Vatican Museum
A Suite right in the heart of Rome(inside bathroom, air conditioning, tv, internet) Saint Peter,Vatican Museum, Navona Square and Spanish Steps are 15/30 minutes on foot...
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a cosy establishment that is well located in the heart of the Eternal City; just a short 15-minute walk from the Vatican and the beautiful Basilica of Saint Peter's with ...
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Located just a few steps away from Saint Peter , in the heart of the Prati district, boasts all the comforts of a beautiful vacation in Rome.We offer finely furnis ...
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A few minutes from the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s square is the recently renovated Villa Emilia ready to cater to your every need
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The central location provides easy access to the most important monuments of the area Musei Vaticani, Cappella Sistina, Basilica di San Pietro, Castel Sant' Angelo.
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A Comfortable B&B made of two new flats, both located in historical near the Vatican Museums and Saint Peter’s Basilica.All major tourist attractions, such as the ...
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Apartment in characterful old central district of Borgo Pio, far 400 mt. from St. Peter, 350 from St Angel Castle and 250 from Tevere (the river).Consisting of kitchen, ...
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Located in the center of Rome a few steps away from St. Peter's Church. We offer our guests all the comforts of a modern hotel.
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Elegant and spacious apartment at few steps from the Vatican Museum. In few minutes walking you can be in St.Peter's Square
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Situated in a prestigious building dating back to the 19th century in one of central Rome's most fashionable areas, this B&B is located within walking distance of the ...
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The first cluster of works exhibited in what was going to become the Vatican Museum, consisted of a collection of statues.
Clement XIV and Pio VI founded the Pio-Clementino Vatican Museum, containing works on display in buildings open to the public. Pio VII significantly enlarged the collection by adding the Museo Chiaramonti and the Braccio Nuovo.
The Museo Etrusco and the Museo Egizio, which are part of the Vatican Museums, were founded by Gregory XVI, who took care of having Etruscan pieces and Ancient Egyptian material coming from archaeological excavations taken to Rome. He then assembled the works and monuments already on display in other Roman museums. During San Pio X’s pontificate, the Galleria Lapidaria, including 137 inscriptions of ancient Roman Jewish graveyards, was added in 1910.
The Galleria degli Arazzi, including tapestries from the 16th and 17th centuries, the Galleria delle Carte Geografiche, the Loggia di Raffaello, the Chapel by Beato Angelico, painted during Nicholas V’s pontificate, and the very famous Sistine Chapel, named after its founder Sixtus IV and painted by Michelangelo, are just some of the masterpieces boasted by the Vatican Museums. The Pinacoteca Art Gallery now located near the new Museums entrance and boasting paintings by Pinturicchio, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael, as well as many more works by the most famous artists, is also open to the public. A visit to the Museum offers the chance to view a vast, beautiful collection representative of the Italian history and art.
DON’T MISS
Raphael’s Rooms: Originally part of the private apartment of Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work to the famous painter they were named after. Have a careful look at the School of Athens, a beautiful fresco where philosophers Aristotle and Plato are depicted surrounded by scholars. Someone holds that you may also distinguish the figures of Michelangelo, who is the isolated man in front of the garden, Leonardo, in the traits of Plato, and a self-portrait of Raphael, the second figure in the right bottom corner.
Sistine Chapel: Have a close look at the wonderful frescoes by Michelangelo, among which the most famous are The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.
The Belvedere Torso: (Sala delle Muse) Greek sculpture dating back to the first century B.C., widely appreciated during Renaissance, and particularly by Michelangelo, for the accurate and detailed representation of human anatomy.
Laocoon: (Octagonal court) A most famous sculpted group representing a Trojan priest of Apollo fighting with his sons against two monstrous sea serpents.
Apollo of the Belvedere: (Octagonal court) A Roman marble copy, dating back to the second century A.D., of the original Greek bronze of the IV century B.C., considered one of the masterpieces of classic art.
USEFUL INFORMATION
From Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m – 6 p.m. (last entry 4 p.m.) The last Sunday of every month free entry 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (last entry 12.30)
Online booking at http://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va/musei/tickets/index.html
