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| St. Peter's Basilica |
Travel to Rome is not complete without the visit to the St. Peters Basilica and the Sistine Chapel Museum. The Vatican is the smallest state in the world and the seat of Catholicism. The St. Peters Basilica and the Sistine Chapel are the two main attractions of the Vatican. From Rome central train terminal, the travel will take 15 minutes. I advise tourist to avoid taking taxi, it's expensive. You have to do some homework by getting to know the trains route.
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| La Pieta |
Expect long queue at the Sistine Chapel Museum, be aware of cut off time in the entrance. Once you are inside all the artifacts of the ancient times will be revealed, it's an amazing experience. The museum have thousands of different artifacts, statues, paintings, collection of wide array of arts, gold carvings and many more. It's a magnificent place where history of man and creation can be visualized.
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| Sistine Chapel Museum |
The entry to St. Peters Basilica is also a long queue. Female visitors are required to wear below the knee skirts and modest attire. Remember, this is the main church of the Catholics. Once you enter the basilica, the La Pieta one of most famous work of Michelangelo is located at the main entrance on the right side. The walls to ceilings is decorated with different types of arts from paintings to sculptures from marble to gold. I wonder how creative the Romans are? They have designed the interiors of basilica beautifully.
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| At the Copula |
To finish your tour, be sure to climb the copula, a 320 steps. Imagine how far you can go? There are areas where you can take a breath while you are on your climb. Imagine that this is a way to heaven, or may somewhat be a penance. If you are suffering from any kind of illness that prohibits such activity better to avoid it. Expect heavy crowd in this copula climb.
A magnificent view of the square and the Vatican City can be seen in the top of the cupola.
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| A view at the top of copula |
The entry to St. Peters Basilica is also a long queue. Female visitors are required to wear below the knee skirts and modest attire. Remember, this is the main church of the Catholics. Once you enter the basilica, the La Pieta one of most famous work of Michelangelo is located at the main entrance on the right side. The walls to ceilings is decorated with different types of arts from paintings to sculptures from marble to gold. I wonder how creative the Romans are? They have designed the interiors of basilica beautifully. 
To finish your tour, be sure to climb the copula, a 320 steps. Imagine how far you can go? There are areas where you can take a breath while you are on your climb. Imagine that this is a way to heaven, or may somewhat be a penance. If you are suffering from any kind of illness that prohibits such activity better to avoid it. Expect heavy crowd in this copula climb.
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