If you don't fancy visiting St. Peter's Basilica after the Vatican Museums why not walk over Castel Sant'Angelo, used by Popes as a fortress when things looked rough for them?

The Vatican Museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the sixteenth century. Since then, they are the true compendium of civilisation and the history of arts since prehistory to nowadays. Indeed, from the Egyptian and the Etruscan collections, we pass through the Greek and Roman ones to get to the golden age of Italian art, such as the Renaissance period. Our tour will include the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael’s Rooms, it goes without saying, a must of our visit.

Sant Angel Castel, was built by the Emperor Hadrian to house his own tomb. Today it offers the visitor a fascinating excursion within its walls. To begin with, we will see the ancient imperial structures of the building that throughout the centuries are strictly intertwined with those of Middle Ages period, making the castle one of the most terrible dungeons of the Papal State.

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