Things to do in Vatican City, Rome

The great basilica built between 1506 and 1626 and the foremost of Rome's seven pilgrimage churches.

"The great basilica built between 1506 and 1626 and the foremost of Rome's seven pilgrimage churches."

Bernini's 1655 piazza complex with vast oval colonnades around Sixtus V's 1586 obelisk and Maderno's fountains. It measures 198 m at its widest.

"Bernini's 1655 piazza complex with vast oval colonnades around Sixtus V's 1586 obelisk and Maderno's"

Eleven miles of halls holding one of the world's greatest collections of Western art, including Raphael's Transfiguration and the Laocoön. The Raphael Rooms contain The School of Athens.

"Eleven miles of halls holding one of the world's greatest collections of Western art, including Raph"

Lies outside the central sightseeing area and is described as another full-day destination.

"Lies outside the central sightseeing area and is described as another full-day destination."

A chapel within the Vatican Museums famous for Michelangelo's painted ceiling.

"A chapel within the Vatican Museums famous for Michelangelo's painted ceiling."

One of the Vatican Museums, recommended as a highlight.

"One of the Vatican Museums, recommended as a highlight."

A Vatican Museums pavilion displaying papal carriages, recommended as a highlight.

"A Vatican Museums pavilion displaying papal carriages, recommended as a highlight."

Rooms in the Vatican Museums decorated by Raphael, recommended as a highlight.

"Rooms in the Vatican Museums decorated by Raphael, recommended as a highlight."