Formal gardens, woods and fountains covering about half of Vatican City, behind St Peter's, with grottoes, statues and views of the dome. They can only be seen on a guided tour, booked through the Vatican Museums, sometimes by open bus.
Tours include entry to the Vatican Museums afterwards. Book well ahead.
One of the world's greatest art collections, built up by the popes, with classical sculpture, the Raphael Rooms, the Gallery of Maps, and, at the end…
The largest church in the world and the centre of the Catholic Church, built over the tomb of St Peter.
Bernini's vast oval square in front of St Peter's Basilica, embraced by curving colonnades of 284 columns, with an Egyptian obelisk in the centre.
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