Sistine Chapel – The prophet Jonah and his legend. The Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s marvels. It includes 336 figures. Each… Read more
Sistine Chapel – The prophet Jonah and his legend
March 14, 2022
Discover the Vatican’s Bramante Staircase
February 9, 2022
Discover the Vatican’s Bramante staircase where the incoming and outgoing of visitors never meet. During our Vatican Museums Extended Private Tour and Vatican… Read more
Torches lighting up Saint Peter’s Dome
June 29, 2021
Today we talk about one of the most famous domes in the world, the one that tops the Basilica dedicated to the first… Read more
Charon: the ferryman of the underworld
June 17, 2021
During our Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill tour, we often dwell on the gladiators’ fight, death and victory. We always explain to… Read more
The Conclave
June 3, 2021
The Sistine Chapel hosted, for 25 times, one of the most secret and mysterious rites in the world: the Conclave. Indeed, the conclaves… Read more
The Sistine Chapel: the Last Judgement
May 13, 2021
Today we complete our tales about the amazing frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. In the past weeks, we already mentioned the 15th-century frescoes… Read more
The Sistine Chapel: the Ceiling by Michelangelo
April 14, 2021
Nearly one month ago we wrote a tale about the 15th-century frescoes inside the Sistine Chapel. We mentioned their theological and artistic importance… Read more
the Sistine Chapel: the frescoes of the 15th century
March 24, 2021
Today we talk about one of the main attractions in Rome, or actually in the Vatican City, the Sistine Chapel. The chapel is… Read more
Vatican Museums: the Gallery of the Maps
March 3, 2021
Created at the wish of pope Gregory XIII¹ and decorated between 1580 and 1581 under the direction of the geographer Ignazio Danti, the… Read more
Not many people know that… Saint John in Lateran
November 18, 2020
Everytime we guide a tour into the Basilica of Saint Peter we find out that no matter if our visitors are Italians or… Read more
The Basilica of Saint Paul and the Pope’s portraits
November 2, 2020
Outside of the city centre there is a marvellous gem, far from the most turistic ciruits but still one of the most important… Read more
