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At 110 acres, the Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world, but it compensates with overstuffed museums and the papal complex around St. Peter's Square. Step inside its medieval... more » At 110 acres, the Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world, but it compensates with overstuffed museums and the papal complex around St. Peter's Square. Step inside its medieval and Renaissance walls to marvel at Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes and St. Peter's Basilica, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. A climb to the top of the basilica's dome affords expansive views of Rome. To avoid the lengthy lines, try a guided tour or visit in the afternoon. « less

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“It's good to be the pope!”

Vatican Museum

5 of 5 stars
steve9631
Bellingham, Washington
23 Nov 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

How enormous is this museum? If you spent 3 seconds admiring each individual piece in their collection, you would be there for 12 years. That's a lot of stuff! How impressive is the museum? It...more

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7 Hills Tours

5 of 5 stars
Marty17
London
22 Nov 2009

Lucky I checked out this site before heading for a Vatican tour! Andrea made a special effort to provide a tour even though only two of us had booked! The tour was excellent! Andrea is very...more

“Seat of the Pope of Catholic Church”
4 of 5 stars
gypsy_in_mumbai
Mumbai
26 Oct 2009

What can I say, but that I was absolutely awestruck by the magnificence. I also could feel the aura of all the great and holy people starting with St Peter. My only regret is that I did not have...more

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Train from Vatican area hotel to port of Civitavecchia today, 1 reply
Midnight Mass at St. Peter's 27 November 2009, no replies
I never waited on a line at the Vatican 23 November 2009, 10 replies
buying tickets on-line for the Vatican Museum 21 November 2009, 6 replies
Pope's Nov 1/Sunday Blessing? 26 October 2009, no replies
Vatican City doesn't show up as a separate country on map 09 November 2009, 2 replies
Visit to Vatican city on sunday 02 November 2009, 1 reply
Private Vatican Museum & Sistine chapel tour, December 29th 19 November 2009, 3 replies
Easter Service 2010 at the Vatican 09 November 2009, 2 replies
Pope's Nov 1/Sunday Blessing? 26 October 2009, 1 reply
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