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Musei Vaticani

Musei Vaticani from directly overhead

Musei Vaticani is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. la Montagnola stands 736 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Galleria degli Arazzi, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

museums of the Vatican City

Dates from 1506.

Wikidata Q182955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90493, 12.45462

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
  • Giardino Quadrato: 0.1 mi
  • Giardino Roccioso: 0.2 mi
  • Giardino Italiano: 0.4 mi
  • Giardino Americano: 0.4 mi
  • Giardino Santa Brigida: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Giardino Francese: 0.3 mi
  • Parco Adriano: 0.6 mi
  • Giardino Ettore Troilo: 0.9 mi
  • Giardino Luigi Bigiarelli: 0.9 mi
  • Giardino Pietro Lombardi: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 24
  • Cascata fosso Marrana: 6.5 mi
  • Cascata della Mola di Veio: 8.8 mi
  • Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 9.3 mi
  • Pisciacavallo: 11.4 mi
  • Mola di Formello: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Bau Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Le Palme: 14.4 mi
  • Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 17.7 mi
  • Malibù: 19.3 mi
  • Spiaggia libera: 21.0 mi
Springs: 19
  • Sorgente (non potabile): 15.4 mi
  • Acqua Acetosa: 15.4 mi
  • Fonte Levinosa: 19.8 mi
  • Fonte: 20.2 mi
  • Fontanile delle Zinne: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Cliffs: 10
  • Rupe Tarpea: 1.7 mi
  • Rupe del Parco Brin: 3.3 mi
  • Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 3.3 mi
  • Rupe del Lotto 6: 3.4 mi
  • Falesia Ciampino: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 4.4 mi
  • Area Picnic 1: 8.7 mi
  • Area Picnic 2: 8.9 mi
  • Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 14.7 mi
  • Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 15.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Solfatara Diosilla: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Musei Vaticani. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
la MontagnolaESE 117°736 m15.6 mi
Monte TuscoloESE 119°670 m15.2 mi
Colle dell'AcquaESE 121°555 m15.9 mi
Colle della Tartaruga (Colle Procolio)ESE 122°516 m15.5 mi
Monte RazzanoNNW 346°431 m15.6 mi
Monte CrescenzioSE 135°379 m13.9 mi
Monte Sant'AngeloNNW 337°377 m15.8 mi
I MontiNW 317°377 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:4518:22
June solstice05:3620:0720:50
September equinox06:5818:3319:10
December solstice07:3515:5816:43

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/255959482

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