sc_cruisers12 Posted June 9, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I have tried searching for this info and can't seem to find it. I know that the entrance is no where near the entrance to St. Peter's, but I cannot find where the entrance to the museums is located. I want to make sure I know exactly where we are headed (and how to get there) so that I can plan our timing. Thanks so much! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 9, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Create a Google map using "Viale Vaticano, 100, citta vaticano, Italy" as your destination, and you'll be at the entrance to the museums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_cruisers12 Posted June 9, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Thanks so much! You're the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted June 9, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 9, 2010 For an easy look, here's a map that shows San Pietro train station (bottom center) and the museum entrance (top left quadrant). http://www.rome.info/vatican/map/mapvatican.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActiveTraveler Posted June 9, 2010 #5 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Is "Basilica dil San Pietro" St. Peter's Basilica? I did not see "St. Peter's" on that map. It also does not point out the Sistine Chapel. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted June 9, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Is "Basilica dil San Pietro" St. Peter's Basilica? I did not see "St. Peter's" on that map. It also does not point out the Sistine Chapel. :confused: Yes. You'd best get used to seeing names of places in Italian rather than in English -- that's how you'll see them on street signs and directional signs in Rome. The Sistine chapel is part of the Vatican museum. Here is a link that shows the floor plan of the museum, including the Sistine chapel (or Cappella Sistina in Italian): http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.romeguide.it/VATICANO/musei_images/mappa.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.romeguide.it/VATICANO/museums_and_chapel.htm&usg=__-VGDv_qo-L87cklRmSodj7YrXYg=&h=344&w=375&sz=48&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=_KnKqChodwhoYM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfloor%2Bplan%2Bof%2BVatican%2Bmuseum%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted June 9, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Cynthia, si può condurre un cavallo all'acqua ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted June 9, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Cynthia, si può condurre un cavallo all'acqua ... È pur troppo vero! :D (in my poor Italian....!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_cruisers12 Posted June 9, 2010 Author #9 Share Posted June 9, 2010 For an easy look, here's a map that shows San Pietro train station (bottom center) and the museum entrance (top left quadrant). http://www.rome.info/vatican/map/mapvatican.gif That is exactly what I was hoping to find! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck.qc Posted June 16, 2010 #10 Share Posted June 16, 2010 SIMPLY- stay to your right while facing St.Peter's, follow the signs & people. About 5min walk along the wall, entrance on your left....if you have booked online there is a special line for you to go thru. Try google street view, with the little yellow-guy you may be able to virtually walk there..we saw our Hotel Palazzo Cesi thru the site (300metres from StPeter's). Easy once your there just enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted June 17, 2010 #11 Share Posted June 17, 2010 It can be hard to find if you're expecting the entrance to be right by St. Peter's Square--it's not. As said above, head to the right around the outside of the square--it's quite a ways, I'd say longer than 5 minutes, and goes around a corner or two. I'm sure there are signs near the square, but we managed to miss them and stood in the security line for the basilica, which was very long, luckily for only a minute or two, before being headed in the right direction by helpful strangers. I had printed out walking directions to many of the sites, which was very helpful, but somehow missed that the entrance to the Vatican Museums was not right off St. Peter's Square, as I'd expected. Signage for many of the sites is usually posted, but not as prominent as you'd think. And it does help to learn the Italian names for the sites. though most of them are kind of self-explanatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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