Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica

Walks of Italy Tour

https://www.walksofitaly.com/

The Complete Vatican Tour with Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica. on Monday 26, June 2017 with Antonietta

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

Price: Euro 69

I booked the above tour online and did not regret having the Vatican Tour with Walks of Italy. Well, I found this tour group randomly online and have read good reviews and had watch interesting videos too, hence I chose them among other tours that I saw. I would say quite good and will recommend it. Since, this is a walking tour, they will email you the meeting point. Be sure to come early in case you get lost on the way.

The meeting place: L'Ottagono Bar at Piazza del Risorgimento

Our tour guide was Antonietta or "Toni" as she introduced herself. She's very friendly, knowledgeable on her stuff and very motherly too. She even remembered all our names in the group and will surely take care of you during the 3-hour tour. I also like that our tour group has 16 people only, smaller group, faster to move around.

audio sets, the ear piece though keep falling with my small ears :O

advantage of the tour, we skipped this line

 

our tickets

our tickets

 

 

Do you know that the size of this sphere at the top of the dome is the same as what you will see at the garden below

Do you know that the size of this sphere is the same as what is on top of the Vatican dome

Toni, our tour guide

 

view of Vatican city

ancient coffin

crowd walking towards the museum

tapestry

amazing, 3D in tapestry, try to look at Jesus' eyes and He will look at you until the end 

the view if facing the audience where Pope helds His mass

standing infront of St. Peter's Basilica

at St. Peter's Basilica

Pieta

this walkway is only for POPE

I love how the sun shines through the windows

St. Peter's Basilica

The Pontifical Swiss Guard (also Papal Swiss Guard, or just Swiss Guard; Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica or Cohors Pedestris Helvetiorum a Sacra Custodia Pontificis; Italian: Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; German: Päpstliche Schweizergarde; French: Garde suisse pontificale) is small force maintained by the Holy See, it is responsible for the safety of the Pope, including the security of the Apostolic Palace. The Swiss Guard serves as the de facto military of Vatican City. Established in 1506 under Pope Julius II, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is among the oldest military units in continuous operation.^{[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard} 

Recruits to the guards must be unmarried Swiss Catholic males between 19 and 30 years of age who have completed basic training with the Swiss Armed Forces.

St. Peter's Square

end of Vatican tour

No photo taking is allowed inside the Sistine Chapel but having seen the famous Michelangelo's painting at ceiling, the "Last judgment" is another bucket list accomplished. Totally amazing experience and no words can describe how incredible he did it, extremely WOWed!