This is an amazing opportunity to stroll around one of the most famous museums in the world, without having toshare it with thousands of other tourists! I.D.I Travel can arrange a specialopening after hours, just for you, with your private guide. The tour will startin the Pine-Cone Courtyard, named from the huge bronze pine-cone at its centre.You will then pass through the Belvedere Octagonal Court and past the statuesof Laocoon and Apollo as well as the Belvedere Torso and statues of Jupiter andHercules and the sarcophagus of Constantine and that of Saint Helena. You willthen enter the building and walk through the Galleries of the Candelabra, theTapestries and Maps before entering the Raphael Rooms, where you will see thestunning frescoes commissioned by Pope Julius II. While Raphael was working onthese rooms, Michelangelo was next door, painting the Sistine Chapel, which youwill now enter and gaze with awe at the incredible Creation on the ceiling andthe breath-taking Last Judgement on the wall.Note: Visitors must wearappropriate attire.
