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The Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, the Laocoon and the Gallery of Maps: the stories behind the popes' collections, at your own pace.

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• V90 minThe Vatican Museums in Ninety MinutesTen stops on the fast line to the Sistine Chapel: the Pigna, the Laocoon, the Apollo Belvedere, the Belvedere Torso, the Gallery of Maps, the School of Athens and the chapel itself.10 pieces
• M180 minThe Masterpieces in Three HoursFrom Leonardo and Caravaggio in the Pinacoteca to the statues of the Pio-Clementino, the Raphael Rooms and the whole of the Sistine Chapel.27 pieces
• R60 minRaphael, Start to FinishFollow Raphael from a young man's altarpiece to his last painting: the Pinacoteca's three altarpieces, then the four rooms that carry his name.10 pieces
• S50 minSmall Wonders and Hidden CornersMelozzo's angels, a painted Jupiter, a mosaic floor of masks, a stone jaguar, Etruscan gold, a ceiling of fifty-one scenes and a bookcase made for one dogma.10 pieces
• F50 minFive Centuries of BuildingBramante's courtyard cut in three, a pope's museum of Roman rooms, a gallery laid out like Italy, the shape of the Sistine Chapel and a 1932 concrete spiral: how the Vatican Museums were built.9 pieces

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Vatican Museums. Museum admission is separate.