Holy See (Vatican City) People & Culture

The Vatican Museums are a must-see for any lover of art, history, and culture. And remember that Michelangelo's exquisite Pietà is inside the Basilica di San Pietro! Join the throngs of people in St Peter's Square on Wednesday mornings to see Pope Benedict's general audience -- an unforgettable experience.

I really enjoyed the privat guided tour. Very prizy for Italy, but for me it was worth every cent. The museum was truely magnificent and I ended up staying on the grounds for an entire day just watching the people comming and going. Amazing how many kinds of people of differet origins and heritages comes here. WOW and more WOW. Must see when your are in Rome.

smallest independent country in the world, very few people can enter its gates, but I can assure you inside is one of the most relaxing environments one can find, very well kept, with a helipad and its own radio station.

If you are not with a tour group, get to the Vatican VERY EARLY. I think they let the public in at 10am but the line is uaully around the block by 8am. Tour groups are let in starting at 8am so it is your best bet to find one to sign up with. If you cannot get with a group, expect to get there very early and to have a long wait. It is worth every minute. No picture can do justice to the art, building, tapestry, atmosphere, history or lawns of this city within a city. Sistene Chapel is strict with talking and picture taking. I wouldnt' risk it. Women need to remember to wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees. If you forget, there are plenty of people selling scarves outside to the people in line.

buy drinks before visiting as it is always overcrowded with long ques and drinks r no exception! a slushy cost bout £4 but it was needed! such a beautiful spot but make sure to venture into the markets they have hidden jewels if u look hard enough n they have hologramatic pope stickers...wish i had brought some now! oh b prepared to cover up in church's too, i hardly wore anything so was made to wrap a huge robe around me!! people didn't appear very friendly either!

The Vatican Museums are a must-see for any lover of art, history, and culture. And remember that Michelangelo's exquisite Pietà is inside the Basilica di San Pietro! Join the throngs of people in St Peter's Square on Wednesday mornings to see Pope Benedict's general audience -- an unforgettable experience.

Culture, Christianity, Beauty, Peace and lot os History!

There you can see a lot of old Buildings, Churches and Culture!! Stay a week so that you can visit nearly half of it all ;)

The book Angels and Demons by Dan Brown explores the Vatican from the inside out and is an excelent read to inform yourself on Christinaity and Vatican history and stucture.

Hiking to the top of the St. Peters Basilica dome is well worth the view.

it s just unbelieveable how much gold god needs to protect us....he s a really expensive guard....

Don't forget to say your prayers. Oh, and you can't take pictures of the roof at the Sistine Chapel.

Dont go if you suffer from clastrophobia, it is always packed but worth it to see the ceiling!

A trip to Rome means a trip to the Vatican City.  The Vatican is a small compact destination with much to do.  I would highly recommend having a look at the tombs underneath St Peter's Basillica.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! This is definitely a place that you must visit at some point in your life...

First, be aware that to enter St Peters Basillica, men must have thier legs covered so no shorts or mid lenght pants. Ladies, it is respectfull to cover your head and shoulders with a scarf. You will notice that when you view the Cistine Chapel that a.) you cannot speak in there. b.) no flash when taking pictures in fact I'm not sure you can even take pics in there. Notice that Michealangelos frescos on the ceiling were not planned out properly. He starts with large robust figures at one end and finds himself cramped for space towards the other end. He did however do an incredible job. The large painting on the wall which i believe depicts pergatory was something that the great painter was apposed to doing. So angry that he painted the face of he who forced him to paint onto one of the charaters dying bodies. After the chaple you will enter the Basillica. There are riches beyond your wildest imagination to see. The floor alone is made up of many beautful marbles and so much symbolism. I believe that there are symbols embedded in the floor that indicate distances of other places from the basillica. You will notice that even though there are huge paintings inside that you are allowed to take flash pictures. Why? Because the originals were removed and replicas were painstakingly created with micro mosaics. I am an artist and didn't figure this out until I read about it after leaving:(