Vatican City State holidays
A solo trip around Europe, with my travel phobia? I only wish I’d done it sooner
My first trip alone was daunting, but the romance and beauty of Paris, Florence and Rome helped me conquer my fears
A city out of time: what do we dream of when we dream of Rome?
On a writing grant to the eternal city an Italian-born Australian encounters its two faces – the tourist’s fantasy and the residents’ reality
Instagram snapshots
Instagrammers get the Vatican to themselvesInspired by the #empty series which gives Instagrammers exclusive access to museums and galleries after hours, the first #emptyvatican event was held this week. Here’s a selection of shots captured by the photographers as they toured the Vatican’s ornate interiors
On the radar
The Vatican by train: a new kind of papal visitPapal blocks – Lego basilica in pictures
The Vatican Museums review – over-garnished papal-art doco
The Vatican’s art collection is spilling over with treasures, but they’re hard to concentrate on in this gaudy brandfest, writes Andrew Pulver
Sistine Chapel revived by cutting-edge lighting and air conditioning
New systems aim to limit number of tourist visits, while providing better illumination and preserving artworks
Taxi for Pope Benedict ... touring the Vatican's car collection
As the world digests the news of the resignation of Pope Benedict, we check out the papal taste in wheels at the Vatican's popemobile museum in Rome
The Vatican's Secret Archive: selected papal documents go on display in Italy
Includes letter sent by English to Pope Clement VII in 1530 demanding Henry VIII be allowed to divorce Catherine of Aragon
Holy See plunges into red
Weak US dollar pushes Vatican into first loss in four years
Instagram snapshotsInstagrammers get the Vatican to themselvesInspired by the #empty series which gives Instagrammers exclusive access to museums and galleries after hours, the first #emptyvatican event was held this week. Here’s a selection of shots captured by the photographers as they toured the Vatican’s ornate interiors
