The activity starts directly at our office located conveniently very close to the Museums' entrance.

The Vatican Museums feature many works of art that belonged to the different Popes and are full of artistic beauty. Here is a glimpse of some of the most beautiful things to see in the Vatican Museums. Rooms and Galleries of the Vatican Museums, as the Greek Cross Room, the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, Raphael Rooms and much more! From a relatively small collection of statues brought in by Julius II, it grew into a gigantic museum to a point that nobody even knows how many items are kept in the vaults and galleries of the Vatican.

معرض الخرائط عبارة عن رواق رائع حيث تتشابك الجغرافيا والتاريخ بشكل مثالي. تم إنشاء الغرفة بأكملها في نهاية القرن السادس عشر، وهي مخصصة للخرائط المخصصة، والتي تعرض إيطاليا بأكملها. على أحد جانبي المعرض الذي يبلغ طوله ٣٩٣ قدمًا يوجد تمثيلان للبلاد: أحدهما من العصر الروماني الإمبراطوري والآخر من القرن السادس عشر. تُظهر كل خريطة الأحداث السياسية والأدوار الدينية والمعارك الكبرى. السقف ليس أقل روعة، مع مشاهد جدارية تعرض حلقات وأحداث معجزية للرسل والقديسين والشهداء، والتي ترتبط بالخرائط الجغرافية أدناه.

The world-renowned tapestries adorning the walls of this breathtaking gallery used to hang in the Sistine Chapel until they were moved to their present-day location. The most esteemed pieces of the collection are the carpets based on Raphael’s drawings, depicting crucial scenes from the life of Jesus. Out of these 9 tapestries, we recommend paying some special attention to The Resurrection of Christ, which is woven in many layers, creating a surprising optical illusion as you walk by. It took the weavers 4 years to finalize the masterpiece and they cleverly used materials of different densities in order to obtain the eye-deceiving effect.

بمجرد دخولك إلى متاحف الفاتيكان، ستنتقل مباشرة إلى الحدث الرئيسي - كنيسة سيستين. تأمل سقف مايكل أنجلو المذهل، خلق آدم والدينونة الأخيرة، بدهشة، وشارك المكان مع مجموعتك وعدد قليل من الآخرين. خذ وقتك - واستمتع بكل لحظة - لأن هذه تجربة لن ترغب أبدًا في نسيانها، حيث تكاد تمد يدك وتلمس أحد أكثر الإنجازات الإبداعية المذهلة للبشرية.

If you thought the size of the Vatican Museums was overwhelmingly spectacular, St. Peter’s Basilica takes the “wow factor” to another level. The sheer capacity of the interiors is enough to leave any visitor searching for words to describe its vastness. At 613 feet long, 85 feet wide and 147 feet high, it took an incredible 120 years to build, starting from 1506. Admire Michelangelo’s unparalleled Pietà masterpiece and stroll towards the center right nave to observe Bernini’s 30-foot high bronze Baldachin, which sits directly atop the site of St. Peter’s tomb.

A visit to Vatican City would not be complete without standing in awe of the beauty in St. Peter’s Square, also known as Piazza San Pietro. This massive square framing St. Peter’s Basilica is the location where the pope holds Wednesday General Audiences and special masses on religious holidays. Besides being an extremely sacred place for the Catholic Church, the square itself features a breathtaking architectural design. During the late 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini erected a series of huge Doric colonnades extending out like arms from the basilica. If you stand in the right spot, the rows that consist of four columns, appear to converge as one. This optical illusion shows the incredible architectural precision of the time! To make the most of your trip to Vatican City, we recommend you join a tour of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter’s Basilica to learn the grand history behind this marvelous city from an expert guide.

Vatican City, a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy, is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It's home to the Pope and a trove of iconic art and architecture. Its Vatican Museums house ancient Roman sculptures such as the famed “Laocoön and His Sons” as well as Renaissance frescoes in the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling.