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Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls |
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (San Paolo fuori le Mura) is one of the four papal basilicas, located in Rome. However, it is a property of the Vatican having an extraterritorial status. St. Paul is buried inside the temple.
The first basilica was erected on that site between 386 and ... |
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Pope's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo |
Castel Gandolfo it is a small village near to Rome. Is situated on the Lazio, a crater of extinct volcano. Castel Gandolfo is on a tourist trial of the Roman Castles (Castelli Romani).
This place is called the Albanian Hills (Colli Albani) by the Romans. Due to its location in the middle of green a... |
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The Apostolic Palace |
The Apostolic Palace, also called the Papal Palace, is located next to the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican city. It is an official seat and a papal residence in the Holy See.
The palace is partially visible from the St. Peter's Square. It is actually the whole complex of buildings, such as Papal Ap... |
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Passetto di Borgo |
The Passetto di Borgo is a secret corridor, leading from the Vatican to the Castle of Saint Angel, called also the Mausoleum of Hadrian, in Rome, Italy.
The passage was constructed in the 13th century by Pope Nicholas III's order. During the following years it was used by popes who were able to run... |
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Swiss Guard |
The Swiss Guard (Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) is an infantry military formation that can be found in the Vatican only. Its aim is to keep adjutant guard to the Holy Father.
The Swiss Guard was established in the 16th century and is regarded as the smallest but also the oldest army in the world, exi... |
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Saint Peter's Square |
The Saint Peter's Square(it. Piazza San Pietro) -is located in front of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, connecting the temple with Via della Conciliazione.
The square was designed in 1656 by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. It is surrounded with a portico, whose construction took 11 years. A mon... |
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Gardens of Vatican City |
The Gardens of Vatican City is a complex of gardens scattered around the Vatican.
Near the palace-church complex there is a garden with a great variety of flora. Trees, shrubs and flowers coming from different continents create unique compositions. The area is decorated with many fountains (such as... |
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The Vatican Observatory |
The Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana) originally was established in Vatican City, but after the earthquake in the early 20th century, it was moved to Castel Gandolfo. This was also due to the fact that growing level of city lightning in Rome. It interferred with more detailed examinations of th... |
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Vatican grottoes |
The Vatican grottoes are situated under the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. It consists of basements and crypts, in which popes have been buried and valuable works of art belonging to the Holy See, are stored.
Grottoes are divided into two parts, the old and the new. Only Pope John Paul II is... |
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Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine |
The Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine is located in one of the seven hills on which, according to the legend, Rome was built. The temple was constructed in a place where previously the house of the Roman matron Sabina had been, near a temple of Juno. Later, Sabina was declared a martyr of Chr... |
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