileged access passes
- Explore the Vatican Gardens‘ tranquil sights like the Our Lady of Lourdes grotto
- Visit the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel to admire the most famous frescoes in the world
- Marvel at the ornate detail and design of St Peter’s Basilica, and see the famous La Pieta sculpture
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Best Vatican Museums Tour and Vatican Gardens Guided Visit
Skip the long lines and follow your English-speaking guide through prearranged private access to the pristine Vatican Gardens. Undoubtedly exceptional and rich in treasures, they are home to rare and venerable plants, marvellous fountains, the science academy, the papal heliport, the first radio station, the Vatican train station and the Pope’s own private kitchen garden. Next head inside the Vatican Museums and prepare to be wowed by the likes of the Gallery of Maps, Raphael’s Rooms and the Sistine Chapel – home to Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgement’ fresco. Complete the best Vatican Museums tour with a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica, where you will be amazed by its sheer size as the largest ancient basilica in the world.
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| Includes | English-speaking Vatican lecturer, Skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Gardens, Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica |
| Additional info | Dress code: shoulders and knees covered |
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