Rome and surroundings
Discover the beauties of the eternal city
Basilica of San Peter
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, officially the papal major basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, is a Roman Catholic basilica in Vatican City; symbol of the Vatican State, crowned by the monumental Piazza San Pietro. It is the largest of Rome's four papal basilicas and is often described as the largest church in the world both for its size and, metaphorically, for its importance as a center of Catholicism. In addition to its liturgical importance, St. Peter's Basilica is considered one of the absolute masterpieces and one of the most important achievements in the history of architecture, and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Vatican City and established in 1984.
Vatican Museum
A few minutes from our structure, you will find one of the most important museum complexes in the world made up of multiple sectors, each identifiable with a museum. The Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, the Pinacoteca, the Gregorian Museums… will remain indelible in your memories and in your hearts!
To avoid long waits at the ticket offices, it will be very useful to book online directly from the official website and it is advisable to choose to visit the museums early in the morning.
Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo (or Castellum Crescentii in the X-XII century), also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, is a monument in Rome, located on the right bank of the Tiber opposite the pons Aelius (current Sant'Angelo bridge), a short distance from the Vatican, between the Borgo and Prati districts; it is connected to the Vatican State through the fortified corridor of the "passetto". The castle was radically modified several times in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Capitoline Museum
They are housed in palaces in Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio. The complex sees its origins from some works donated by the Pope to the citizens in 1471, thus constituting the oldest example of a public museum in the world. A visit allows you to recognize with admiring amazement well-known works largely linked to the cultural and artistic tradition of Classical Rome.