Places worth the detour in Vatican City
Vatican City has 31 places worth going out of your way for on Detourmap, across 10 kinds — the biggest group is churches, temples, monasteries & shrines (11). The best known is St. Peter's Basilica. 16 of them are hidden gems most guides skip. Every place below has a photo and a Wikipedia article — click any of them to fly the map there.
Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Vatican City 11
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Mater Ecclesiae Monastery
Sacred sites · 20th century · Notable
Catholic monastery located in the Vatican
Museums & galleries in Vatican City 6
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Borgia Apartment
Museums & galleries · 15th century · Notable
Suite of rooms in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City
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Museo Pio Cristiano
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Branch of the Vatican Museums in Rome
Monuments & statues in Vatican City 5
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Apollo Belvedere
Monuments & statues · 2nd century · Notable
Roman statue copy after a Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares
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Augustus of Prima Porta
Monuments & statues · 1st century BC · Notable
Ancient Roman sculpture of the emperor Augustus
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Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
Monuments & statues · 17th century · Hidden gem
Funerary monument by Gianlorenzo Bernini
Ancient & archaeological sites in Vatican City 2
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Saint Peter's tomb
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Site under St. Peter's Basilica to memorialize the location of St. Peter's grave
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Vatican Grotto
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Crypt with papal tombs beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
Castles, palaces & forts in Vatican City 2
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Apostolic Palace
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Renowned
Official residence of the Pope in Vatican City
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Governorate's Palace
Castles & palaces · 20th century · Hidden gem
Architectural structure in Vatican City
Caves & caverns in Vatican City 1
Towers & lighthouses in Vatican City 1
Bridges & aqueducts in Vatican City 1
Catacombs, shipwrecks & cemeteries in Vatican City 1
Parks, gardens & arboretums in Vatican City 1
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Gardens of Vatican City
Parks & gardens · 13th century · Notable
Private urban gardens and parks in Vatican City
