This collection gathers places and events linked to Vatican and St. Peter's, including museum visits, liturgical celebrations, guided tours, and access to the dome. It is useful for visitors planning time at the religious and artistic sites or looking for practical details on entry.
Places: Vatican and St. Peter's (24)
Academy of the History of the Healing ArtsAcademy of the History of the Healing Arts - Lungotevere in Sassia, 3, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
Bernini in Rome: an itinerary through his worksGian Lorenzo Bernini worked in Rome for almost 60 years, under eight popes, and the result is that today there is no honest way of crossing the cen…
Camposanto TeutonicoThe Camposanto Teutonico is inside Vatican City, on the left flank of St. Peter's Basilica, and admission is free: no ticket, no reservation for th…
Carabinieri Historical MuseumThe Carabinieri Historical Museum is at Piazza del Risorgimento 46 in Rome, in the Prati district, a few steps from the Vatican.
Church of Santo Spirito in SassiaThere are churches in Rome that announce themselves from afar, with domes that pierce the city's skyline and staircases that force you to slow down…
Leonardo da Vinci Experience Museum, Via della ConciliazioneLeonardo da Vinci Experience Museum, Via della Conciliazione - Via della Conciliazione, 19, 00193 Rome RM, Italy
Michelangelo in Rome: Where to See His WorksMichelangelo Buonarroti spent almost 40 years of his life in Rome and died here, on February 18, 1564, in a house that no longer exists. Rome is th…
Obelisco VaticanoThe Vatican Obelisk is the red granite monolith set in the middle of St. Peter's Square, in front of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, in the hea…
Passeggiata del GelsominoPasseggiata del Gelsomino - Rome San Pietro Station
Passetto di BorgoThe Passetto di Borgo is the walled corridor, roughly 800 meters long, that connects the Vatican Apostolic Palace to Castel Sant’Angelo by running…
Piazza San PietroPiazza San Pietro is the great colonnaded square that stands in front of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini b…
Prati and Borgo: Things to See Between the Vatican and Castel Sant’AngeloPrati and Borgo are two neighboring districts that look nothing alike. Borgo is the medieval rione that grew around the tomb of Peter, the only one…
Rione BorgoThe rione Borgo is the 14th rione of Rome and occupies the strip of city between Castel Sant’Angelo and Piazza San Pietro, on the right bank of the…
Santa Maria in TranspontinaSanta Maria in Transpontina is the Carmelite church that opens onto Via della Conciliazione at number 14, halfway between Ponte Sant'Angelo and Pia…
Santi Michele e MagnoThe church of Santi Michele e Magno stands on the slope above Borgo Santo Spirito, beside the colonnade of Saint Peter's, with number 21, which ref…
Santo Stefano degli AbissiniSanto Stefano degli Abissini is inside Vatican City, in Largo Santo Stefano degli Abissini, behind the apse of Saint Peter's Basilica, and cannot b…
Sistine ChapelThe Sistine Chapel doesn't have its own entrance: you get in only with a ticket for the Vatican Museums, whose entrance is on Viale Vaticano, 00165…
St. Peter’s Basilica in the VaticanSt. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is the largest of Rome's four papal basilicas, often described as the largest church in the world and center of…
Three Days in Rome: Day-by-Day ItineraryThree days in Rome is the most common format for visiting the city and also the most misunderstood: it's enough to see the ancient core, the Baroqu…
Vatican CityVatican City is a sovereign state of 0.44 square kilometers enclosed within Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, and you enter it from Piazza San…
Vatican GardensThe Vatican Gardens, with their 23 hectares within the Vatican State, are a true jewel to admire and visit at the first opportunity
Vatican MuseumsVatican Museums | The first complete and free guide with all the details and secrets!
You can spend a few hours or whole days visiting all the Vat…
Vatican Necropolis and Scavi di San PietroThere is only one way to book the necropolis under St. Peter's Basilica: the request form on the website of the Fabbrica di San Pietro. No reseller…
Via FrancigenaVia Francigena, also called Francisca or Romea, was not really a road but rather a bundle of routes that led to Rome and the Holy Land.
Via Franci…

























