Why Visit
Home to Michelangelo's breathtaking ceiling, the Raphael Rooms, and 20,000 works spanning three millennia. Skip-the-line access is essential — queues stretch hours without it.
What You'll See
- Sistine Chapel — Michelangelo's 1508–1512 masterpiece
- Gallery of Maps — 40 topographical frescoes of Italy
- Raphael Rooms — four chambers painted by the Renaissance master
- Pinacoteca — 18 rooms of paintings from Byzantine to 19th century
- Pio-Clementino Museum — Greek and Roman antiquities