Exclusive Sistine Chapel After Hours Small Group Tour

Meet your guide near the Vatican Museums entrance

Your after-hours Vatican adventure begins as you meet your expert guide outside the Vatican Museums, ready to step inside once the doors close to the public.

Gallery of the Candelabra

Marvel at towering marble columns, intricate sculptures, and golden candelabras that illuminate the gallery, a space once reserved for displaying the Vatican’s most prized antiquities.

Gallery of Tapestries

Admire handwoven masterpieces depicting biblical scenes in stunning detail. With lifelike expressions and optical illusions, these tapestries were designed to impress even the most distinguished visitors.

Gallery of Maps

Stretching an astonishing 120 meters (400 ft), this corridor is lined with vibrant, 16th-century maps illustrating Italy’s mountains, coastlines, and cities as they were known during the Renaissance.

Raphael Rooms

Enter the private chambers of Pope Julius II, where Raphael’s legendary frescoes, including The School of Athens, bring together history’s greatest philosophers and artists in a grand Renaissance composition.