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Up to the Cuppola

by kayleigh06

When you have seen the top of the basillica you will have the choice of going up to the top of the cupola or back down to the basillica. If you choose to go up into the cupola I would suggest you don't go up there if you are claustrophobic as the walls start to tilt and are very narrow with really really steep steps. This could also be very dangerous for people with thier children, or if with people who are frail. Also if you get so far there isn't no turning back as the passages are so narrow you won't be able to turn back because of all the people behind you.

Dress Code

by Rhondaj

To go inside St. Peter's Basilica you must be dressed properly. Shoulders covered. No bellies hanging out. Really long shorts and capris are okay. If you insist on wearing short shorts you can always pick up a pair of paper pants to cover your legs at a nearby concession stand. We saw one lady rip open her paper shopping bag to drape over her shoulders because they weren't going to let her in.

Vatican Museum Lines

by Rhondaj

The apartment we stayed in was directly opposite the museum, so I had a good view of the waxing and waning line for the museum. Some folks even lined up on days the museum would not be opening...that was funny to watch. The lines would start between 6:30 and 7:00am, even though the museum didn't open until about 9 (usually they opened the doors a little before official opening time). Now the museum doesn't open until 10 am, I sure hope people aren't lining up too early! It didn't seem to make sense in lining up way before opening hours. The worst time to get there seemed to be at opening and for the next few hours after opening. The lines seemed least to us mid-day. 1-3pm. But the lines fluctuated on and off all day...Oh, good news. No dress code (well, don't show up in a bathingsuit). BUT if you're going on through to St. Peter's Basilica you'd better be dressed right.

FAKE HANDBAGS

by DAO

Want a fantastic present from Rome. Want a story to tell all your friends when you get home? Well a big fat FINE for breaking Italian Law and buying fake designer bags and the like is not my idea of a good time. The guys you see selling them are usually exploited African men who get very little out of it. The Police target the BUYERS as you can pay the fine, they can’t. And then there is the rain. A lot of these ‘Gucci’ leather items are of poor quality and bizarre stitching. Get it wet and it may just fall apart. I do not like the prices the top name designers charge, but you are not doing yourself or anyone else any favours if you buy it. It’s a crime. Don’t ruin your holiday by giving the Police your hard earned spending money!

Getting seperated from your party in the museum

by fdrich29

The Vatican Museum is emense and filled with waves of people. There is a structured fluidity one experiences when touring the museum as you gravitate towards the Sistene Chapel. With so many people, twists, turns, rooms etc it is very easy to get lost or seperated from your dear ones, as was the case with my wife and I while here on our honeymoon. We lost each other in the Map Hall, which is fairly early on in the tour. I explained my situation to four different groups of Carabinieri as I made my way through the museum, worried for my wife, who not only can not speak Italian, is Deaf as well and can not hear anything short of a gunshot. Each time I explained my case I was told the same thing, that she was probably at the end waiting for me. I scoffed each time, thinking my new bride would do no such thing and is probably searching wearily for me. My worrying got the better of me and I...

Museum - Don't miss the significance of artifacts

by icunme

The Vatican Museum is huge - with a vast abundance of artifacts that are not named or labeled. It would be a shame to miss the significance of many items. It is recommended that you purchase a museum guide - even if you are having a personal guided tour* It is overwhelming. In addition, having a publication at home will often trigger memories and will remain a keepsake in your home library. There are shops along the way through the museum and even a few open booths in the Museum isles for your convenience.

Inside St. Peter's - dead bodies

by SLLiew

While you may be amazed by the architecture of St. Peter's Dome and Basilica, when you enter into the holy and beautiful interior, you will come across several visible embalmed bodies of Popes.It can be eerie for first-timers. So be warned so that you will not get an unexpected scare.

using our intellectual mind

by kenHuocj

takes time and patience,but DO READ the official Papal Encyclicals and Speechesposted on the Vatican Siteespecially his latest Benedict's controversial speechalso Encyclical letter - Deus caritas est

Pieta Miniatures

by icunme

You can find miniatures of the Pietà everywhere in Rome and a friend made this a little mission. We discovered that if you really want to buy one, look carefully at them, because most of them in the streets and in typical souvenir shops are badly executed. She found a lovely little marble replica in a good religious art shop. It will cost more than buying one from a street vendor, but you'll be much happier with it through the years.

swiss guard

by coolswizzle

we were running late for the papal audience and me and my family couldn`t find our way around the vatican. i think i was about to enter an area that was forbidden to tourists that all of a sudden this statue wearing a costume from the medieval or renaissance times suddenly yelled .......HALT!!! with his 7 foot long iron stake at the ready. boy, was i scared!!!!they could be wearing ridiculous costumes but they mean business!!!

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