Vatican · 3 hours

Papal Audience Experience

Settle into St. Peter's Square early with a guide who explains the traditions.

Duration

3 hours

Starts

7:45 AM or 10:30 AM

Group

Max 20 guests

Itinerary

1. 0:00

   Skip-the-line entry

   Straight past the queue into the Vatican Museums.

2. 0:20

   Galleries

   Map Room, Tapestries and the Raphael Rooms.

3. 1:45

   Sistine Chapel

   Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment, explained beforehand.

4. 2:30

   St. Peter's Basilica

   The Pietà and Bernini's canopy.

Meeting point

Via Leone IV 23, outside the café across from the Vatican Museums wall — a 5-minute walk (0.25 mi) from Metro A Ottaviano.