The 15 Best Museum Visits in Italy

Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket - Finding the Viale Vaticano entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 144,003 reviews · 1 day · from $38Our pick

Review of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel ticket, with tips on entry times, crowds, audio guides, dress rules, and overall value.

“The Vatican Museums are an extraordinary experience and easily one of the most impressive museum complexes in the world. Walking through the galleries feels like traveling through centuries of art, history, and culture, with every room offering something remarkable. From ancient Roman sculptures and Renaissance masterpieces to detailed tapestries and maps, the sheer scale and richness of the collection are overwhelming in the best way.”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

2.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Tour with Optional Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 67,413 reviews · from $79

Review of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour, with fast-track entry, expert guides, optional St. Peter’s Basilica, and practical tips.

“Enjoyed the entire tour! She was so knowledgeable and fun! Thank you!”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

3.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39,149 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $22

Review of Rome’s Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide tips, timing, and value advice.

“I suggest you pack your patience. To no fault of the guide. It is very unorganized entry/security check. Too many people are allowed in at one time. You are only showed a specific area of the museum, unable to see any paintings. My want plan a separate tour for that.”

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Florence: Skip-The-Line Uffizi Gallery Timed Entry Ticket

4.Skip-The-Line Uffizi Gallery Timed Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27,832 reviews · from $30

Reserve timed Uffizi entry in Florence, see Botticelli and Renaissance masters, and explore at your own pace with an English audio guide.

“Tcollecting the ticket was easy, the queues straightforward, the Uffizi gallery itself is unbelievable!”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

5.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13,872 reviews · from $130

Review of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and optional St. Peter’s Basilica tour, with practical tips on guides, timing, dress code and value.

“Amazing place. It's beautiful and huge. Our guide was so fun and explained us so much. You can't cover the tour in one go, but she managed to take us to imp bits. You can't skip this place”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

6.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 13,838 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $43

Skip Rome’s long Vatican line for Michelangelo, Raphael, ancient sculpture, the Gallery of Maps, and the Sistine Chapel at your own pace.

“Very quick. Went to the travel agency got a sticker and our tickets. Walked with the guide past the lines and security. Then was set free to roam as we wished. Exactly what we wanted.”

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Rome: Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

7.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 13,217 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $72

Explore the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, and Dome with skip-the-line access and an expert guide.

“Sonia was the best tour guide we have ever had!!With a background in archaeology she was very knowledgeable. She was passionate, funny and provided an overall amazing experience. I highly recommend booking this tour. I would do again next time in Rome. We had the best time!!”

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Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

8.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12,117 reviews · from $118

Review of Rome’s Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel guided tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert guides, itinerary, value, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour .we would like to thank our tour guide( we took the Italian one) Susanna..very good prepared..enthusiastic to recommend absolutely”

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Florence: Leonardo Interactive Museum Entry Ticket

9.Leonardo Interactive Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11,763 reviews · from $9Best value

Explore Leonardo da Vinci’s hands-on machines in central Florence, with working replicas, workshops, audio guides, and excellent value for families.

“Kids loved it. Something hands on was a great change after days of being told not to touch this or that. Was interesting as an adult”

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Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Ticket

10.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11,708 reviews · 1 day · from $41

Save time at Rome’s Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with reserved entry, self-paced access, practical tips, and an honest value guide.

“Great value, didn’t have to wait in line at all. Amazing 3 hours exploring on our own. It was HUGE! I reccomend good shoes, we didn’t and our feet were so sore after😅”

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Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

11.Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Ticket-Line Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10,486 reviews · from $130

Review of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert guides, itinerary details, value, and practical tips.

“The lady was extremely knowledgeable and funny, great personality!!”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Tour

12.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10,222 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $68

See the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter’s Basilica with an expert guide, priority entry, headsets, and a choice of group sizes.

“Our guide Marina, was amazing. She made this tour fantastic with her knowledge and obvious passion for history. Thank you Marina!”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

13.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8,768 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83

Review of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica tour, with fast-track entry, guide tips, price advice and practical details.

“Lots of walking and many stairs. Extremely hot. If part is closed for some reason people need to be informed before they purchase tickets. Our guide was very informative and very nice.”

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Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Square Tour

14.Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Square Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 8,429 reviews · from $89

Review of the 3-hour Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Square tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide tips and honest value advice.

“We really enjoyed our Vatican, Sistine & St. Peter's tour. Our guide was knowledgeable, passionate and we really learned a lot. We would recommend this Ger Your Guide tour. Good job GYG.”

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