Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS…
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Sistine Chapel
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Stanze di Raffaello
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Apollo Belvedere and Laocoön, Museo Pio-Clementino
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La Trasfigurazione,
Pinacoteca
PRACTICALITIES
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MAP
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06 6988 4676
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Viale Vaticano
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adult/reduced €16/8, admission free last Sun of month
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9am-6pm Mon-Sat, last admission 4pm, 9am-2pm last Sun of month, last admission 12.30pm
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Ottaviano-San Pietro
Vatican Library
Founded by Nicholas V in 1450, the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana contains more than
1.5 million volumes, including illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, prints and
drawings.
Pinacoteca
Often overlooked by visitors, the papal picture gallery was founded by Pope Pius XI in
1932. Its collection comprises 460 paintings dating from the 11th to 19th centuries, with
