The Vatican in a Day — 1 days

St Peter's Basilica, the museums and the Sistine Chapel — a trip from Rome. Day-by-day itinerary: Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Museums, Sistine Chapel & Basilica

• 07:30 — A micro-state with no hotels
• 08:00 — Metro from Rome to Ottaviano — Rome → Vatican
• 08:30 — Vatican Museums — Cité du Vatican
• 11:00 — Sistine Chapel — Cité du Vatican
• Walk to Borgo Pio — Cité du Vatican → Quartier Borgo, Rome
• 13:00 — Lunch in Borgo Pio — Quartier Borgo, Rome
• Walk to the basilica — Quartier Borgo, Rome → Cité du Vatican
• 14:30 — St Peter's Basilica — Cité du Vatican
• Walk to the dome entrance — Cité du Vatican → Basilique Saint-Pierre
• 16:00 — Climbing the dome (Cupola) — Basilique Saint-Pierre
• Walk to the square — Basilique Saint-Pierre → Cité du Vatican
• 17:30 — St Peter's Square & Bernini's colonnade — Cité du Vatican
• 18:30 — Back to the hotel in Rome