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The gallery is a corridor 120 meters long and 6 meters wide, where a magnificent series of frescoes in the form of 40 geographical maps are located. From floor to ceiling, its walls are covered with images of the former possessions of the Catholic Church and the most important regions of Italy during the era of Pope Gregory XIII.

When thinking about what to see in the Vatican, be sure to visit the Pinni Courtyard, which combines the Belvedere and Apostolic Palaces. Its second name - Pine Cone Yard - was given to the place because of a 4-meter bronze cone crowned with an antique fountain. Its base is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting the athletes of ancient Rome. In 1990, a golden installation in the form of a ball 4 m in diameter was installed in the Courtyard.

Today, the guards of the armed forces, the only ones in the Vatican, created at the beginning of the 16th century, participate in diplomatic missions and masses, guard at the entrance to the state, near the cloisters of the pope and the secretary of state. They can be seen on all floors of the Apostolic Palace. The impressive appearance of the guardsmen causes admiration and respect.

It is difficult to make a detailed description of this attraction of the Vatican, it is better to see it once. The walls of the apartments, arranged in a private wing of the Vatican Palace on the floor below Raphael's Stations, are painted with unique frescoes. In addition to 6 rooms with thematic names, the apartment is complemented by a treasury and a papal bedroom.

Dating from the middle of the 16th century, this building was a summer villa for Popes Pius IV and Paul IV. The structure is beautiful enough: an oval courtyard, planted with greenery, is surrounded by two pavilions and two covered passages. Tourists leave the best reviews about statues, frescoes, amazing floor tiles.

This museum of ancient art occupies a well-deserved place on the list of attractions in the Vatican. Sculptures, mosaics, sarcophagi are presented in its halls. The aim of the founders of the Pius VI and Clement XIV Museum was to store Roman and Greek masterpieces on the grounds of the Belvedere Palace. As the collection was replenished, rooms were added to the museum, the halls were differentiated by theme, and niches were made for the most significant sculptures. Many excursions to the Vatican include a visit to it.

Dated from the middle of the 16th century, this building was a summer villa for Popes Pius IV and Paul IV. The structure is beautiful enough: an oval courtyard, planted with greenery, is surrounded by two pavilions and two covered passages. Tourists leave the best reviews about statues, frescoes, amazing floor tiles.

The list of the best attractions of the Vatican includes the museum's collection of paintings. Founded in the 18th century. Pope Pius VI, the Pinakothek received a separate building in 1932. The collection of paintings owes its prestige and celebrity to the most famous masters of various eras. In 18 rooms, about 400 paintings are arranged in chronological order.

In good weather, nature itself decides what to see in the Vatican. Guides in the Vatican will lead you to this landscaped botanical park, famous for its beauty - you won’t be able to get here without them. In the XVIII century. fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants were grown here, today the plant world on 20 hectares has an exclusively decorative purpose.

Even without deciding in advance what to see in the Vatican in 1 day, you will still get here, because the rating of this place with a pink granite obelisk goes off scale. It is on St. Peter's Square that believers gather in order to receive the blessing of the pope, pray with Catholics around the world or participate in a festive mass.