Things To Do In Vatican City On Vacation To Italy

Vatican city is world famous as the headquarters of the roman catholic church and the world's smallest independent country. Actually it is just like a country within a city of Italy. Vatican city is also known as the 'Holy See' because it is the territory of Sancta Sedes but in actual Vatican city is distinct from Holy See. The smallest country in the world has the population of around 800 people and most of them are pope or employees in the churches and museums.

St. Peter's Basilica:-St. Peter's Basilica building is the largest symbol of the Roman Catholic religion in the world.This massive structure took 120 years to complete. It is the masterpiece of art that is built by the contribution of some of the world best artists including Bramente,Borromini and Michelangelo.  

Vatican Museums:-Vatican museum is the largest museum building in the world with over 14000 rooms. This museum has wide collection of 3000 years old artwork of world famous artists such as by Raphael.It is a very vast museum to visit that is why is advised to view the museum under guided tours. It is a small list of things to do in Vatican city while you are on the trip to Rome.

St. Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro):-It is one of the most famous squares all over the world. St. Peter's Square is a large oval space bounded by four rows of columns arranged in the semicircle. At the center of the square, there is an obelisk. This obelisk was brought by Caligula to Rome from Heliopolis in 1586. On the top of all doric columns, 140 statues of saints are placed. TravelMagma offers an expert travel blog & advice to locations around the world.