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Avventure
Bellissime
2442/A San Marco, 30124 Venice
Tel +39 041 970499
Fax +39 041 982434
E-Mail info@tours-italy.com
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Rome City Tours
Vatican and Systine chapel tour
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Tour Highlights SMALL GROUP TOUR - MAXIMUM 12 PEOPLE TOUR PRICE INCLUDES : SKIP THE LINE TICKETS TO ENSURE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAND-IN-LINE FOR HOURS TO ENTER THE VATICAN MUSEUM , SYSTINE CHAPEL AND ST. PETERS CHURCH AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED GUIDE !! - RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL
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 | DURATION: | 4-hours | PRICE: | Adults
70 EUR € | Students 13-26 yrs
70 EUR € | Children 6-12 yrs
65 EUR € | Children under 6 yrs
Free |
| OPERATES: | SUMMER 2008 SCHEDULE Mon, Thu & Sat at 9am (17th Mar - 25th Oct, 2008) Exceptional opening on 25th Mar Daily exc Wed & Sun at 9am (2nd May - 31st Jul & 1st Sept - 25th Oct 2008) Tue and Sat at 9am ( 26 Oct - 31 March 2009) Minimum of 4 people adults/ Maximum 12 participants
| INCLUDES: | Local Expert Guide Entrance & Reservation Fees for the Vatican & Head-phones so that you can clearly hear your guide This tour departs from a central meeting point that will be advised at the time of the booking . |
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WALKING TOUR OF THE VATICAN, ROME - RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL ENTRANCE & RESERVATION FEES SO THAT YOU ENTER THE VATICAN & ST. PETERS WITHOUT HAVING TO STAND-IN-LINE INCLUDES HEAD-PHONES SO THAT YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR YOUR GUIDE IN THE CROWDED CHURCH & VATICAN MUSEUMS Tour Features: St. Peter's Basilica, Michelangelo's Pieta, Vatican Museums including Sistine Chapel and the Raphael Rooms, and stunning works by Bernini. Enjoy a guided tour of one of the largest art collections in the world, spanning from Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities to contemporary art. Learn about the famous Popes of Rome, their love for art, their elections known as conclave, and their glamorous lives in one of the most enlightened periods in Italian history, the Renaissance. 
We'll discuss the lives of great artists who worked at the Vatican, such as Raphael & Michelangelo, and interpret together their masterpieces. At the Sistine chapel we will allow as much time as possible to fully appreciate Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes. After focusing on the highlights of the Vatican Museums, we emerge in the vast openness of St. Peter's Basilica and Square: an immense area that houses many other precious works including the breathtaking Pieta' by Michelangelo, and Bernini's papal canopy. You will hear the story of the life of Saint Peter and how this simple fisherman became Jesus'sapostle and first Pope of the Christianity. Saint Peter was martyred and buried on the site of the where St, Paters Church was built and his tomb is the focal point of the basilica. The tour will finish in St. Peter's Square where some of the most important papal ceremonies take place. | 
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION VATICAN RULES : THE VATICAN ALLOWS AGENCIES TO MAKE RESERVATIONS BETWEEN 8AM AND 10 AM . THEREFORE THIS TOUR IS BEST TO BE TAKEN BETWEEN 8.00AM AND 9.00AM AT THE LATEST. WE CAN GUARANTEE RESERVATIONS FOR BOOKINGS MADE OVER A MONTH PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT, FOR BOOKINGS MADE WITHIN A MONTH OF YOUR VISIT, WE SUGGEST YOU TO ADD IN THE NOTE SECTION WHEN MAKING THE BOOKING, OPTIONAL DAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN TAKE THE TOUR IN CASE THE VATICAN IS FULL ON THE DAY OF YOUR SELECTION. SAINT PETER'S BASILICA MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONAL AND UNFORESEEN CLOSING , AVVENTURE BELLISSIME IS NOT RESPONSIBLE . BOOK THIS TOUR AS A PRIVATE TOUR. Take your family or group on a Private version of our Vatican & Sistine Chapel Walking tour to enjoy a thorough and in-depth tour of the Vatican with one of our expert local guides. For further information .... Travel warning! Anyone can be a tour guide at the Vatican, and so there are many "pseudo guides" who advertise tours of the Vatican, but lack the knowledge and information of a fully-licensed guide. They also don't inform their clients that they will have to stand-in-line to get into the museum. If you see tours advertised at times later than 9.30am, then you should expect to be waiting in line for a long time! |
| Total Price based on the number of Participants | 1 | | Adults | 70 | | Children 6-12 yrs | 65 | | Children under 6 yrs | Free | | Currency is set to EUR € |
| Meeting Point | Meeting Point for the the tour of the Vatican & the Sistine Chapel will be advised at the time of booking
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