The Bramante-style spiral staircase in the Vatican Museums seen from below.

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The Rome Art Journal

The Bramante-style spiral staircase in the Vatican Museums seen from below.Photo details

Planning stories for art lovers in Rome: where to stay near the Vatican Museums, how to beat the crowds and which early-entry tours are worth it.

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Luxury hotels near the Vatican Museums: four five-star stays for art lovers

Rome's five-star hotels are not next door to the Sistine Chapel. Here are the four that make a Vatican morning easy, with real walk times and the art inside each one.

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Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. — Photo details

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Vatican Museums early-morning and private tours compared

The Sistine Chapel at 8:00 and the Sistine Chapel at 11:00 are two different places. Here is how early-entry, breakfast and private Vatican tours compare.

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Michelangelo's Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. — Photo details

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Sistine Chapel tips: the hidden faces, the rules, and what to do when tickets sell out

Michelangelo painted his own face on a flayed skin and, says Vasari, put a critic in hell. How to see both, the rules that catch people out, and the ways in when Vatican tickets sell out.

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