Experts' Choice Award Vatican Museums
16 expert reviews
“Gorgeous, awe-inspiring, life-changing. No photography or talking is allowed, so you get to admire the enormous Last Judgment covering the entire altar wall and the iconic Creation of Adam.”
– Let's Go
Fodor's "The Vatican palaces and museum spaces consist of an estimated 1,400 rooms, chapels, and galleries; one of the largest museums in the world for the smallest country in the world." Full review
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Concierge "The tiny sovereign state of the Vatican is an essential stopover on any Roman holiday and offers enough in itself to fill days if not weeks."
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It would take weeks to do full justice to the overwhelming Vatican Museums, a 15-minute walk around the Vatican walls from the square, so choose the highlights that appeal to you.
Travel + Leisure "The Vatican Museums contain a wealth of historical items and artistic works in the form of archeological findings, sculptures, mosaics, statue, and frescoes. " Full review
Time Out "It's a brisk ten-minute walk around the Vatican walls from St Peter's to the Vatican Museums." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This seemingly endless series of museums and galleries occupies a good portion of Vatican City—the world's smallest independent country—and it overflows with masterpieces." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"These museums house some fabulous collections." Full review
Departures "The jewel in the crown of Rome’s myriad museums, this grand complex of palaces and chapels, galleries, and gardens contains priceless masterpieces from the Egyptians to the Etruscans." Full review
Lonely Planet "The entrance to the Vatican Museums." Full review
The Telegraph "It's tempting to think of this vast repository as “the rooms full of papally collected or commissioned art that you have to schlep through to get to the Sistine Chapel”." Full review
Time Out "One of the world’s largest museums is a sometimes overwhelming maze incorporating areas, like the incomparable Sistine Chapel, which were here long before you could buy a ticket." Full review
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