The Vatican Museums showcase 20,000 items from the extensive collection gathered by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, include numerous renowned Roman sculptures and significant masterpieces of Renaissance art.

The Chapel of Sistine It hosts the papal conclave, which is the procedure used to choose a new pope. Its internal frescoes, especially the Sistine Chapel ceiling and Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, are the principal source of the Sistine Chapel's fame.

Découvrez l'une des nombreuses cours extérieures du Vatican. Elle doit son nom à l'énorme sculpture en bronze représentant une pomme de pin qui l'orne.

Stop by here, one of the Museum's most visited galleries, and try to identify the Italian cities you visited or the place where your ancestors lived. These hand-painted maps from the late 1500s are also remarkable for their superb decorations and attention to detail. Try to identify the reference to Christopher Columbus' transatlantic journey.

Admire the rooms painted by Raphael and his students around the same time as the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo's finest work of art inspired and pushed Raphael.

Le Vatican compte d'autres musées plus petits et distincts. Le plus important d'entre eux est sans doute le Musée Pio-Clementino, dont il est impossible de manquer les nombreux trésors ! Visitez la Salle Ronde pour admirer l'immense baignoire en marbre gardée par une imposante statue en bronze d'Héraclès, ou la Cour Octogonale pour admirer l'Apollon du Belvédère et le Laocoonte. Visitez la Salle des Animaux pour admirer une sculpture de votre animal préféré, ou admirez simplement la vue imprenable sur les voûtes peintes en 3D de la Galerie des Candélabres.

The vastness of the Vatican Museums is enormously impressive, but St. Peter's Basilica is even more of a "wow factor." Words cannot adequately convey the interiors' immense capability, leaving any visitor speechless. It took an astounding 120 years to construct, beginning in 1506, and was 613 feet long by 85 feet wide by 147 feet high. Walk into the canter-right nave to see Bernini's 30-foot-tall bronze Baldachin, which is situated directly on top of the location of St. Peter's grave, and marvel at Michelangelo's unmatched Pieta. Basilica access is optional; if you buy your ticket three days before to the start of your trip, you can enter the Basilica.