Vatican CityVatican City
Vatican City packs an extraordinary concentration of art and history into the world's smallest sovereign state, entirely enclosed within Rome. St. Peter's Basilica's dome dominates the skyline, its scale hard to grasp until you're standing beneath it, while the Vatican Museums lead visitors through room after room of treasures toward the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. A visit here is measured in hours, not days, but few places pack this much artistic and religious weight per square meter.
Main destinations
Food & drink to try
Fettuccine alla papalina
Ribbon pasta with prosciutto, egg and Parmesan, made for a cardinal who became pope.
Olio di Castel Gandolfo
Olive oil pressed from the trees of the papal gardens above Lake Albano.
Frascati
Dry white from the Castelli Romani, the local wine on the Vatican table for centuries.