Sights in the Vatican area

What to see in the Borgo (Vatican) and Prati neighborhoods of RomeSights By Category
• Top Sights
• Museums
• Ancient sites / ruins
• Piazze & fountains
• Churches
• Reid's list
• Free sights
• Michelangelo's Rome
• Bernini's Rome
• Caravaggio's Rome

Tourist info:
www.turismoroma.it
www.060608.it
City museums:
www.museiincomuneroma.it
Ancient sites:
archeoroma.beniculturali.it

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The Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican MuseumsVatican Museums & Sistine Chapel ★★★ - Rome's most magnificent collection of museums includes Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Raphael Rooms, exquisite ancient Roman sculptures, and a painting gallery stuffed with works by Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Caravaggio, Raphael, Fra' Angelico, and many more....» more

Basilica San PietroSt. Peter's Basilica ★★★ - The capital of Christendom and most magnificent basilica on Earth is a late-Renaissance/early-baroque masterpiece of architecture and decoration, an artistic collaborations across the centuries between the likes of Michelangelo and Bernini, and something of a personal pulpit for the man who lives next door: the Pope... » more

Papal audienceAttending a Papal Audience ★★ - Unlike the Middle Ages, when you had to have excellent connections to see the Bishop of Rome (that's the Pope's real title), these days papal audiences are pretty easy to come by—so long as you're willing to share the moment with several thousand other audience members.... » more

Castel Sant'Angelo in RomeCastel Sant'Angelo ★ - The pope's personal fortress is a giant cylinder of a castle glowering above the Tiber and hiding at its core the tomb of Hadrian and a dozen other ancient Roman emperors.... » more

Sant'Angelo bridgePonte Sant'Angelo - The prettiest bridge across the Tiber River is strung with statues of angles designed by Bernini. It leads right to the Pope's private castle, Castel Sant'Angelo.... » more

Museum of Souls in PurgatoryMuseo delle Anime del Purgatorio (Museum of Souls in Purgatory) - Proof that not everyone makes it to the afterlife on the first try.... » more

Nearby sights in Trastevere

View from the Gianicolo at nightThe Gianicolo ★ - The Janiculum is not, technically, one of the famous "seven hills of Rome," but it's still my favorite—stretched between Trastevere and the Vatican Borgo across the Tiber River from the ancient center, and offering a stunning panorama of the city... » more

Raphale's Galatea in the Villa Farnesina, RomeVilla Farnesina ★ - Baldassare Peruzzi built this modestly sized but sumptuously decorated villa for banking mogul Agostino Chigi in 1508–11, who had particularly good taste in artists and hired Raphael, Sodoma, and Peruzzi to decorate the interior of his new villa.... » more

The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Corsini, RomeGalleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica: Palazzo Corsini - This 15th-century palace houses the original half of Rome's National Gallery of paintings (the other half's in the Palazzo Barberini, near Via Veneto). The paintings are hung sort of all squished together, but its worth a visit for such big names as Raphael, Caravaggio, Fra' Angelico, Guido Reni, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Guercino.... » more

Botanical Gardens in TrastevereOrto Botanico - A hidden botanical garden of quiet paths in Trastevere... » more

A street in TrastevereTrastevere itself ★★ - This former working class district is Rome's left bank, a bohemian neighborhood of cobblestone streets, loads of restaurants and bars, and a lively air day and night... » more

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