In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Passing the Queues at the Vatican
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/26/2008 - 07:50In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
! noted this some while ago but do check it out.
There is a Vatican Museum queue busting scheme. tel 0039 06 397 22 474 [url=http://www.museumrome.com]Museum Rome Reservation[/url] It is a private local company that charges a booking fee for 1 to 5 people or groups of 6 or more. Of course it may not be cheap (no info on price sorry). You have to email via the website and pay by Paypal. It's easy to set up an account to do this. The Museum Rome people send a booking number which you take to the entrance of the VM. You go up to the front of the queue where your number will be checked. Once inside you pay the standard entrance fee in the same way as if you had queued for hours outside!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We visited at Easter & the queues were very long. There were people offering us queue jumping for a fee (which was VERY high) so we didn't take them up on it. Once in the museums there is only one way around and again it is slow. Sistine Chapel was one of the disappointments for me because it was so crowded. I did think other rooms were worth visiting in particular the map room (but I am a geographer!), the Vatican library and the modern art collection (which was almost empty as people rushed through it to get to the "important" stuff"). What ever you do - enjoy and take your time!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Ciao, I've just come back from Rome. We took a Vatican tour ( incl Sistine, Basilica & Musei ) yesterday for 35 euro each; booked from our B&B in Prati & well worth it. The guide was excellent, and we strode straight in avoiding all queues. We had the coolest head-sets too.
Use the tours, it's a much easier way.
Yes - get there before 9.00am [and preferably earlier than that]