Breakfast/Lunch at Vatican Museums with Skip The Line Entrance

VIP Breakfast inside the Vatican Museums

This experience offers you the wonderful opportunity of enjoying a delicious breakfast early in the morning inside the Vatican Museums. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the Pinecone Courtyard, you will be able to feast on a lavish breakfast spread consisting of meats, cheese, pancakes and pastries. The breakfast will be a relaxed affair, allowing you to sit in the courtyard patio and soak in the peace and quiet of the morning as you're surrounded by the pine trees. After your breakfast you can soak in the art that the museums hold in complete solitude.

VIP Lunch inside the Vatican Museums

You also have the option of choosing to have lunch inside the Vatican Museums in the afternoon. Head over to the restaurant area and enjoy a sumptuous, self service lunch with a selection of traditional Italian dishes and classic meat and fish dishes, rounded off by a selection of fresh seasonal fruit, yoghurt and desserts. A separate menu for children, more suited to their tastes, is available as well! Sit down, enjoy a quiet lunch before heading in to take advantage of one of the most priceless collections of art in the world.

Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums are home to a number of classical sculptures and paintings by Renaissance greats such as Raphael, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Bernini and Leonardo da Vinci. Artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso are also represented in the Modern Religious Art section.

Sistine Chapel

You can then visit the Sistine Chapel. Painted by Michelangelo in a span of 4 years, the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel are considered to be a cornerstone of western art. After the Sistine Chapel, the tour will head to St. Peter's Basilica through a direct passage that connects the two.

St. Peter's Basilica

Apart from being the center of Christianity, St. Peter's Basilica is also home to numerous works of Renaissance art. Some of the most popular works of art in the basilica are Michelangelo’s La Pietà sculpture, Bernini’s Baldachin, the statue of St. Peter, Pope John Paul II’s tomb as well as St Peter’s famous dome.

After the meal, you can go through the Vatican Museum's 54 galleries and see its highlights. You can explore the Raphael Rooms, the Gallery of the Candelabra and the Gallery of the Tapestries and Maps. Next, head to the Sistine Chapel where you will come face to face with some of the most important works of art. The most impressive among them will be the marvelous ceiling that was painted by Michelangelo in a span of 4 years.

Finally, make your way towards St. Peter's Basilica through a passage that connects it to the Sistine Chapel. Here, you will be introduced to incredible works of art and architecture such as the dome, Michelangelo’s sculpture ‘La Pietà’, Bernini's Baldachin and the world’s most impressive altar.

You self guided tour will then end at St. Peter's Basilica.