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Vatican Museums, Vatican City

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#1 of 336 in Museums in Lazio

Art Museum Religious Site Must See

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The easiest way to experience Vatican Museums, featuring an outstanding collection of fine art, is by joining a guided tour. These museums display works from an immense collection that the Roman Catholic church built up over several centuries. You can see some of the most renowned Classical sculptures in the world, as well as numerous Renaissance art masterpieces. Founded in the early 16th century by Pope Julius II, the museums contain 54 galleries. The last stop and a highlight of every tour is the Sistine Chapel, featuring the world-famous ceiling decorated by Michelangelo. You are not required to join a tour, but the collection is spread over an area of nearly 15 km (9 mi), so it's highly recommended. Look online beforehand to choose from many different tour options. Make Vatican Museums part of your personalized Vatican City itinerary using our Vatican City day trip planning site.

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• By Rob1981

  We purchased our entrance tickets and an audio guide online in order to skip the lines. Upon entrance we walked straight inside, the area around the entrance looked relatively quiet. After wandering....  more »

• By Caitlin S

  We had a skip the line to get in but to be honest when we went at half 9 we wouldn't of been much slower without it as it wasn't that busy. We were amazed at the amount of history that is crammed in.....  more »

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• By Edna Damessous

  Wow! Just wow! Beautiful! Spectacular! Amazing! The art, the paintings, the sculptures, just beautiful. So happy I was able to experience all of it with a tour. Would have loved to stay forever but that's impossible. Will definitely go back for another tour, just so much to learn, can't be done in only 5 hours!

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• By Martin Kurtev

  No words a needed. The Vatican Museums are must see in Rome. One advice: Buy your tickets online. With the fast queue you get inside in 5 minutes. The normal queue may take you hours. It's like so many people just decided to go visit the museums. And they end up at the end of a hundreds of meters long queue.

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