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• Vatican Museums Vatican Museums showcase Michelangelo, Raphael and ancient art, with the Sistine Chapel and Vatican City heritage at the heart of Rome, in Italy.
• St. Peter's Basilica St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City combines Renaissance architecture, papal history, Michelangelo’s dome, sacred art and Rome’s great Christian landmarks.
• St. Peter's Square St. Peter's Square in Vatican City blends Bernini's colonnade, Renaissance architecture, papal history and access to St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
• Sistine Chapel Sistine Chapel in Vatican City: explore Michelangelo’s frescoes, Renaissance art, papal history, Vatican Museums and the traditions of the conclave.
• Vatican Gardens Vatican Gardens in Vatican City offer guided paths through Renaissance landscapes, fountains, chapels and views beside St Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums.
• Apostolic Palace Apostolic Palace in Vatican City reveals papal history, Renaissance art and the ceremonial heart of Rome’s Vatican enclave beside St Peter’s Basilica.

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Every region of Vatican City, with guides to the cities, landmarks and local highlights inside each one.

• Vatican Grottoes Explore the Vatican Grottoes beneath Saint Peter’s Basilica, where papal tombs, sacred memory and layers of Vatican history meet.
• Vatican Library Explore the Vatican Library through its manuscripts, Renaissance heritage and scholarly collections in the historic heart of Vatican City.
• Belvedere Courtyard Belvedere Courtyard in Vatican City combines Renaissance architecture, classical sculpture and access to the Vatican Museums within Rome.

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• Vatican Obelisk Vatican Obelisk in Vatican City: discover its Egyptian origins, Roman history, Renaissance relocation and setting in St Peter’s Square.
• Passetto di Borgo Passetto di Borgo in Vatican City reveals a medieval fortified passage, papal history and Rome views beside Castel Sant’Angelo for curious visitors.
• Vatican Radio Vatican Radio in Vatican City traces a pioneering broadcasting history through papal messages, multilingual journalism and the modern Vatican News network.

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  Tourist attraction ★ 4.8 (143,247 reviews)

  St. Peter's Basilica

  World's largest church crowns Vatican City with Michelangelo's soaring dome, Bernini's bronze canopy, and ancient papal tombs amid Renaissance grandeur and eternal faith.

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  Tourist attraction ★ 4.6 (172,106 reviews)

  Vatican Museums

  Vatican Museums hold 70,000 artworks across 9km of galleries, from Sistine Chapel frescoes to Apollo Belvedere, chronicling art history under papal legacy in Vatican City.

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  Tourist attraction ★ 4.7 (86,601 reviews)

  Castel Sant'Angelo

  From Hadrian's tomb to papal bolt-hole, Castel Sant'Angelo guards Rome's secrets along the Tiber with fortress walls and Vatican views.

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  Tourist attraction ★ 4.7 (78,719 reviews)

  Sistine Chapel

  Michelangelo's frescoes command the Sistine Chapel's ceiling and walls, fusing biblical drama with Renaissance anatomy in Vatican City's papal sanctum.

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