Being one of 17,000 visitors that trundle through the Vatican in the hope that by the time they reach the Sistine Chapel, the crowds would have thinned out, thus providing a much awaited spiritual moment, is a soul destroying process.We have the answer.
It may be an expensive option but afterall, how often do you plan to visit Rome's magnificent centre piece?
Take an exclusive tour, one that is usually reserved for Royals and celebrities, now open for the public to book. They take place before or after opening hours and yes, they are expensive costing around £230 pp (as opposed to £15 pp for standard admission) but if you don't invest in anything else in your life, this one is a no brainer.
Entering a mysteriously quiet Vatican City before all the crowds have assembled is already a privilege. To have your own private guide to navigate the 1,400 possible viewing rooms of the Vatican Museum is positively luxurious. The guides are of course extremely enthusiastic, knowledgeable Italians who illuminate all that you view.
And then when you truly believe it cant get much more exciting, you finally reach the piece de la resistance, the chapel itself. Michelangelo spent four and a half years painting the chapel by himself, and this is the closest one can get to being alone in it as he was. There are no guards loudly asking you to be quiet, no banging into thousands of other tourists who are also looking up, just pure magical silence to savour the experience and soak up the vivid blue restoration of the Last Judgment and the Separation of Light from Darkness.
Ask our ABTOI operators who can help you with your city break in Rome : http://www.loveitaly.co.uk/regions.php?id=8&r=Latium
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