Your tailor-made tour to the Vatican Museums will begin with a complimentary pickup service from your accommodation by an expert English-speaking driver. You will be taken to the usually packed museum entrance, where you will meet you private tour guide who will issue you your skip-the-line ticket. This ticket will allow you to skip the huge entry line and access the metal detector check. The tour will begin in a gorgeous panoramic terrace that offers a stunning view of St. Peter's Dome overlooking the Vatican gardens; the perfect spot to take a great picture! Your guide will then walk you through all the highlights of the museums which include masterpieces and artifacts from different cultures and civilizations. You will enter the Pio Clementine Museum, gasping at the length of the enormous Tapestry Hall, and will then pass through the Hall of the Painted Maps. You will then enter the Sistine Chapel whose impact in history, religion and visual arts has no equal in the world. After visiting the Sistine Chapel through a special door available only if accompanied by a licensed tour guide, you will reach the largest Catholic church in the world: St. Peter's Basilica. This is where Michelangelo's sculpture "Pieta" is kept, as well as the tombs of the popes including St. John Paul II's and St. Peter the Apostle. The tour ends in St. Peter's Square, where you will be able to admire Bernini's colonnade and the stunning façade of the basilica. At last, for those interested in purchasing religious articles or official Vatican products, the tour guide will take you to the official Vatican gift store and eventually show you the nearest taxi station or subway.