π»π¦ Vatican
Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting blessed Vatican. I was there in the winter of 2024. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places βΊοΈ.
πΊ Places: Vatican City.
π Top sights visited:
- Vatican City
- St. Peter’s Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri)
- Vatican Museums (Musea Vaticana)
- The Sistine Chapel (Sacellum Sixtinum)
- Gardens of Vatican City (Horti Civitatis Vaticanae)
π§ Local musicians:
- π»π¦ Sistine Chapel Choir (choir). Genre: religious
π₯ Local food & drinks:
- Dry Red Wine (Vinum Siccum Rubrum)
- Baked Pasta (Coxit Adipiscing)
- Grissini (Grissini)
π¬ Local movies:
- The Two Popes (Duo Pontifices). Year: 2019. Genres: drama
πͺ Authentic features:
- Catholicism (Ecclesia Catholica)
- The Papal Audiences (Audientiis Publicis Summi Pontificis)
- The Papal Conclave Ritual (Papae Conclave)
- Authentic Musical Instrument: Pipe Organ (Organum)
- The Heritage of the Papal States (Dicio Pontificia)
π National flower: Easter Lily (Lilium Longiflorum)
π¦ Local wisdom: “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” / “Omnes tenebrae in mundo non possunt lucem unius candelae extinguere. ” β St. Francis of Assisi
π¨βπ The oldest university: The Pontifical Lateran University (Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis), Rome (Holy See), est. 1773.