Porta Musei Vaticani

Porta Musei Vaticani is a city gate in Municipio Roma XIV, Rome, Lazio. Porta Musei Vaticani is situated near the outdoor gym Scala Elicoidale Giuseppe Momo, as well as near Missionary Ethnological Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Vatican museum and Vatican Library.

Vatican museum

Museum

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The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world.

Vatican Library

Library

Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.

The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 250 metres southeast of Porta Musei Vaticani.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 510 metres south of Porta Musei Vaticani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vatican and Old Rome.

Vatican

Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.

Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

Old Rome

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Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.