The world’s smallest state: St Peter’s and the Vatican Museums.
For living88/100
For travel88/100
Key facts
Average net salary$2,500 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$1,100 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$18
Traveller daily budget$110 /day
Safety10/10
ClimateMediterranean
Avg summer temperature+31 °C
Avg winter temperature+8 °C
Best time to visitApril, May, June, September, October
Population825
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 135 countries
Places worth seeing
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo and Raphael frescoes; book tickets ahead.
- St Peter’s Basilica: The world’s largest church, with a climb up the dome.
- St Peter’s Square: Bernini’s colonnade and the Pope’s Sunday Angelus.
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