Vatican Museums and Saint Peter Basilica

Private tour in Rome

Tour Price : per request Duration : 240 Languages: English, Italian

Vatican is a great place to visit! It is literally filled with history, as far as almost every building here is ancient enough to have its own exciting history. This incredible atmosphere is highly appreciated among the tourists, who visit this marvelous place. Vatican has lots of landmarks, but its museums deserve special appreciation.

Vatican museums are considered to be one of the greatest museums in the whole world, as far as they display numerous inimitable masterpieces of the Roman Catholic Church. These museums were founded at the beginning of the 16th century, and throughout history they continue to be one of the most attractive landmarks of Vatican. It is worth noting that according to the statistics in 2011 more than 5 million people visited the Vatican Museums.

You will have a unique opportunity to visit famous Pinacoteca Vaticana – a well-known art gallery, which displays such legendary paintings as “St. Jerome in the Wilderness” by Leonardo da Vinci, “Transfiguration”, “Oddi Altarpiece” and “Madonna of Foligno” by Raphael and lots of other renowned works. You should take into consideration that your tour won’t be as informative and interesting without a guide due to the fact that there is much to tell about each and every painting or sculpture in the museums. After visiting the Vatican Museums we will proceed to another interesting landmark – St. Peter’s Basilica.

You probably know that it is one of the greatest and most renowned works of stunning Renaissance Architecture.

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