Day Trips and Excursions :: ROME OF THE POPES

ROME OF THE POPES
The Vatican City: Museum, Sistine Chapel and Basilica of St. Peter

Absolutely not to be missed! Transfer from your hotel by de luxe private air-conditioned vehicle with English-speaking driver and expert authorized local guide. Enjoy a highlights tour of the Vatican Museum including Raphael’s School of Athens, the sumptuous Borgia Apartments, the Laocoon and Belvedere Apollo in the Ancient Sculpture Collection and the magnificent Halls of Maps and Tapestries. The culmination of the visit is, of course, the life’s masterpiece of Michelangelo: the ceiling and altar wall frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Take advantage of a special privileged shortcut directly to the Basilica of St. Peter for an interior guided visit of this most important church in Christendom. See Bernini’s Baldachin, the black statue of Saint Peter, the magnificent mosaic Transfiguration by Raphael, the tombs of the Stuart Kings, Christina of Sweden and John XXIII and lots more. Have time to shop for mosaics and religious articles (which can be blessed) before returning to your lodgings.