St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican

The world’s largest church, overlooked by Michelangelo’s impressive dome, displays inestimable artworks, such as Michelangelo’s Pietà and the sumptuous bronze Baldacchino by Bernini. The Vatican houses the most important museum of Rome, with an extraordinary collection of Egyptian, Etruscan, Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque art treasures. The Sistine Chapel’sfrescoes are considered one of the greatest artistic masterpieces ever conceived in human history.