Introduction
Holy devotion, artistic emotion, bustling commotion. Not many religions actually own a country, but Catholicism isn't just any religion. The Holy See (Vatican City) is probably per square foot the richest independent state in the world, making up for its total lack of natural resources with an astonishing collection of priceless art treasures.
Destination Facts
Capital: Vatican City
Pope: Benedict XVI
Government: ecclesiastical
Time zone: GMT +1
Area: .44
Population: 911
Languages: Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro (€)
Getting there and away
Most visitors to the Vatican arrive on buses as part of tour groups, by taxi, on foot or by train. The Holy See has 862m (942 yards) of railway line. Get off at Rome's St Peter's Station. From Rome's Termini railway station, take bus 64 or the quicker 40. Alternatively, jump on Line A of the metro for Ottaviano-San Pietro (St Peter's) or Cipro-Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums).
Getting around
The easiest way of getting round the Vatican is on foot - distances are small and directions are easy. For the leg-weary, bus 49 stops off at Piazza Risorgimento en route to the Vatican Museums on Viale del Vaticano.
Weather
Rome's mild climate makes it visitable year-round; however, spring and autumn are without doubt the best times to visit, with generally sunny skies and mild temperatures (although late autumn, November, can be rainy). July and August are unpleasantly hot; from December to February there is briskly cold weather, although it's rarely grey and gloomy.
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Holy devotion, artistic emotion, bustling commotion. Not many religions actually own a country, but Catholicism isn't just any religion. The Holy See (Vatican City) is probably per square foot the richest independent state in the world, making up for its total lack of natural resources with an astonishing collection of priceless art treasures.
Capital: Vatican City
Pope: Benedict XVI
Government: ecclesiastical
Time zone: GMT +1
Area: .44
Population: 911
Languages: Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro (€)
Most visitors to the Vatican arrive on buses as part of tour groups, by taxi, on foot or by train. The Holy See has 862m (942 yards) of railway line. Get off at Rome's St Peter's Station. From Rome's Termini railway station, take bus 64 or the quicker 40. Alternatively, jump on Line A of the metro for Ottaviano-San Pietro (St Peter's) or Cipro-Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums).
The easiest way of getting round the Vatican is on foot - distances are small and directions are easy. For the leg-weary, bus 49 stops off at Piazza Risorgimento en route to the Vatican Museums on Viale del Vaticano.
Rome's mild climate makes it visitable year-round; however, spring and autumn are without doubt the best times to visit, with generally sunny skies and mild temperatures (although late autumn, November, can be rainy). July and August are unpleasantly hot; from December to February there is briskly cold weather, although it's rarely grey and gloomy.
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