THE VATICAN TOUR

A lifetime experience to discover the smallest and the richest independent state in the world with an astonishing collection of priceless art treasures. Among the highlights the famous sculpture of the Laocoon, Raphael Rooms (apartments of the pope Juliu II), the Sistine Chapel frescoed by Michelangelo (the largest body of painting executed by one artist) , an icon of Western art, the chapel is still used for the election of the pope. St Peter's Basilica is the largest church ever built, 22 000 square meters of precious marbles, 10 000 square meters of mosaics. Built on the tumb of St. Peter, it has a capacity of 60 000 worshippers. In the basilica don't miss the moving Pietà by Michelangelo and the altar by Bernini, 90 feet tall, the largest piece of bronze in the world. Funerary monuments of 149 popes, tombs of queens and kings.