Visitor guide

Tickets, what to see, hours and directions, and the history of the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica, from the first popes' palace to the dome.

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  Vatican Museums Tickets: Options, Rules, Free Sunday

  Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tickets: how reserved entry works, the free last Sunday, dress code, photo and bag rules, and which option to choose.

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  Vatican Museums and St. Peter's: What to See

  What to see at the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's: Pigna Courtyard, Laocoon, Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel, the Pietà, the dome and the Grottoes.

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  Vatican Museums Hours, Dress Code and How to Get There

  Vatican Museums opening hours and last entry, closing days, St. Peter's hours, dress code, bag rules and how to arrive by metro, bus and from the airports.

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  Vatican Museums and St. Peter's History in Short

  Vatican Museums and St. Peter's history: the Laocoon, the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo, Bramante, Bernini and the dome that took over a century to finish.