Location: Vatican City
Top Things to do in Vatican City
Top Restaurants in Vatican City
Top 6 Specialty Museums in Vatican City, Lazio
Sure, Vatican City is tiny—110 acres—but it houses the world's largest Catholic church (St. Peter's Basilica) and has perhaps the best collection of artistic masterpieces in the world (the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Pieta, the Laocoon Group, etc.). And maybe only 800 people live here, but one of them's the Pope. It's a pretty good argument for quality over quantity.
Restaurants in Vatican City
1. Stanze di Raffaello
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5.0 based on 1,217 reviews
Reviewed By gkw09 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Four rooms with incredible artwork can be seen during your journey through the Vatican galleries on the way to the Sistine Chapel. Take time to internalise everything you see on the way, especially in these rooms, as I found people would just be aiming for the Sistine Chapel without fully appreciating everything there is before it. Raphael was part of the High Renaissance masters (the others being Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo) and was buried in the Pantheon - a personal favourite landmark of mine in Rome, Italy.
2. Vatican Grottoes
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4.5 based on 446 reviews
Beneath the main floor of St. Peter's Basilica are the tombs of several popes and saints.
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
Visit to St. Peter's Basilica is a special experience. And visiting the Vatican grottoes is also extremely interesting. Extending beneath St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Grottoes contain the tombs and sarcophagi of numerous popes, as well as several huge columns from the original 4th-century basilica. In addition the grottoes also include some tombs of secular monarchs such as the tomb of Queen Charlotte of Cyprus, the tomb of the Stuarts, and the tomb of Queen Christina of Sweden. The entrance is in the Pier of St Andrew near the high altar. The place is full of fascinating tombs and sarcophagus, tunnels, chambers and Italian art. We loved seeing this part, because it is a very peaceful and serene walk past the remains of the popes who presided over the catholic church. Very interesting visit.
3. Tesoro di San Pietro
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4.5 based on 359 reviews
Reviewed By Hairycalgrad - Buena Park, United States
The artwork on the side walls are all painted maps and pretty accurate considering they were painted several hundred years ago. The ceiling is just spectacular
4. Museo del Tesoro della Basilica di San Pietro
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4.5 based on 546 reviews
Reviewed By Elizabeth526
The staircase is the amazing part of here. Quite difficult to walk down, but doable. Comes at the end of the Museums and sistine chapel tour.
5. Apolistic Palace
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4.5 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By PopcornMonkeyReviews - Wakefield, United Kingdom
Like so many places in Rome this architecture is simply beautiful, absolutely breathtaking, we loved taking pictures of this place, a must visit when in Rome.
6. Museo della Radio Vaticana
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
