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There are basically two lines. Metroline B (Blue Line) and Metroline A(Red Line). Metroline A goes to Vatican City. You need to depart at Cipro/Musei Vaticani station.
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...had been to Italy in the Month of June 2007. It was on a saturday we made our visit to Vatican City. We read lot of articles describing the queue hence we planned our visit sometime early morning (around 8).
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Rome is well connected. To get around rome by Metro (train) and bus is very easy.
There are basically two lines. Metroline B (Blue Line) and Metroline A(Red Line). Metroline A goes ... ...there was some accident in the metroline on the day of our visit and Metroline A was closed. We had to look for an alternative.
We anyway had enough details about bus routes. We then took Bus Route No.64 from Termini(main railstation) and got down near St.Peter's Basilica (worlds' largest Basilica).
St.Peter's Basilica and Vatican Museum are not too far. It is easy to locate. It was 10 A.M by the time we reached St.Peters ... more
VATICAN INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------ Vatican Museums so called Musei Vaticani in Italian languague, famous for its art and sculptures. It dates back to 16th century.
MY TRIP TO VATICAN ------------------------------ We had been to Italy in the Month of June 2007. It was on a saturday we made our visit to Vatican City. We read lot of articles describing the queue hence we planned our visit sometime early morning (around 8).
HOW TO ------------ Rome is well connected. To get around rome by Metro (train) and bus is very easy.
There are basically two lines. Metroline B (Blue Line) and Metroline A(Red Line). Metroline A goes to Vatican City. You need to depart at Cipro/Musei Vaticani station.
MY EXPERIENCE ------------------------ We actually planned to take Metroline. But unfortunately there was some accident in the metroline on the day of our visit and Metroline A was closed. We had to look for an alternative. We anyway had enough details about bus routes. We then took Bus Route No.64 from Termini(main railstation) and got down near St.Peter's Basilica (worlds' largest Basilica).
St.Peter's Basilica and Vatican Museum are not too far. It is easy to locate. It was 10 A.M by the time we reached St.Peters Basilica. There is an information centre just outside the basilica and on the way to Vatican Museums.
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQUEUE ------------------------------------------------- We proceeded further in just 10 steps we joined the Queue. Oh God !!! I have never seen such a Queue. It ran for miles. It was a sunny day and we had a tough time standing in the queue. You will have to Queue up on the pavement of main road and no place to rest you feet. We spent our time watching the traffic.
WHAT - WHILE IN QUEUE ------------------------------------ Lot of Gelatto (Icecream) shops located just opposite to the road. People were grabbing icecreams and passing time. Near the shop there are small walls where you can sit and relax your feet. If you are in a group you can cross the road and sit for sometime on a rotational basis (you have to have someone standing in the queue).
While in Queue, You can see vendors selling things, restaurant people advertising their restaurants to you. You can go through the article about Vatican Museums.
It took solid 3 hours for us to get into the Vatican Museums. No online reservations...too bad.
MUSEUMS --------------- There are lot of Museums inside like Egyptian Musuem, Archaeological findings - Etruscan Museum etc., It took 2 hours for us to go through the Musuem.
Have your snacks and drinks before entering the museum. You will hardly find a place to sit inside the Museum. Once you get in you will lose yourself... What an art ?!!!
NOT TO MISS: -------------------- Map Gallery (hall) view is amazing... Dont miss to take a snap here.
The Staircase on your way back is worth capturing too.
Sistine Chapel, the official residence of Pope - breath taking. You can find 'Creation of Adam' painting in the ceiling of Sistine Chapel. Wow!!! We did not close our mouths...astonishing.
DOs & DONTs --------------------
You are not allowed to take snaps inside Sistine Chapel .You are supposed to observe silence.
If you find a group tour, just stay back and let them go or go before them, otherwise you will find it difficult to see things in the crowd.
Get an audio guide. Markings are clear. But there are lots...anyway you will not have time to listen to each and everything. Concentrate only on important things.
Once you are out of the Museum dont miss to visit St.Peters Basilica. You are not allowed to go with short skirt and sleeveless shirts. Beware.
Either plan your visit early in the morning or late afternoon.
...really want to go to the Vatican Museum? Expecting nothing I took the metro to Ottaviano. It was not difficult to know which way to go, I just followed the crowds and after about five minutes I was confronted with the huge walls of the Vatican City.
Signs point you in the right direction, which is following the wall up a gentle slope to the entrance of the Museum. The first thing that struck me was how modern the interior was the second was the ... ...taste of how efficiently run the Vatican is, this was the only museum in Italy where the staff seemed not only regimented but very neatly turned out in a Vatican uniform.
Unlike all the other museums around Italy there is no free entrance for students, although I did try. There are over four miles of galleries to go through before you get to see the Sistine Chapel. I had read that there are short cuts but I didn’t see them. If this is a first ...
Freddydog 10.04.2001
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Advantages: great knowledge and impression Disadvantages: too many people in there
...could spend a day in the museum. I never feel like spending much time in museums......but here in Vatican Museums. It is very beautiful and wonderful place i had ever visited....I spent a day in there but i would suggest you to go there in the morning because it is very long line to get inside because every people visited Vatican city usually visit Vatican Museums as well,hundreds of poeple!!!! Anyway,after a long waiting,it is worth to spend such ...
Naryn 02.12.2000 (03.12.2000)
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Advantages: Beautiful and fascinating Disadvantages: Crowded and lack of exhibit information.
...read previous reviews I spent the summer of 2002 in Italy. The Vatican city of course was on my list of places to visit including the Vatican Museum.
The first thing to note when visiting these museums is to make sure your knees and shoulders are covered. This is easily forgotten in the heat of Italy, but it is essential. Tickets to the museum cost 10 Euros (well they did in 2000) and if my memory serves me well check the opening times (something ... ...On entry to the museum be prepared to be searched and have any luggage examined...it's rather like being at an airport, and then be prepared to walk!! The museum is big...give yourself plenty of time! The museum is not big on guide books but many of the items will have a audio symbol next to it and if you collect an audio guide as you enter you will learn much about the collection this way. In fact this selects what you look at. It's a good way of ...
SimonJB 23.02.2004
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Advantages: Fantastic art Disadvantages: Long Queue
...devotee, I agreed to visit the vatican museum as my wife was extremely keen. Having checked the opening times (very important to do this, as they do vary) we followed the throng from the Metro station. The queue was several hundred metres long, this being a Saturday morning, but was moving fairly quickly. The atmosphere was pleasant with many conversations taking place between "fellow queuers". After just less than an hour we were in, cost 12 euros ... ...impossible to describe in words the sights that greeted you inside. If you wanted it could take you several hours to work your way through. Although the Sistine chapel is the main room that most go to see, our favourite was the long gallery which we felt eclipsed the Sistine. There are many narrow staircases and wheel chair access would be almost impossible. ...
Alfresco 02.06.2006
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