7 key highlights you mustn’t miss at the Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums house one of the world’s largest art collections. This space, a testament to the Catholic Church’s patronage of the arts over the centuries, comprises 10 museums brimming with paintings, sculptures, frescoes and other works of art. During your tour, you’ll come across a wealth of galleries and artefacts that will catch your eye.
Read moreA guided tour of St Peter’s Basilica
At the heart of the Vatican lies St Peter’s Square, an open space designed by Bernini in the 17th century, which leads to the nerve centre of the papal city: St Peter’s Basilica. In this square, surrounded by 284 columns and 140 statues of saints, it is possible to hold services for more than 300,000 people. This is the ideal starting point for exploring the Vatican. Today we’re taking you on a brief tour of St Peter’s Square and St Peter’s Basilica so that you don’t miss a single detail during your visit.
Read moreWhat do the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel mean?
The German writer Goethe wrote: “Without having seen the Sistine Chapel, one cannot form a proper idea of what human beings are capable of achieving.” And how right he was. This room, one of the world’s most famous artistic spaces, is a sublime aesthetic experience that stands out during a tour of the Vatican Museums.
And it is impossible to think of the Sistine Chapel without considering the figure of Michelangelo Buonarroti. He himself said that “perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things”; a perfection he sought in his masterpiece through his various frescoes. Read on to find out more about the works of art that adorn the Sistine Chapel.
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