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Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, an independent city-state inside Rome and the seat of the Pope. In one visit you can see St Peter’s Basilica and Square, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo. Book museum tickets ahead, and cover shoulders and knees for the basilica. Below is everything we have written about Vatican City.
A morning, afternoon and evening plan for two days in Rome, with what to book before you fly, where to eat in Monti and Trastevere, a Sunday swap for Testaccio and the Aventine, and how to get around.
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Nine architectural landmarks that span 1,500 years of European building, from Hagia Sophia and Mont-Saint-Michel to Bilbao’s Guggenheim, with notes on booking and the best times to go.