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# Vatican City

## Travel Guide

![Piazza San Pietro showing a city, a statue or sculpture and a square or plaza](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/20000/20278-Piazza-San-Pietro-St-Peters-Square.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

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### Popular places to visit

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#### Colosseum

A true architectural heavyweight, the 2,000-year-old Colosseum is often considered one of the seven “modern” wonders of the world.

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![Trevi Fountain showing heritage architecture, a fountain and heritage elements](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/20000/20309-Trevi-Fountain.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Trevi Fountain

Rome is a city abundant in world-class water features, but none more stunning, or more famous, than the Trevi Fountain.

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![Pantheon featuring a monument, a city and a square or plaza](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/20000/20362-Pantheon.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Pantheon

One of ancient Rome’s greatest achievements combines momentous history and inspired architecture.

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![Spanish Steps featuring religious aspects, château or palace and a monument](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/20000/20321-Spanish-Steps.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Spanish Steps

A monumental stairway with a monumental past, the Spanish Steps are literally and figuratively at the heart of Rome.

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![Piazza Navona showing skyline, a monument and a fountain](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/20000/20328-Piazza-Navona.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Piazza Navona

The old papal buildings have altered little over the centuries, but still act as an open-air hub for cafés and street entertainers.

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![Villa Borghese featuring a park](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/99000/99415-Rome.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Villa Borghese

Take a break from the busy city center and explore this vast network of pretty gardens and enthralling museums.

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### Things to do

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#### Rome: Colosseum with Arena, Roman Forum and Palatine Guided Tour

CA $49

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#### Rome: Castel Sant’Angelo Entry Ticket and Audioguide

CA $57

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#### Premium Colosseum, Small Group Tour with Roman Forum & Palatine Hill

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![Early Access Semiprivate Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Guided Tour](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/44535875/ebfa6110-4984-434e-a45d-d208f6a4d213.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)

#### Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Semi-private Guided Tour

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#### From Rome: Amalfi Coast and Positano Day Trip with Summer Coastal Cruise

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#### Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica

CA $270

per adult

**88%** of travellers recommend

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