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Italy Tours: Rome Tour
My Exclusive Vatican City Tour
Experience the pomp and grandeur of the Holy City!
R- WT – 02 - PR
Your stay in Italy isn’t complete without a visit to Europe’s smallest independent state, Vatican City. We’ll visit the world famous Sistine Chapel with its ceiling bearing Michelangelo’s awe inspiring masterpieces. But Vatican City is more that just the Sistine Chapel, as you explore the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica, your expert guide will lead you through the Vatican’s long and intriguing history - from the art, history and politics of this amazing place to its shocking scandals and Papal intrigue!
The Vatican Museum: Of all of the museums, not just in Italy but the world over, this one is not to be missed. The Vatican museum holds an enormous collection of art and treasures collected through it’s 2,000 years of history, from Egyptian pieces to Etruscan ruins to Renaissance paintings and, of course, the legendary Sistine Chapel.
*** At St. Peter’s women must have their knees and shoulders covered and men must wear full length pants***
Highlights:
St. Peter’s Basilica, The Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel
Vatican Museum Highlights:
The small but precious selection of artifacts in the Egyptian Museum, particularly the Throne of Ramses II, a part of a statue of the king during his reign.
A vast collection of sculpture from the ancient world including the Apollo Belvedere (a 2nd century Roman copy of a 4th century B.C.E Greek statue), the Laocoon and the Belvedere Torso.
The Tapestry Gallery
Raphael’s Rooms ( private quarters built for Pope Julius II in the early 16th century with frescoes by Raphael)
Raphael’s School of Athens
Beato Angelico’s Stories of St Nicholas of Bari and Madonna and Child with Saints Dominica and Catherine
Leonardo da Vinci’s St. Jerome
Caravaggio’s The Deposition
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