Buildings
St Peter's Basilica
The largest church in the world and the centre of the Catholic Church, built over the tomb of St Peter.
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Attractions
Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
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…
Historic sites
St Peter's Square
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.
Natural features
Vatican Gardens
Formal gardens, woods and fountains covering about half of Vatican City, behind St Peter's, with grottoes, statues and views of the dome.