Kid-Friendly Vatican Semi-Private Tour with Carriage Pavillion

Kid-Friendly Vatican Semi-Private Tour with Carriage Pavillion

A tour that mixes knowledge with fun and entertainment, through games and treasure hunts for the whole family.
You will meet your guide and the rest of the group at the entrance to the Vatican Museums and you will start this tour without queueing.
You will discover the Pine Cone courtyard. the archaeological collection (Chiaramonti and New Wing), the majestic art gallery, where paintings by Leonardo, Giotto, Caravaggio and many other Italian artists are kept. The Carriage Pavillion will enchant you: you will also find the popemobile linked to the assassination attempt of John Paul II in 1981 in St. Peter's Square.
Finally, your guide will give you a detailed overview of the Sistine Chapel before leaving you to visit the rest of the museums at your leisure.
Don't miss the chance to get to know the most ancient and hidden part of Rome. A tour for everyone that will also capture the curiosity of your children.
An unrepeatable and engaging occasion, which you will not regret!

Visit: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy

You will discover the Pine Cone courtyard, the Chiaramonti museum, founded by Canova, where more than a thousand sculptures are exhibited; the New Wing, recently re-opened, where you can see sculptures stolen by Napoleon and returned from France after his defeat.
You will enter the majestic art gallery, where paintings by Leonardo, Giotto, Caravaggio and many other famous Italian artists are kept.
The Carriage Pavillion inaugurated by Paul VI, will enchant you: the central nucleus of the collection is the magnificent Berlina di Gran Gala, built in Rome in 1826 by Leon XII. Here you will also find the Fiat Campagnola, linked to the assassination attempt of John Paul II in 1981 in St. Peter's Square, and many other vehicles used by the Popes throughout history.
Finally, your guide will give you a detailed overview of the Sistine Chapel before leaving you to visit the rest of the museums at your leisure.

Duration: 2 hours

Visit: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy

You will discover the Pine Cone courtyard, which takes its name from the imposing bronze sculpture almost four meters high.

Duration: 10 minutes

Visit: Sistine Chapel, Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City Italy

Your guide will give you a detailed overview of the Sistine Chapel before leaving you to visit the rest of the museums at your leisure. Then you will reach the Chapel by yourself (tour guides are not allowed to talk inside the Sistine Chapel).

Duration: 20 minutes