Nancy Aiello Tours of Italy | Private Italy Vatican City Tours

The Vatican Museum houses the biggest and most important collection of art history in the world. This private guided skip the line Vatican City tour offers visitors an in-depth taste of the Vatican with an experienced art historian licensed professional Vatican tour guide the best way to hit the highlights and your interest points.
This fascinating Rome shore excursion is recommend for Christian art and history lovers who want to focus their day in Rome by touring the Vatican City in a meaningful way, enjoying the remarkable Popes art collection and discovering the history and religion of the Holy See.
Most Rome visitors do not realize the extended period of time that is needed to visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter Basilica one of the four major basilicas of Rome, burial site of apostles Peter and one of the holiest sites in Christianity. This private guided Vatican tour in depth allows you the time to enjoy it in full with an official Vatican tour guide who will show you the highlights while giving you overall information.
Nancy Aiello Tours fun-paced in-depth visit to the Vatican priceless collection of art takes our guests through a broad range of art collections and memorable Vatican masterpieces including a tour of the stunning St. Peter Basilica world largest Christian church and beautiful example of Baroque style which houses Michelangelo Pieta and Bernini work, the Vatican Museums, the Ancient Papal Apartments painted by Raphael or Raphael Papal Rooms (not visited by big tour groups), the Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo stunning frescoes including the Last Judgment, masterpiece of Michelangelo maturity and the breathtaking St. Peter Square where you will feel spiritual embraced by the two symmetrical colonnades of Bernini.
Meet your English speaking licensed driver in front of your cruise ship at Civitavecchia Rome port of call. He will drive you safely in the comfort of a private fully licensed insured a/c Mercedes Benz vehicle to meet one of our experienced licensed Vatican tour guides and you will start your in-depth 4-hour private guided skip the line walking tour of the Vatican City to discover and intimately appreciate the grandeur of the Vatican with its immense collections of art and the spirit of the Holy See. After your four hours private guided comprehensive walking tour of the Vatican you still have another hour with your personal English speaking licensed driver to enjoy the Eternal City of Rome at your own pace and discover the Janiculum Hill a wonderful spot that most travelers to do not have the opportunity to explore where you will stop to enjoy a breathtaking view over Rome, take amazing pictures and have fun spotting the dozen domes dotting the Eternal City of Rome skyline before enjoying a relax ride back to Civitavecchia Rome port of call in time to board your cruise ship.
Please Note: This tour is not available on Sundays and on certain Holy days throughout the year. In 2012 the Vatican will be closed on February 11, March 19, April 9, May 1, June 29, August 15 & 16, November 1, and December 8, 25, & 26
Please Note: If your travel date is on Wednesday there is the possibility that you will be unable to include St. Peter Basilica and St. Peter Square. This is due to the weekly Papal Audience during which access to St. Peter Basilica could be closed. As an alternative you will be offered an extended itinerary within the Vatican Museums.
Please Note: On rare occasions St. Peter Basilica closes without notice. If this happens, you will be offered an extended itinerary within the Vatican Museums. If St. Peter Basilica is unexpectedly closed upon commencement of the tour it is beyond our control therefore no refunds will be issued.
Please Note: The Sistine Chapel is not available separately but is only able to be visited as part of the tour of the Vatican Museums.
Please Note: The Vatican has a dress code. No bare shoulders, no shorts, no dresses above the knee, and no bare feet or exposed midriffs are allowed.

* Multilingual licensed professional tour guide
* 4 hours private guided skip the line walking tour of the Vatican City
* English speaking licensed driver
* Private round trip transfer with cruise ship pick up & drop off at pre-booked time by deluxe Mercedes Benz vehicle
* 1 hour private driving city tour
* Vehicle not at disposal while at the Vatican
* Suitable for Teens & Seniors
* Length of the Shore Excursion: 8 hours (traffic pending)

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Private deluxe Mercedes Benz vehicle at disposal for the whole lenght of the shore trip (Optional Upgrade)