Some 20,000 works on display across 24 galleries, including the Raphael Rooms, the Laocoon and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling and Last Judgment at the end of the route.
- Address
- Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma (Vatican City)
- Hours
- Mon-Sat from 8:00; closed Sundays except the last Sunday of the month (2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 3 h
- Price
- EUR 20 at the door, EUR 25 online incl. EUR 5 reservation fee; reduced EUR 8 (2026)
- Price level
- €€€
- Free entry
- Last Sunday of the month, 9:00-14:00 (final entry 12:30)
Not when the last Sunday coincides with Easter Sunday, 29 June, 25, 26 or 31 December; final entry 12:30
Also free for: Children under 7; disabled visitors with at least 67% certified invalidity (+ companion if not self-sufficient); ICOM/ICOMOS card holders
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Book on the official Vatican site; resellers charge large markups.
- Shoulders and knees must be covered.
- Free on the last Sunday of the month, with last entry at 12:30 and very long queues.