Vatican is served by Ciampino (IATA: CIA) airport, which is 30 km away.
Best things to see in Vatican
1. Vatican Obelisk
The city of Rome harbours thirteen ancient obelisks, the most in the world. There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks; there was also until 2005 an ancient Ethiopian obelisk in Rome.
2. Cupola di San Pietro
Cupola di San Pietro is a tourist attraction, one of the Scenic Lookouts in Vatican, Vatican. It is located: 15 km from Rome, 580 km from Naples, 700 km from Florence.
3. St. Peter's Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Peter (lat. Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60, 000 people. It is regarded as one of the holiest Christian sites and has been described as " holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as " the greatest of all churches of Christendom" In Catholi…
4. Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel (italiano. Cappella Sistina) is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament and on its decoration which has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli. Under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted Шаблон: Convert of the chapel ceiling between 1508…
5. Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums (italiano. Musei Vaticani) are the museums of the Vatican City and are located within the city's boundaries. They display works from the immense collection built up by the Popes throughout the centuries including some of the most renowned classical sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.
6. Ponte Milvio
The Milvian (or Mulvian) Bridge (Italian: Ponte Molle or Ponte Milvio, Latin: Pons Milvius or Pons Mulvius) in northern Rome, Italy, is one of the most important bridges over the Tiber.
7. Terrazza del Gianicolo
Terrazza del Gianicolo is a tourist attraction, one of the Scenic Lookouts in Vatican, Vatican. It is located: 13 km from Rome, 54 km from Acilia, 580 km from Naples.
8. Saint Peter's Square
Saint Peter's Square (italiano. Piazza San Pietro) is located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave within Rome (the Piazza borders to the East the rione of Borgo).
Be sure to check out photos of the area taken by other travellers.
