Private Guided Tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

Discover Rome through the prism of art with this immersive private tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel along with an extremely knowledgeable guide. Offering you greater flexibility and a more in depth experience, you can spend more time in areas that interest you and interact and ask questions for extra-comprehensive doses of explorations.

Trail the exquisite interiors of Julius II’s private apartments, designed by the legendary Raphael, for a quintessential glimpse of the Italian Renaissance. Learn about Raphael and Michaelangelo’s historic rivalry, the lives of great artists who have worked at the Vatican and more while learning how to interpret the genius works displayed at the Vatican. 

Admire Michaelangelo’s unforgettable frescoes and the evolution of the paintings at the Sistine Chapel, and discover one of the greatest art collections in the world. Don’t forget to take some time to feast your eyes on The Last Judgement - it’s a piece you will not forget in a long, long time. Revels in fascinating stories, both historic and modern, as your guide regales you with tidbits about the intense connections between Pope Julius II and Michaelangelo, anecdotes of famous Popes as well as details of their conclave and elections, the glamourous and intensely cultural life during the Renaissance, and so much more.

An experience like no other, this is a tour you don’t want to miss - it’s the path to appreciating the Vatican and Sistine Chapels as more than just two of the most famous attractions in the world, and taking a closer look at their influence over history as well as contemporary society. 

About The Supplier: Avventure Bellissime (Beautiful Adventures) is an Anglo-Italian fully-licensed and bonded tour operator that has been operating tours for incoming individuals and groups to Italy since 1999.