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Vatican Museums
(Musea Vaticana)
Art Museum and History Museum
Stato della Città del Vaticano, Vatican
"Ask for the multimedia video guide to visit the sistine chapel"(44 Tips)
"important thing is to Book online to skip the queue"(18 Tips)
"Not much worth seeing apart from Cappella Sistina..."(10 Tips)
"The tour guid was amazing thank you Angello 👍🏻"(73 Tips)
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Kenneth WongAugust 4, 2017Go in the afternoon to avoid the early rush. Dress code is not that stringent anymore so short/no sleeves is acceptable now.
Kerem UzerOctober 30, 2015Interesting works of art are available (inc. Francis Bacon, Dali etc.). Tour ends with Sistina ch.
Lynn PriceOctober 30, 2013Spend the extra money to get a semi-private tour and skip the insane lines. It is more than worth it.
Madeline StevensApril 22, 2016Huge variety in art, but very crowded and extremely limited number of places to sit and rest.
Chiara A.April 27, 2014Do not forget to visit the rooms dedicated to contemporary art. Really a valuable collection!
Bou PasSeptember 25, 2013Beautifull museum. Don't pay 45 euro for " skip the line and guide." Museum is 16 euro incl. Sistine Chapple. Line is max 60 minutes in morning and 10 minutes from 12:30.
A BJuly 27, 2015Pointless to go without a guide since the works are awfully presented, dim light makes it difficult to appreciate almost anything during summer evening visits (when the Pinacoteca is closed...)
GabrielaOdiliz SanchezJuly 17, 2015Buy your tickets at Basilica St. Pietro, and you will skip the line. Stay away from the guys that will try to sell you "skip the line tickets" it's a ripoff.
Iván Blumenfeld IzzoJuly 2, 2014Best tours in Rome: look for "When in Rome tours" office a block away from Musei Vaticani entrance.
Marco OrtizAugust 12, 2015Consider that you'll spend more than 5 hours in the museum, it's 4 km of exposition.
Lee WalkerSeptember 13, 2013We came on a Friday at 1.30pm and there was no queue. But we had already bought our skip the line tickets from the Vatican website anyway - you pay ₄17extra for the privilege.
Artemi MorningstarOctober 20, 2015it's always so crowded here that it's impossible to visit at peace and enjoy it
Özhan AtalıJune 15, 2015Dont make online reservation. Just go and buy from the guys trying to sell pass-the-line tickets. But see the sistina Chapel anyway.
KonstantinaMay 21, 2017Entrance is 16₄17/px (2017). Beware of the people pretending to be official guides that will offer you to skip the lines if you buy from them. Official ticket office at info point will charge you 20₄17.
NadiaOctober 31, 2013Better to make online reservations beforehand. The most useful excursion is Vatican's Gardens. It includes all possible museums/exhibitions.
Ashley HarrellApril 15, 2011Either show up at 8am without a ticket or buy them online. We went at 830am with reservation and it was pratically empty. Best time to go. St Peters was empty and beautiful.
Bruno BelcastroSeptember 27, 2016Book online in advance or face the endless shameful queue that never ends!
Jack BlackwellMay 17, 2015A ridiculously wide variety of art, from Ancient Greek busts to contemporary paintings.
JeannieSeptember 14, 2018Arrive after 2pm if you haven’t reserved a ticket online. The line is much shorter then.
miki ryogashiDecember 19, 2017The picture of 1st human being created. They're also have many classic arts.
Zizhen ZhangMay 25, 2016It's really crowded. Place is good, but the museum have to limit the number of people. Otherwise we can not appreciate the things inside.
David BoettgerApril 11, 2014The ticket price is ₄17. If you can get one of the touts down to around ₄17, it's absolutely worth it. Standing in line for 3 hours sucks.
Aldo VidorOctober 29, 2014Great museum, too crowded though. Don't bring big bags as you'll have to leave them on lockers.
Michal HanischOctober 31, 2015Try to be there ASAP in the morning before opening at 9 AM. We were there 8:45 and we waited approx still one hour.
Sam KortekaasAugust 14, 2014This museum is just gorgeous! Make sure you don't miss this. To skip the line, send me a private message...
Douglas GemignaniSeptember 5, 2015No queues after 2pm. People also flee if it's raining! No need to buy the skip-the-line ticket
Carlo MMarch 3, 2012Leave a whole day to queue in line and to amaze yourself with the beautiful historical pieces and artwork!
Olga AlvarengaJuly 30, 2012Too hot and full during the summer. Impossible to see and breathe!! If you can, go at a non-vacance period.Impolited police-officers inside.
Ana M.August 18, 2014Even if you haven't got online rezervation, staying in line doesn't take more than one hour so don't be impressed with the huge queue.
Güneş BayırAugust 30, 2017Although it is beautiful, it has very little place to rest inside. You really get tired a lot...
Aya MattDecember 6, 2014You can't miss Trasfigurazione,Raffaello and Giudizio Universale, Michelangelo here.
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- 9.1
"Grab a seat right away. Worth fighting for a seat. Also worth getting an audio guide from Rick Steves (on iphone) or some other source to fully absorb the importance of what you are looking at."
Always Twirling - 9.0
"This part of the museum was a bit more quiet when we were there. Beautiful paintings with some good audio guide features. Check out the Caravaggios."
Bea H - 8.1
"The Museum is free the last Sunday of each month"
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- 9.1
"I definitely recommend the multimedia audio tour they offer in multiple languages for ₄17if you don't go there with a tour guide. Don't forget to look up! :) each room is a work of art on its own"
Ann-Margaret M Javier - 8.6
"Endless amount of works of art. Simply beautiful. Don't forget to spend a few minutes on the terraces to enjoy the view!"
Hugo Sousa - 8.3
"Different interesting exhibitions are always shown here.!"
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