Vatican City
Vatican City
The world's smallest state: St Peter's, the Sistine Chapel & the papal museums
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Taste of Vatican City
The Vatican has no kitchen of its own — its table is Rome's. These are the classics and pilgrim foods eaten in Borgo and Prati, just outside the walls. 8 specialties, 3 categories.
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Supplì
Rome's fried rice croquettes, tomato-red inside, with a string of mozzarella that stretches like a telephone cord — supplì al telefono.
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Rome
Pizza al taglio
Roman pizza baked in long trays, cut with scissors and sold by weight — the easiest lunch near the Vatican Museums.
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Dome Climb
St Peter's Basilica · Michelangelo's cupola
Climb St Peter's Dome
Climb inside Michelangelo's dome to walk its gallery above the altar, then out onto the lantern for Rome at your feet.
Renaissance Art
Vatican Museums · Sistine Chapel
Stand Beneath the Sistine Ceiling
Find a place along the wall, look up and let Michelangelo's Creation and Last Judgment take their time.
Pilgrimage
St Peter's Square · Wednesday mornings
Join a Papal Audience
When the Pope is in Rome, free tickets admit you to the Wednesday general audience in the square or the audience hall.
Papal Gardens
Vatican Hill · Guided visits only
Walk the Vatican Gardens
See the half of the world's smallest state most visitors never reach: lawns, fountains and woodland behind the basilica.
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