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A guided tour of the extensive Vatican gardens. Starting early morning (Monday to Saturday), subsequent entry into the rest of the Vatican is included in the cost.

This is an official, Vatican-organised tour that in approximately two hours takes in much of the gardens and parklands that form more than half of the entire Vatican territory, covering almost 50 acres (20 hectares). The gardens became established during Baroque and Renaissance times, with legend having it that the Vatican gardens were spread with earth brought from Golgotha by Saint Helena.

Overview

The gardens include 3 hectares of woodland, splendid flower beds and topiary, lawns, a labrynth, specimen trees, grottoes and fountains and a range of buildings scattered throughout, from medieval fortifications to the modern-day home of Radio Vatican.

Tours are available 6 days a week (not on Sundays) in English and Italian. They start at either 09.00 or 10.00 in the morning (possibly 10.30 in winter). However, availability is very patchy, and so as not to waste your or our time, and given the slight difference, we will attempt fit you in whenever we're able to - please let us know during checkout if you must have a specific time.

Opening hours:

Once the tour is over you are free to remain inside the Vatican complex and continue your individual explorations, should you so desire - in other words, entrance to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peters is covered by your ticket.
Until 30 June 2021

  • Monday to Thursday: from 8.30 AM to 6.30 PM (last entrance at 4.30 PM with the museums and exhibitions closing at about 6 PM)
  • Friday and Saturday: from 8.30 AM to 8 PM (last entrance at 6 PM with the museums and exhibitions closing at about 7.30 PM)
From 1 July 2021
  • Monday to Thursday: from 8.30 AM to 6.30 PM (last entrance at 4.30 PM with the museums and exhibitions closing at about 6 PM)
  • Friday and Saturday: from 8.30 AM to 10.30 PM (last entrance at 8.30 PM with the museums and exhibitions closing at about 10 PM)

Please note that times may vary due to special events so please check on the day if you intend to remain for longer.

  • Reviews

    4.7 stars out of 5 from 31 ratings. See all 25 reviews

    5 stars
    GS, United States
    22nd Jul 2018
    The tour was very nice. The guide gave us good explanations and was knowledgeable and personable.
    5 stars
    MK, United States
    8th Jul 2018
    We enjoined our 2 hour tour of the Vatican gardens and very happy that we avoided a big queue. Our guide Rimonda was absolutely amazing. Thanks tickitaly.com.
    5 stars
    MS, United States
    23rd Feb 2018
    The guide spoke excellent English and gave us an insider's viewpoint.
    5 stars
    ET, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
    7th Feb 2018
    Excellent and informative visit. Guide was generous with her time and happy to answer lots of questions.
    5 stars
    JG, United States
    12th Jul 2017
    This was an outstanding tour! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a great deal about the history of the Vatican as we viewed the monuments and various area in the gardens. This tour was the perfect extension to a tour of the Vatican buildings and St. Peter’s.
    5 stars
    FR, United States
    20th Jun 2017
    Great staff, friendly and full of knowledge.

At a glance details:

  •   This is a full 'skip-the-queue' ticket.
  •   You may use a copy of your voucher on a mobile device to gain admittance.
  •   This tours lasts approximately two hours. You are then free to explore the rest of the Vatican independently.
  •   The audio is available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.
  •   The date and time of your visit cannot be modified so please be sure to arrive on time - it's recommended that you're there at least 20 minutes before start time.
  •   Please remember that as you'll be visiting a religious place that you'll need to dress respectfully - to not do so risks being denied entrance.
 

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Payments

We use industry standard Stripe for all-secure payments.

You'll be charged nothing until we have confirmed your tickets and tours.

All prices are displayed in full - there are no additional charges 'on-site' and you will be arriving with the confidence of carrying fully-paid tickets.

Coronavirus in Italy

GREEN PASS - Please note that from the 6th August 2021 all visitors must be able to provide a Green Pass or equivalent showing your EU Digital Covid certificate.

The document should show the number of doses received, dates of vaccination and the batch number.
Please check with your Government travel advisor for the equivalent if you do not have a Green Pass.

Please note that you must comply with the following conditions in order to enter:

  • You must arrive promptly at the time specified on your voucher
  • You must wear a compliant CE mask (Ordinanza RT n.48) which covers both mouth and nose.
  • Your temperature (which will be measured on entry) must not be above 37.5°C.
  • You must maintain a distance of over 1 metre from other visitors and avoid gatherings
  • Groups of up to 20 people (plus guide) are permitted. The guide will be responsible for making sure the group obeys the social distancing and other rules
  • Groups of more than 10 must make use of officially-provided group-tour/whisper systems which are available at dedicated stations in the Vatican museums.

If you would like more information and up to date changes then please check the official updates at http://www.museivaticani.va

These conditions may be changed without notice as Italian regulations are updated.
If you are denied entrance because of failure to meet entry conditions, no refunds will be available.

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