Vatican, which is a frequent destination for those visiting Rome, The Lateran, which was signed in 1929 as the holy and administrative center of Catholic Christians It became an independent country with the treaty. It is one of the Rome Travel Guides and Places to Visit in Rome because it is the smallest country in the world, with a land size of half of 1 km2, and located in the center of Rome. be included in the whole or become a Vatican Travel Guide article on its own.

We would like to point out that before your Vatican plan, places to visit will take at least 4 hours of the day.. St. Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums stand out as the main places you will see..

About the Vatican Country

Before we give the information that will guide the Vatican, we would like to draw attention to some issues since the country is a religious center.. If this historical part does not catch your attention, you can proceed to the next topic.. Vatican became an independent country in 1929 with the information we have given above.. Of course, this does not mean that the Vatican did not exist.. Before today’s united Italy was established, there was a form of government dominated by Popes (meaning father)..

The concept of the Papacy is a religious administrative center not only for Italy, but also for Christians corresponding to a population of 1 billion.. Papacy, St.. It began with Peter, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, being counted as the first Bishop of Rome.. Popes, who took his place after Peter, were accepted as the supreme personality until the 11th century. After this date, the first divisions started and the single-headedness continued in all Christianity until Orthodox and Protestantism emerged.. Think of it this way, we are talking about such a strong leader that they formed crusader armies with an order and changed the political fate and appearance of the world, they interfered in the internal affairs of the heirs who were fighting for the throne in Europe, they created a concept called the inquisition (the power of excommunication), and they prepared the people to be burned alive..

Let’s talk about an important detail here. The first differences in history were experienced in the Kadıköy Council in 451, and Istanbul and Jerusalem were accepted as the religious center.. In addition, Rome, Antioch and Alexandria were accepted as holy cities and the position of the bishops was determined.. The archbishop of Rome was accepted as pope and considered the successor of Peter.. To date (2020) 265 popes have served in this office.. The last Pope Francis, born in Argentina, is the first pope elected from outside Europe .

As it is known, there are 3 different denominations in Christianity. Orthodoxes, Catholics and Protestants. Mind you, it’s happened to me, don’t suggest to a Christian that there is no difference between denominations.. I just asked my English teacher, “Don’t you believe in the same creator?” He got very angry when I said. Anyway, back to the topic. Orthodox argue that the pope arose for historical reasons, not religious reasons.. Orthodox, who accept that he is the patriarch of Rome, do not accept that he has the authority to judge and rule over other patriarchs.. The headquarters of their partnership is the Fener Patriarch in Istanbul.. Even recently, Patriarch Bartholemeos, 12. organized by the Pope in the 4th century. He succeeded in taking back the sacred religious artifacts in Istanbul that were looted during the Crusades.. If you wish, you can find Istanbul before the looting in my article named Bzyantium 1200 . We also touched on this subject in our Venice Travel Notes.
Protestants, on the other hand, argue that no one is given the authority of the pope in the church.. 16. It was born as a result of the reform movement against this authority and authority under the leadership of Martin Luther and Jean Calvin in the 19th century.

Of course, the details of what is explained above are much more.. In other words, as you go into history, the topics open up.. I would like to talk about the collections I encountered in the Vatican museums, which are interesting to me and will attract your attention.. Before Christianity, there was a polytheistic belief system in Rome and the Roman Empire.. In this system, which is the continuation of Greek mythology, there were many gods and dynasties.

Now we said Vatican and Christianity, we talked about their museums. Why did we enter mythology? A large collection of Roman sculptures in the Vatican museums are preserved and exhibited in the Vatican! Aphrodite, Apollo and many god statues are in these museums.. Why does a divine religion belonging to a monotheistic religion, which I do not understand, not give up adopting its polytheistic ancient beliefs and decorating its cities with mythological elements? For example, the Pope ordered the construction of the Neptune statue in Bologna (see Bologna Travel Notes).. If the current belief invalidates the polytheistic religion, why were these statues preserved and hidden? I couldn’t find the answer to this question.

As I was filling my head with these deep questions, I found myself connecting Roman Gods to Greek Gods. Then I came across the Greek Gods inside the Sumerian tablets. More precisely, I compared the Greek Gods to the gods on these tablets.. Was Greek Culture influenced by the Sumerians? In fact, many cultures in the world have been influenced by each other.. While collecting information about the Sumerian tablets, I read with fear that the verses about the flood and creation in the 4 holy books are similar to the Sumerian tablets.. (see Nadir Elibol research) Here I have come to the conclusion that. We know from the Qur’an that many prophets came to the world.. From here, envoys must have come to Sumerian cities in Iraq who conveyed this information.. Otherwise, we would see that there is a different option in Göbeklitepe (see Göbeklitepe The Collapse of Religions ) that concludes that Gods are aliens, just like the other result I explained.

It is not difficult to say that rituals such as sacrificing, circumambulation (circling around the religious element), which exist in many beliefs, are a cross between different beliefs.. Aztecs 15 in Mexico. They were sacrificing human beings to the Sun God until the 16th century, and building pyramids like the Egyptian pyramids, whose connection could not be identified.. Obviously, there are unsolved questions that have many question marks and are confusing.. Philosophy perhaps first began to question whether there is a God by questioning this.. If you are interested, I recommend you to take a look at the Sumerian tablets.. Maybe you’ll come to a different conclusion. Let’s put an end to the Vatican’s interest in pre-Christianity by stating that the Sumerian tablets were transported from Iraq to America with the recent American invasion.. Let’s continue with the transportation information below.

Where to Vatican? How to go?

We have mentioned before that the Vatican is in Rome. We think he already got the information about Rome.. If you are somewhere in Rome by the Spanish Steps, the Fountain of Love or the Pantheon, you can even walk to the Vatican.. Even if you walk by looking around, it will take up to 45 minutes.. (2.5 km) There are also different options.

For example, we stayed at the back of the Pantheon (see Pantheon Inn Hotel). We paid 8 Euros to reach the Vatican by taxi from here.. Again, for the sake of information, the taxi we hired to reach the Colosseum from the Vatican cost 11 euros.. The point you should pay attention to is not to take this taxi from the stop.. Taximeter opens for 3 Euro more. (put it in your pocket, you need this information) Prefer the taxi on the go.

The other option is to reach by metro. You will get off at the stop named Ottoviano on the red line with the code A . If you have the Museum appointment, get off at the next stop, Cipro-Musei Vaticani, and reach the museums.

The Structure / Sections of the Vatican

Vatican 3 main It consists of San Pietro Square and St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel and Vatican Gardens . While St. Peter’s Square and the basilica can be visited for free, visiting the Vatican museums and gardens is paid.. Before visiting the Vatican, we recommend that you plan your trip and buy your Vatican and Colosseum ticket online as soon as you buy your flight ticket.. When you come here, you can visit the sections listed above separately.. For example, you cannot pass from Peter’s Basilica into museums or gardens.. (actually, it is very close but closed )

Vatican Museums It is one of the largest museums in the world surrounded by Italy and Rome. It was built by the Roman Catholic Church during the renaissance period.. It contains a total of 54 galleries with its sculpture collection and the Sistine Chapel . The work of Bernini, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Rafael is dazzling. Especially when you enter the Sistine Chapel, you will not be able to come across an uncolored element on its walls, and you will get enough of Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Of course, this is a chapel, you will see Christianity and its descriptions in a rectangular structure respectively. Of course, we follow this for art, but if you want more details, wikipedia wrote it well: wikipedia Sistina

While preparing the Vatican notes, I saw different places that were included in the Vatican Places to Visit list on various blogs.. Like Angelo Castle, for example.. In fact, although this castle looks like a part of the Vatican with its walls, the Vatican consists of the circumscribed area on the map above.. Locations outside of this area Rome. If you have a different information, we need to correct the article, we would be pleased if you indicate it in the comments..

How to Buy Vatican Museums Tickets?

The Vatican welcomes thousands of tourists every day of the year, especially in summer months.. As such, it is possible to encounter a queue that extends for kilometers.. If you buy your ticket in advance, you can enter privileged without waiting in this queue.. Click for Vatican Museums Online ticket.

When the page is opened, there are many options. This is a little confusing. Like guided tours, breakfast tours with trains. Choose Admission Ticket as an option. In the next stages, you choose the date you will visit.. The ticket price was set at 17 Euros in December 2019 when we visited.. You can also get optional audioguide.. In addition, 4 Euro is requested as the pre-sale price.. After entering your card information and making the payment, your login information will be sent to your e-mail in the form of a PDF file.. Print out this document and keep it with you. With this printout, you will receive tickets from the automatic machines in the museum.

Vatican Museums & Places to Visit

Vatican Museums consist of 19 different sections in a 2-storey structure.

Divisions downstairs

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The upstairs sections

Vatican in Brief

We have tried to give detailed information about the Vatican so far. Now we will share short useful information..

# The Vatican is the smallest country in the world, not in Europe. It is only half the size of 1 km’2. The number of citizens does not exceed 1000.. Swiss elected Catholic soldiers protect the country. (100 people)

# With its archives, the Vatican has rich sources of world history, especially close geography.. İlber Ortaylı says that if you are going to do serious research, you should definitely visit the Vatican Libraries..

# Curious about the capital of the Vatican? Vatican City is a small region west of the Tiber river that divides the city of Rome in two.. So the Vatican has no capital.. In fact, we cannot call the Vatican a country, but we cannot say the opposite either.. You do not need any visa or passport for the Vatican. Just get to Rome. After all, you see a tiny statelet and increase the number of countries you see in the world 🙂

# Vatican is not the only tiny state in Italy. It is also an independent state with the national team flag of Italy in San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world..

# You may have trouble taking pictures during your visit to the Vatican. Shooting is not allowed, especially in the Sistine Chapel. Remember to take your photos without a flash.

# To visit the Vatican, 09:00 except Sunday You can choose between -18:00 hours.

#You will see the most magnificent place of the Vatican for the first time and welcome San Pietro /strong>Square. There is an Egyptian column in the middle of the square designed by Bernini.. The square is surrounded by columns.. Above the columns are statues of saints.. One end of the square faces Rome and the other faces the St. Peter’s Basilica.