Vatican Museums - Practical Information 2008
Vatican Museums – Practical Information
This Rome information blog about the Vatican Museums is written for the Rome Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel.
Opening hours
The opening hours of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel have finally become slightly more visitor-friendly. The following are the hours for 2008:
On weekdays and Saturdays the Vatican Museums are open from 8.30am till 6pm. Last admission is at 4pm.
The Vatican Museums are closed on Sundays and holidays, except for the last Sunday of every month (unless this is a holiday), when they are open from 8.30am to 2pm. Last admission at noon.
The holidays are January 1,6; February 11; March 19,23,24; May 1; May 22; June 29; August 14,15; November 1, December 8, 25 and 26.
Tickets are valid only on the date of purchase and are not refundable. Within 5 days from this date, with this same ticket one can visit the Vatican Historical Museum in the Noble Apartment of the Lateran Apostolic Palace. The price of a ticket is 13 Euros, except on the last Sunday of the month, when admission to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel is free.
Directions for the Vatican Museums
From the Chaplin B&B Rome take the metro line A to the stop Ottaviano-San Pietro. Take the first exit on your left and follow the crowds. There is a stop called Cipro-Musei Vaticani, but this is actually further from the entrance to the Museums.