Visiting the Vatican City: How to Enhance Your Experience, Rome, Italy

Despite being the smallest country in the world, Vatican City (or 鈥榯he Vatican鈥�) is actually one of the most sacred places in the worldwide society of Christianity. It not only houses the residence of the Pope (i.e. leader of the Roman Catholic Church), it also boasts the largest church in the world. Its Vatican Museums is also the second most visited museum in the world after the Louvre! A typical visit to Vatican City includes the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St Peter鈥檚 Square as well as St Peter鈥檚 Basilica.

And with the ongoing Jubilee 2025 and recent public interest in the election of the new Pope, expect the Vatican City to welcome even more tourists! Let鈥檚 look at how you can enjoy Vatican City despite its rising tourism.

For more background information about Vatican City, refer to Vatican City: Smallest Country in the World.

Firstly, the Vatican Museums boasts 70,000 sculptures and Renaissance paintings collected by the Catholic Church over the past centuries. Additionally, they are organised and displayed in many different impressive rooms, all of them beautifully and lavishly decorated. Also included in your ticket to the Vatican Museums is a visit to the Sistine Chapel, the chapel of the Pope鈥檚 residence and also the location of the 鈥榗onclave鈥� (a closed door election of a Pope). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Visiting the Vatican City: How to Enhance Your Experience
Guide Location: Italy » Rome
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tommy Ong
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Sistine Chapel
St Peter鈥檚 Square
St Peter鈥檚 Basilica
Pinecone Courtyard
Vatican Museums
Octagonal courtyard
Pio Clementino Museum
Gallery of the Candelabra
Gallery of Tapestries
The Gallery of Maps
Raphael Rooms
The Vatican Library
Dal Toscano Restaurant
Alice Pizza
Scialla The Original Street Food
The Dome
the Baldacchino

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