VATICAN City (Holy See)
Vatican City, officially Vatican City State, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of around 900. This makes Vatican City the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population.
St. Peter's Basilica is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City and is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions. The pope presides at a number of liturgies throughout the year, drawing audiences of 15,000 to over 90,000 people.
The Vatican Museums are Christian and art museums located within the city boundaries of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by popes throughout the centuries including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. There are 54 galleries including the famous Sistine Chapel.
BEST TIME to VISIT VATICAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to VATICAN.
From April to October
statues
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica - Cupola - You can climb but there is more than 300 steps after the lift and it can be difficult for some people. Also you can't return by the same way as some stairs are very narrow and you have to continue to the top and then, go down by another way. But the view from there is amazing.
overview
View from the top of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica
Cupola
View from the top of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica
View from the top of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
View from the top of the cupola
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica - Cupola
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
the Pope is appearing at the wndow near St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
swiss guards
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica - part of a roof at the Cupola
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica - view from the cupola
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica from the Cupola
view from St Peter's Basilica cupola
swiss guard
swiss guard
arriving at St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
buildings near St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
buildings near St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica
buildings near St Peter's Basilica
around Vatican city - Bridge
stairs to Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - wall
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - wall
Vatican Museums - wall
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - wall
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - map of italy
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - map of North Italy
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums - ceiling
Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums - floor
Vatican Museums
Sistine Chapel - explanations at the entrance of Vatican museums
Sistine Chapel - explanations at the entrance of Vatican museums
Sistine Chapel - explanations at the entrance of Vatican museums
Sistine Chapel - entrance on the right
Sistine Chapel - ceiling
Sistine Chapel
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - murals - map of Corsica up side down
Vatican museums - murals
Vatican museums - murals
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - statue
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - one of the galleries
Vatican museums - statue
Vatican museums - statue
Vatican museums - ceiling
Vatican museums - outside - Pine Courtyard
Vatican museums - gallerie with statues
St. Peter's Basilica - Cupola - i can't say "bravo" to people which destroy historic buildings by stupid tags
St. Peter's Basilica - Cupola - i can't say "bravo" to people which destroy historic buildings by stupid tags.
St. Peter's Basilica - Cupola - i can't say "bravo" to people which destroy historic buildings by stupid tags - and it's Gloria again : so do it in your home