During the Roman Republic, the name "Vatican" was already in use for the Age of Situated between the Janiculum, Vatican Hill, and Monte Mario, and extending down to the Aventine Hill and up to the junction of the Cremer Creek, Vatican is a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber, across from the city of Rome. Part of the Vatican Hill and the surrounding former Vatican Fields comprise the territory of Vatican City. Along with several other structures, this area is home to St. Peter's Basilica, the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel, and museums.
The Sistine Chapel serves as the chapel of the Papal Chapel, one of the two bodies of the papal household, known as the Papal Court until 1968, despite being the site of papal conclaves. There were roughly 200 persons in the Papal Chapel under Pope Sixth IV's reign in the late fifteenth century, including priests, Vatican officials, and well-known laypeople. The Papal Calendar stipulated that the entire Papal Chapel had to convene on fifty different occasions each year. 35 of these 50 events were masses, eight of which were held in basilicas, usually St. Peter's, and drew sizable crowds.
It was really easy to book online. Clear instructions was given how to pick up the tickets. The seller even walked us to the correct entrance line. Would definitely use them to book any other experience. Top tip .... Allow a few hours to walk the museum and Chapel though as it is huge!!!
The experience it self was good but the guid who gave the tickets wouldn't stop rushing us to get there 30 min early when it states 15 to 20. But when give our tickets it said it was for 11 when we paid for 1130. He called me 3 times trying to get me to come in at 9- 930 and kept pushing it. The whole experience felt like they where just trying to get rid of extra tickets and make up for people canceling by forcing us in to a different time slot.
Make sure to check your ticket time and stand in line at least 15 minutes before. If the time passes beyond the half an hour allowed they will not let you in. We were lucky that the team member we booked through was able to help and gave us a booking for the next day after we weren’t allowed to go in the first day even though we were in line but the timing was 2 mins past our 4-4:30pm booking. I would recommend booking through them as they were helpful and changed our bookings when needed!
We did not receive information that required arrival and the meeting g spot 30 minutes in advance. The address for the meeting spot was ill defined and we went in circles trying to find our guide in a sea of tour companies. Our guide kindly waited for us and escorted us through the lines. Beat the line up tickets to St Peter’s was advertised but our tickets were for Vatican museums only - scam.
Walked to tour operator office. MD Nasim was helpful along with others at their office. They clearly explained the process. I would book through them again. Managed through crowds and went through the extensive museum. A lot to cover so allow time for lines and going through. Beautiful interior and incredible collection.
Very accommodating and knowledgeable If someone on the street tells you what agency to use its going to be much more expensive then these guys
Great guys , Extremely helpful did not just point actually walked us & explained which line to get in . Redemption Office was easy to find !!! They made it simple & prices very reasonable --- buy in advance its worth it !!!
If you can book in advance without Viator, you will save considerable money. Plus, we were a group of 5, which means we fully expected to enter the museums as a group -- not for 4 of us getting to enter at one time while we had to wait a 1/2 hour for the other person to enter. It kind of defeats the purpose of the notion of skipping the lines...
It’s important to note this is simply a skip the line- nothing else. That is good- it is worth it to skip the giant line to get in. You must be VERY Careful about what time you book. We were told that you cannot change the time of your entrance, and that was our experience because of course we tested that by trying to enter 1 hr early. No dice. On the booking site, Viator, I bought two tickets at 3:30. When we picked up the “tickets”, which were simply paper printouts of our reservation, our two tickets were stapled together and the top one was for 3:30 and the bottom for 4:00- which we did not notice and did not expect. How did we end up getting two tickets for different times? And the operator didn’t point out the discrepancy- so we only figured it out after we were denied entry at 3:30. This was annoying and caused a minor inconvenience- but was unnecessary. Once you are in- it is super crowded and the museum workers are pushing to get you through quickly. The items in the museum are labeled and there simply isn’t any ability to go at your own pace. For that reason.I would recommend a guided tour. If you do that you’ll still be in a crowded, rushed visit to the museum, but your guide can help you to focus on the most interesting pieces and give you some context for the collection/architecture/etc.
It’s an existence long display of artwork through the museum before you get to the chapel. All very beautiful!
It was a great experience with this company. Highly recommend.
Did not have a reservation for us at the time we paid for. We came to the office they did not call or text to warn us of the change. They did end us getting us a ticket for hours later.
Great experience with our booking company! All the staff there were super helpful and considerate. No wait at all, they took the extra effort and personally made sure we got in the right entrance and they got the three of us to the front of the line quickly. We booked another tour with them right afterwards. Would definitely recommend and use them again!
It is a long 2 hours plus winding though the crowed museums to get to the Sistine Chapel at the end but it is worth it.
I was charged an exuberant rate for late booking . On the day of travel I got 15 hammer calls to change the time from 230 pm to 1pm. I canceled lunch and castle de Angelo and rushed but realized the ticket place is like 15 minutes from Basilica. Instead of skip the line it became more of a sweaty and hurried experience .
Bought 2 tickets for 2 separate times so had to wait for a time in between to go in. Really seemed disorganized
We booked our tickets to the Vatican Museum last minute using Viator. You get your tickets from Xplore Rome, just outside the Vatican. Our guide was amazing and very helpful. We skipped the main line and managed to get straight through, we then also skipped the security line and also the ticket line inside. In all it took us five minutes to get from the outside of the Vatican to the inside of the museum. The tour operator took us through the whole system and even told us where to go once we were inside. It was absolutely worth the money and could not recommend them enough.
Great experience! Very professional tour company with a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Skip-the-line access made everything easy and stress-free. Highly recommended for visiting Vatican City!
Vatican City was crowded but absolutely worth it—the skip the line ticket saved the day and what charming tour guide Nasim was. Stunning art, rich history, and the Sistine Chapel was unforgettable. A must-see in Rome.
Nice experience, we got the tickets as agreed at the place and time scheduled. Everything was perfect.
My experience in one word: Unforgettable. My great luck: a private tour of the Vatican Museum. Great! I couldn't have hit it any better.
Easy to find location (close to the entrance of the Musei Vaticani) to exchange voucher for tickets, friendly welcome, clear explanation. In short: highly recommended!
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