Vatican Exclusive Experience, Pia Square and St Angelo Castle

This is the most comprehensive tour of the Vatican’s Museums we can offer you. You will have the chance to visit the Cabinet of Masks exclusively, it will reveal you a section of the museums that you will be able to admire far from the crowd, to give you a taste of what it was like when they were admitted only few and highly selected guests: a real privilege! Following, the wonderful galleries where statues and portraits will bring you to a face to face meeting with the Roman and Greek culture, they will take us to the highest Renaissance expression with Raphael’s frescoes in his Rooms and Michelangelo’s ones in the Sistine Chapel. A timeless beauty that amazes now as much as then! Afterwards we will visit Saint Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world, the core of Christianity and beyond. Art and history make it the most thrilling place in Rome.

After a short break and a quick lunch, you will visit Sant’Angelo Castle. This Castle was originally built as the tomb of the Roman emperor Hadrian, but was later converted into a military fortress, papal residence, Renaissance-era prison, and finally a museum to preserve the history of Rome. Built in 135 AD, the castle now houses Hadrian’s tomb, the papal apartments and several magnificent works of art, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, frescoes, murals and more. Explore the intricate spaces of the castle, which is spread over six levels and includes several courtyards, stately halls and frescoed rooms.