Vatican Museum + Christian Rome with Lunch

General information

Destination
Rome, Italy

Program details

One of the most comprehensive art galleries in the world. Dive into an evocative journey among the masterpieces that revolutionized the history of art. Visit the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica and its numerous works of art. The Vatican Museum Tour begins by coach, passing through Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Naiadi. We then follow the ancient Aurelian Walls, which once surrounded the ancient city. At Piazza del Popolo you will see an Egyptian obelisk dating back to the time of Ramses II. There you visit the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps. Next, you arrive in the famous Sistine Chapel, with its magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo. After visiting the museums we go to a typical Roman osteria to taste a typical Roman lunch. The send time of tour starts with the first stop of Christian Rome tour is in the Esquiline hill, where the guide illustrates the treasures of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The tour continues, stopping when it reaches the Scala Sancta, the Lateran Palace and the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome ( visit inside). During Christian Rome tour we continue to walking around the Via Appia Antica, up to the Chapel “Domine quo vadis”. We will visit the Catacombs of St. Callisto or Santa Domitilla or San Sebastiano, the first refuge of Christians. The tour ends with an exterior view of the grandiose Caracalla Spas.



Morning

Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, Lunch (included)



In the afternoon

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Saint John in Laterano and catacombs.