Colosseum Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

Colosseum Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

If you love art and history but don’t have much time to spend in Rome, then this is the tour for you. During this full-day tour, you’ll explore two of the Eternal City’s most popular sights. In the morning we’ll step back in time at the iconic Colosseum, while in the afternoon we’ll walk among the richest artistic heritage on the planet in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Please note that the Vatican portion starts at 15:30 (3:30 PM).

Itinerary
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy

The site of gladiatorial combat, animal hunts and a whole lot of bloodshed. Built between 70-80AD, the largest amphitheatre ever built has changed appearance since the heyday of the Roman Empire.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy

Once the heart of public and political life in Ancient Rome, the Forum is now a sprawl of ruins from different time periods in history.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Palatine Hill, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

The Palatine Hill was Rome’s most exclusive neighbourhood and was where noble families made their homes and emperors built grand palaces away from the hustle and bustle of the city below.


Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

The richest artistic heritage on the planet, with over 20,000 works on display.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy

Michelangelo spent four years painting over 5,000 square feet of frescos on the ceiling, but the central panels, which depict the Book of Genesis, are the most famous.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Designed by Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the church is considered the finest example of Renaissance architecture in the world.

Duration: 45 minutes