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The Piazza San Pietro in The Vatican

 
 

The Piazza San Pietro

Saint Peter's Basilica Saint Peter's BasilicaDespite its age (almost four hundred years old), the basilica remains one of the most significant monuments in the Catholic faith. Ralph Braumer / age fotostock;

From the edge of the Tiber, enter Vatican City via piazza Pius XII and on to via della Conciliazone. St Peter's Place opens in front of you, encircled by a double, elliptical shaped colonnade with an obelisk in the centre. Opposite you is the largest basilica in the world.

All the reasons to go

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  1.   The Piazza San Pietro

  2.   The Vatican Palace

  3.   The surrounding areas of the Vatican

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