Your driver will pick you up at your accommodation to take you to the Vatican where you will meet up with your tour official guide that will give you a guided tour of one of the largest art collections of the world, spanning from Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian antiquities to contemporary art. Learn about the famous Popes of Rome, their love for art, their election known as conclave, their glamorous lives in one of the most enlightened periods in Italian history, the Renaissance. We'll discuss the lives of great artists who worked at the Vatican, such as Raphael & Michelangelo, and interpret together their masterpieces. At the Sistine chapel we will allow as much time as possible to fully appreciate Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes. After focusing on the highlights of the Vatican Museums, we emerge in the vast openness of St. Peter's Basilica and Square: an immense area that houses many other precious works including the breathtaking Pietà by Michelangelo, and Bernini's papal canopy. You'll will hear the story of the life of Saint Peter: how this simple fisherman became Jesus' apostle and first Pope of the Christianity and here he was martyred and buried: his tomb is the focal point of the basilica. The tour will finish in St. Peter's Square where some of the most important papal ceremonies take place, where your driver will be waiting for you.