Whether or not you are a Roman Catholic, whether or not you are religious, no trip to Rome is complete without a visit to the Basilica of St. Peter and the Sistine Chapel.

But remember! This paramount religious complex and artistic masterpiece is enormous! The basilica itself is as big as two football fields. And the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s priceless frescoes are located, is at the farthest end of the Vatican Museums. This means that even if you take the so-called "short itinerary," you will find thousands of other fascinating artworks along your route. What are they? Who created them? If you stop to figure it all out you'll never make it to the Last Judgment. (We mean Michelangelo's, of course!).
If you want to truly see, enjoy and understand St. Peter's and the Vatican, there is only one solution: treat yourself to a private guided tour of the complex. In roughly three hours, expert, licensed guides will illustrate the Museums' highlights, culminating at the Sistine Chapel, and will then accompany you to the Basilica to see the dome and Michelangelo's Pietà. An even more in-depth four-hour visit includes the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica and the popes’ tombs, as well as the Vatican cemetery (closed to the general public), along the way filling you in on the history of some of the world’s greatest artists and the context in which they worked. And don’t be fooled by cheaper offers for group tours which will leave you straining to hear the words of a bored guide and, overall, dissatisfied. Our tours, available in English and Spanish, are shaped to meet your tastes, personality and physical needs. Afterwards, when you can actually remember what you saw and what it was, you will be grateful indeed! Click here for more information or to book a tour and don't forget to say that Live Rome Like a Roman sent you.

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