"The Holy City within a City" Vatican City by Jenniflower

Vatican City Travel Guide: 1,267 reviews and 3,878 photos

Flower's Vatican

Pros and Cons

Pros:Culture, history, breathtaking
Cons:Tons of people - but then that's to be expected!
In a nutshell:Everything I imagined and more

Last visit to Vatican City: Sep 2005
Intro Updated Jul 11, 2006
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Reviews (20)

Vatican Museum - Egyptian museum Things to Do (10)

This is the first museum you enter when you come out of the spiral foyer area. Housed in ten rooms, it is a very... more travel advice

Vatican Museums Things to Do (10)

This was a particularly lovely foyer area we thought - the Vatican has certainly not spared any expense with their... more travel advice

Vatican dress code Warnings and Dangers (5)

I am not sure why people dont take the time and effort to read up on this type of thing before going to view it. The... more travel advice

Human traffic and queues Warnings and Dangers (5)

Traffic on the roads and onthe pavements, wherever you go, there are people people people. And with so many people, this... more travel advice

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yumyum Apr 16, 2009 at 1:07 AM

Climbing the Dome sounds like hard work. I've never been to Rome nor to the Vatican yet. With such long lines I hope they have plenty of toilets and also that they have lockers for daypacks. Great page on how to do it with a family!
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fairy_dust Oct 14, 2007 at 2:02 PM

I just love the Vatican... St. Peter's is absolutely amazing and one of the most beautiful churches I've ever seen. I felt priviledged to attend Sunday Mass at St. Peter's on my last trip to Rome.
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sloughgal Oct 12, 2007 at 7:30 AM

Jen this needs to be top 5 again, what happened? :-( Very odd. I hope I have helped today :-)
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Nemorino Sep 4, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Your little niece picked a fantastic place to learn to walk!
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angiebabe Jun 28, 2007 at 11:16 AM

Hi,a return visit - to try again to find your Sistine chapel photos!(of course u werent of those amazing people who still manage to get sneaky ones in no matter how manys signs& security guards&risk to ruining amazing art!)Thx4 yr St Pauls climb picsx
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Stephen-KarenConn Jun 12, 2007 at 5:17 AM

A very enjoyable tour with great detail and personal insights.
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poppyrose7 Apr 7, 2007 at 6:07 AM

Excellent stuff Jen, especially that dome! Will check out your Rome pages later
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toonsarah Jan 18, 2007 at 11:55 AM

Excellent tips as always Jen - thorough, informative and with a personal touch. Some beautful photos too, especially inside the Basilica. We did that climb to the top with my elderly mother-in-law ;0
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Pawtuxet Jan 5, 2007 at 6:08 AM

Must have been wonderful for you after studying this magical place for so long and then seeing it. I visited w/ 2 of my kids yrs. ago and we stood w/ mouth open about half the time. How to absorb so much art and history??
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Dabs May 31, 2006 at 8:48 AM

I still don't understand why the name of a river or city isn't the same in any language, I mean shouldn't the name be whatever it is in the native country???? Nice page!